Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladeshi fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League (NCL) game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny Jr on the field. The 33-year-old Dhaka Division player was withdrawn from the game against Khulna Division after allegedly hitting Sunny, apparently following an argument ...

Lasith Malinga has his sights set on captaining his country at the T20 World Cup in Australia next year, and possibly beyond, firm in the belief that his body has two more years of cricket left in the tank. It is somewhat of a change in tune from the 36-year-old, who previously stated that he would retire after next year’s ...

After two one-sided T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the opening Test of Australia’s home season promises much. Fingers crossed it delivers. Australia are looking to build on after retaining the Ashes in a drawn series while for Pakistan, it is their first assignment of the World Test Championship – in a country where they have never won a ...

England cricketer Phil Salt has said that he would like to be a part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and added that he aims to lift the T-10 league trophy which is being held in Abu Dhabi. Phil, who was part of the Islamabad United squad during PSL 4, has said that the he would “definitely” play for the ...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended their support to the normalization committee of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) following “fruitful discussions” between the officials of the federations. The two-member delegation of the PFF normalization committee — comprising of Chairman Hamza Khan and Col (rtd) Mujahidullah Tareen — met with the secretary-general of AFC, Dato Windsor John and other officials in ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Test off-spinner Bilal Asif says he did not modify his bowling action after it was reported by match officials in 2015 and the same action was cleared by the ICC lab in Chennai. Bilal Asif was reported for a suspect illegal bowling action after Pakistan’s 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2015 after the off-spinner took 5-25. ...

CARDIFF: Aaron Ramsey scored twice to lead Wales to Euro 2020 with a 2-0 victory over Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday. The Juventus midfielder struck early in both halves to ensure Ryan Giggs’s men secured second place in Group E behind World Cup finalists Croatia. Wales reached the semi-finals of the European championships in 2016 and while matching that run ...

Fast bowler Sana Mir has announced she is taking a break from international cricket to “reset her future objections”. Despite unclear reasons, Mir has extended her support and well wishes to her fraternity and shared that she wants to “reset my future objections”. “I have decided to take a break from international cricket and, as such, will not be available ...

Test captain Azhar Ali says Pakistan has the ability to perform well and win in Australia during their upcoming two-match Test series. Addressing a press conference in Brisbane ahead of the first Test, Ali said the team has the potential to perform well and in fact even win against the kangaroos. “The playing XI will be announced tomorrow,” Ali said. ...