MOUNT MAUNGANUI: The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has apologised in person to England fast bowler Jofra Archer for the racist abuse he received from a spectator Monday on the final day of the first cricket Test at Mount Maunganui. David White visited the 24-year-old Archer to offer an apology and an assurance that heightened security will be ...

MELBOURNE: Australia are likely to field an unchanged team for the second test against Pakistan starting in Adelaide on Friday, coach Justin Langer said. The hosts beat Pakistan by an innings and five runs in Brisbane to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with only the usually reliable Steve Smith failing with the bat. Pace bowler James Pattinson ...

Lahore: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa neared their second consecutive win of the tournament as they had Central Punjab reeling at 13 for four in the chase of 325 on day three of the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy ninth round fixture at NBP Stadium, Karachi. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had entered the ongoing contest at the back of a comprehensive win over Balochistan – by ...

Karachi:Fawad Alam scored a double hundred and captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed a century as Sindh grinded down Southern Punjab on day-three of the four-day day first-class ninth-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match at the National Stadium on Wednesday. Fawad stroked his way to the fourth double century of his career making (211 from 309 balls) while Sarfaraz (131 from 174 balls) scored his ...

Lahore:Left-arm-spinner Zulfiqar Babar took five wickets for Southern Punjab as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 219 on day-two of the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI tournament being played at State Bank Stadium in Karachi. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resuming their first innings on 27 for no loss in five overs, were dismissed in the 51st over. Musaddiq Ahmed coming ...

Northern U16 v Central Punjab U16, Shalimar Cricket Ground, Islamabad Lahore: Ali Asfand and Arham Nawab took four wickets apiece, as Central Punjab and Northern played out a drawn match at Shalimar Cricket Ground in Islamabad on day-three of the first round of the PCB-PEPSI National U16 Three-Day tournament matches on Wednesday. Resuming their second innings on 60 for four, ...

Lahore:The Pakistan women’s selection committee has announced 15-member squads for next month’s three ICC Women’s Championship ODIs against England, which will be followed by three T20Is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9-20 December. The women’s selection committee, chaired by Urooj Mumtaz, has made four changes in the ODI squad from the one which took on Bangladesh women in the two-match ...