Islamabad : The cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to exchange the hosting of the Asia Cup 2020. The proposal to exchange the hosting of the event came up at a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) yesterday. Pakistan is set to host the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2020 but due to coronavirus pandemic, the venue ...

By Akhtar Ali KhanIslamabad:The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has decided to change the existing sports policy of the country. In the light of the 18th amendment, a committee has been constituted to review the existing sports policy and make recommendations for its change. A spokesperson of Pakistan Sports Board said that the meeting of the Executive Committee of PSB was ...

Dubai:The ICC has decided to allow substitutes only in Test cricket if a player shows symptoms of Covid-19, and has also introduced a system of issuing two warnings per innings followed by a five-run penalty for repeated use of saliva on the ball. Those decisions were approved by the ICC’s Chief Executive Committee (CEC) based on the recommendations made recently ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Younis Khan, Pakistan’s most successful batsman in the history of Test cricket and former captain, as the national team’s batting coach for the tour of England. Apart from Younis Khan, the PCB has appointed former league spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who has played in 52 Tests for Pakistan, as the national cricket team’s spin ...

Lahore:Taking into account the Covid-19 outlook in Pakistan in the coming weeks, the operational and logistical matters as well the observation that keeping players in a safe and secure environment would remain a challenge, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided not to hold a training camp of the national men’s team prior to their departure for England. The PCB is ...

Lahore:Tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has collected more than Rs 6 million from the auction of goods of various legends. The money will be used to distribute rations to Corona and Lockdown victims. According to Aisam-ul-Haq, tennis star Roger Federer’s shoes were bought by an organization for Rs 3 million, while a Spanish tennis academy bought Rafael Nadal’s jersey for 10,000 euros.

Washington:Kurt Thomas, the first gold medalist for the United States at the World Gymnastics Championships, died of brain hemorrhage. He died last month at the age of 64. After competing in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Thomas died. He was the first American gymnast to win a gold medal in the floor x-ray event at the 1978 World Championships in Anas.

Lahore:Former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who is in charge of Head of International Player Development at the PCB High Performance Center, says my aim is to make the Pakistan cricket team world number one. This will require the High Performance Center and coaches to work together. The National Cricket Academy Lahore has now been transformed into a High Performance Center. Along ...

Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan has announced a donation of Rs 1.5 million from his personal expenses to help financially distressed former cricketers, match officials, scorers and groundsmen. ۔ The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has come under fire in recent days for firing and retaining employees and high salaries for senior officials. Wasim Khan, the first chief ...

Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan said that we have inherited a large staff of the PCB, we have to look into this issue. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recalled 55 lower rank employees after Strict criticism.Sources said that out of these 55 employees, 22 were permanent while 33 were on contract. The contract of 33 employees was ...