Melbourne:Maria Sharapova is not sure if she will be at the Australian Open next year, with a first-round exit meaning she is set to drop out of the world’s top 350. The five-time Grand Slam champion, who won at Melbourne Park in 2008, lost 6-3 6-4 to Croatian 19th seed Donna Vekic. It was only the Russian’s second competitive outing ...

Arsenal overcame David Luiz’s dismissal against his old club to twice come from behind against Chelsea in an eventful London derby. The Gunners looked beaten when Jorginho fired Chelsea ahead from the penalty spot after Luiz was shown a straight red card for bundling over Tammy Abraham. The Chelsea forward had pounced on a terrible backpass by Shkodran Mustafi and ...

Lahore:Ranjan Madugalle, one of the most respected and senior most member of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, has been appointed by the game’s governing body as match referee for the three T20Is between Pakistan and Bangladesh to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium on 24, 25 and 27 January. The umpiring responsibilities will be shared between the local ...

Lahore:Bangladesh will return to Pakistan after a gap of almost 12 years when they will arrive in Lahore today evening to play three T20Is on 24, 25 and 27 January at the Gaddafi Stadium. These two sides featured in the first and only T20I on Pakistani soil in April 2008, which the hosts, captained by Shoaib Malik, won by 102 ...

Lahore:Haris Rauf has had a meteoric rise since he appeared in Lahore Qalandars’ trials in Gujranwala two years ago. The right-arm pacer has since gained admirers wherever he has played. He recently made headlines during his stint in the Big Bash League, while turning out for Melbourne Stars, and used the opportunity to stake a claim in the Pakistan national ...

Potchefstroom:Pakistan U19 will be targeting to build on their strong and impressive performance in their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 opener against Scotland when they take on Zimbabwe at the Witrand Oval, Potchefstroom on Wednesday. Pakistan had given Scotland a cricket lesson on Sunday when they raced to the 76-run target inside 12 overs for the loss of three ...

LAHORE: The upcoming tour of Bangladesh cricket team is definitely a major development for the future of Pakistan cricket; Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said this in a statement on Tuesday. It is pertinent to mention here that Bangladesh cricket team will play three T20 International match at Gaddafi Stadium on January 24, 25 and 27, 2020 while ...

Karachi:A total of eight boys and six girls teams are featuring in two respective U-14 Inter-School leagues here at Haque Academy School Ground. Leisure Leagues is organizing these six-a-side football leagues separately for U-14 girls and boys in collaboration with Haq Academy with an aim to promote healthy activities especially football among youngsters. In the girls’ league, Bay View School ...

Lahore:With one month to go before the HBL Pakistan Super League returns to Pakistani grounds, the PCB has announced ticket prices and purchase details. For the first time in its young history, all 34 matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League will be played across four Pakistan venues with Karachi to stage nine matches, Lahore fourteen matches, Multan three matches ...

Lahore:Pakistan national women’s selection committee today announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in Australia from 21 February to 8 March. Recent performances in the international and domestic events as well as team combination considering condition Down Under were the overarching principles for the team selection. The selectors have recalled Muneeba Ali ...