Ben Stokes has returned to full training with England as they prepare for the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at Centurion, after his father showed signs of improvement. All-rounder Stokes missed training on Christmas Eve after his father Ged, 64, was taken to hospital in Johannesburg. He remains in intensive care, but has responded to treatment and is stable. ...

Just five of New Zealand’s squad were born when the team last graced the MCG on Boxing Day. As for the rest of Kane Williamson’s team, well, they cannot possibly have any memories of the event. So the legendary contest between the teams of Allan Border and Jeff Crowe, with Mike Whitney blocking out Sir Richard Hadlee’s final over, can ...

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan and Middlesex allrounder, has been suspended from bowling in all ECB competitions after a bowling-action assessment found his action to be illegal. Umpires reported Hafeez’s action after a Vitality Blast match between Somerset and Middlesex in Taunton on August 30, following which he underwent independent assessment at Loughborough University. The game against Somerset was the penultimate ...

Despite the tough stance adopted by the PCB on Bangladesh’s unwillingness to play Test cricket in Pakistan, the BCB has reiterated that as things stood, it could only give the go-ahead to a T20I series in the country. In what could be seen as a slight softening of its position on the Tests, though, chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that ...

London:British number oneBritish number one Johanna Konta is hopeful she will be ready to play in the Australian Open after revealing the extent of a knee injury. Konta, 28, said the problem is similar to tendonitis and she has been managing it throughout a year in which she played three Grand Slam quarter-finals. She plans to travel to Australia on ...

London:New Zealand wicketkeeper-batman BJ Watling has signed a short-term County Championship deal with Lancashire. The 34-year-old will be their overseas player for the first nine matches of the 2020 season, starting against Kent at Old Trafford on Sunday 12 April. He is New Zealand’s highest-scoring Test ‘keeper and made a career-best 205 against England last month. “He adds valuable experience ...

Karachi:Opening Batsman Abid Ali has stunned the cricket lovers after he became the first Pakistani to score centuries in each of his first two test matches here on Saturday. First ever in the cricket history of Pakistan, Abid Ali made centuries in two first test matches against Sri-Lanka. In the third day of the last Test match which is being ...

Peshawar:Quaid-e-Azam Day Cycling Championship would be held on December 23 here at Northern Bypass and Motorway Inter-change with more than 120 cyclists would participate. This was stated by President KP Cycling Association Nisar Ahmad while talking to APP during his visit to the Northern Bypass to make arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Quaid-e-Azam Day Race. He said that ...

Peshawar:The logo of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U-21 Games carrying a record 22907 male and female players in 27 female and 32 male Games will be unveiled on January 1, 2020, Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak told the media men in a briefing at Qayyum Sports Complex here Saturday. He said a meeting in this connection was held with ...

Day-4 Attock Vs Quetta: (1st Semifinal) ((Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock) Attock won the toss and decided to bowl first. Quetta posted only 183 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Naseeb Ullah was their top scorer with unbeaten 80 runs. Nuaman Ali was the only bowler to claim a wicket. Attock in reply chased the ...