Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to score against 40 different countries. The Portuguese captain’s latest record took also took his international tally to 93 goals when he scored four times to give the European champions a 5-1 win away to Lithuania in their Euro 2020 qualifier on Tuesday. Playing in his 161st international, the 34-year-old notched ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Friday it was retaining Sarfaraz Ahmed as the captain of the Pakistani team, whereas Babar Azam was named the vice-captain for the upcoming Sri Lanka series. The series, wherein Sarfaraz will lead Pakistan, comprises three one-day international (ODI) and three Twenty20 international (T20I) matches against Sri Lanka and is slated to be held from ...

Dubai: Midfielder of Pakistan women football team, Zulfia Nazir, has now set her eyes on winning laurels in the sport of powerlifting after winning gold medal in Dubai. Zulfia, who represented the Pakistan women football team in the SAFF Women Championship in 2014, is currently in Dubai where she has been playing football for a local club and works as ...

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, : Ex Squash World Champion Jansher Khan Wednesday greeted Air Vice Marshal Aamir Masood on his election as new Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Squash Federation in a meeting held recently. In his felicitation message Jansher Khan said: “I am happy with the fact that PSF Senior Vice President are himself an athlete and used ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Wednesday it “reiterates its commitment to provide complete safety and security to” Sri Lankan cricket team. The PCB issued its own statement following the Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) press release, wherein the latter announced it would reassess the security situation in Pakistan after receiving a warning from its Prime Minister’s office of a ...

LAHORE: The recent tensions between Pakistan and India have also spilled into the world of women’s cricket with the upcoming series between Pakistan and Indian women cricket team in jeopardy. As part of the ICC Championship, Pakistan and India are scheduled to play a series from July to November, to be hosted by India. The Indian cricket board has sought ...

England have dropped Jason Roy for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia that starts today, as they look to level the series at 2-2. One-day specialist Roy was handed his Test debut against Ireland in July after making a devastating impact at the top of the order during England’s victorious World Cup campaign. But the Surrey batsman failed to impress ...

KARACHI: The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced it would reassess the security situation in Pakistan after it received a warning from its Prime Minister’s office of a “possible terrorist threat”. The SLC’s fresh statement — issued Wednesday evening — has once again thrown the possibility of the Sri Lankan cricket team’s tour to Pakistan under doubt. According to ...

KARACHI: Former captain of Pakistan’s women cricket team Sana Mir has been selected for prestigious Asia Game Changers Award by the Asia Society. According to a statement by Asia Society, Mir will receive the award along with five other women who have excelled in their respective fields. The award ceremony will be held in New York City on October 24, ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says the refusal of 10 senior Sri Lankan players to tour Pakistan “should not make a difference”, and that the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series will be held according to schedule. Officials said on Monday that at least 10 Sri Lankan players, including T20 skipper Lasith Malinga and former captains Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, have ...