ISLAMABAD: Cricket peers of all-rounder Imad Wasim as well as some leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) attended the cricketer’s valima ceremony here in the federal capital, Geo News reported. Among the politicians in attendance at Imad Wasim’s valima were Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant on political affairs, Naeemul Haque, senior PTI leader Babar Awan, former finance minister Asad ...

Karachi: After holding trials in Islamabad and Lahore, Leisure Leagues held two-day trials in Quetta as the small-sided football organizers shortlists talented footballers to eventually establish a strong outfit ahead of the upcoming Socca World Cup. Leisure Leagues has also brought Englishman Kevin Reeves, who has been selecting players and would later coach and prepare the team for the Socca ...

Six months ago, Misbah-ul-Haq was playing for Peshawar Zalmi, his remarkable career that simply refused to end still going strong. In 2018, he had backtracked on his agreement with Islamabad United to be a mentor, instead going on to play for Zalmi as a gold-category player in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League. But now, at age 45, ...

England 67 and 156 for 3 (Root 75*, Denly 50) trail Australia 179 and 246 (Labuschagne 80) by 202 runs Josh Hazlewood beat Joe Root’s bat by a lick of paint with a ball that buzzed outside off stump just inside the last hour of yet another dramatic day of this Ashes series. The hint of a smile at the ...

Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera are among the most high-profile omissions from Sri Lanka’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand, along with the likes of Suranga Lakmal and Dhananjaya de Silva. The selectors have named a youthful squad, with only two players above the age of 30 – captain Lasith Malinga and seam bowler Isuru Udana. Niroshan ...

New Zealand 196 for 4 (Latham 111*, Dilruwan 2-76) trail Sri Lanka 244 (De Silva 109, Southee 4-63, Boult 3-75) by 48 runs A compact century from Tom Latham and a more adventurous one from Dhananjaya de Silva headlined an absorbing day of cricket at Colombo’s P Sara Oval. De Silva’s 109 off 148 balls – 77 of them came ...

ISLAMABAD: Imad Wasim became the second Pakistani cricketer after Hassan Ali to tie the knot this week. The all-rounder’s nikkah to British-Pakistani Sannia Ashfaq was held on Saturday at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. His wedding dinner will take place on August 26 in Islamabad and invites to notable people including Prime Minister Imran Khan have been sent out. Apart ...

World number ones and defending champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were named as top seeds for the US Open on Wednesday. Djokovic, who will be chasing a 17th Grand Slam singles title in New York next week, heads the men’s field with Spain’s Rafael Nadal seeded second. Former world number one Roger Federer, seeking a 21st Grand Slam crown, ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is set to organise the National Women Football Championship’s twelfth edition, with qualifying round to run September 16-22. The PFF has advised its affiliated women football teams to enter their teams into the tournament latest by August 31. The championship’s qualifying round would be played at four centres — Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar ...

LEEDS: England will make a break from tradition by staging the opening Test of their 2020 home season at the Oval. The England and Wales Cricket Board releases the international fixtures for next season on Wednesday, with a packed programme featuring visits by the West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and Ireland. The Oval, the south London headquarters of Surrey, usually hosts ...