The Pakistan Cricket Board in a statement issued on Wednesday strongly refuted media reports that suggest the board has decided to part ways with chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and coach Mickey Arthur. The news regarding the cricket board’s purported decision to not renew Inzamam and Arthur’s contracts emerged a day earlier after a source in the PCB spoke to the Press ...

Roger Federer breezed into the third round of the French Open for the 15th time on Wednesday by seeing off German lucky loser Oscar Otte, while 11-time champion Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas also progressed, but women’s contender Kiki Bertens retired with illness. The 37-year-old Federer held off a persistent world number 144 Otte, saving all four break points he ...

England, under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, will launch their World Cup 2019 campaign against South Africa at Kennington Oval, London, on Thursday. After having suffered a first-round exit in the 2015 edition of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, England have improved tremendously in last few years and shown the world what they are capable of. In ...

The opening ceremony of the 2019 Cricket World Cup took place on Wednesday at The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace in London. Before the ceremony dubbed the “opening party”, the captains of all 10 participating teams got to meet Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom, at the palace. Prior to the trophy unveiling, a round of two-a-side ...

NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali says he is not worried about the prospect of flat pitches that are likely to favour batsmen during the World Cup in England and Wales. The 24-year-old was Pakistan´s star performer in the Champions Trophy win in England two years ago, taking 13 wickets to finish as player of the tournament. But his recent form ...

LONDON: The captains of teams which are taking part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 met Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Sussex at the Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed who was with the team in Nottingham arrived in London for the meeting with the Queen. The Pakistan skipper met the Queen wearing traditional shalwar ...

Pakistan won their only ODI World Cup, 27 years ago in 1992, under the leadership of Imran Khan. The current Pakistan side, under the captaincy of Sarfraz Ahmed, head into World Cup 2019 without the favourites tag, which according to Waqar Younis, is not a bad thing as Pakistan have a history of producing magic in big tournaments. Waqar believes ...

Virat Kohli and his men will look to repair their batting issues in the warm-up contest against an unpredictable Bangladesh at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Tuesday. The Indian cricket team produced a below-par performance in the inaugural warm-up contest against New Zealand as they were bundled out for 179 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja solely contributing most of the ...

Caroline Wozniacki, who won the Australian Open in 2018, is a former world number one Former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki says she “ran out of steam” in a surprise first-round defeat by Russian world number 68 Veronika Kudermetova at the French Open. The Danish 13th seed lost 0-6 6-3 6-3 despite winning the first seven games and said her ...

Fakhar Zaman was still establishing himself in the Pakistan team when Jasprit Bumrah’s no-ball in the Champions Trophy final triggered his unlikely rise from navy sailor to World Cup talisman. India appeared to have made the perfect start in the 2017 Champions Trophy showpiece when Zaman edged to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni off Bumrah. However, the Indian fast bowler had overstepped ...