LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team on Monday left for the England/Ireland tour, where they will play a Test against Ireland, two Tests against England and two T20 internationals against Scotland. According to sources, fast bowler Mohammad Amir could not accompany the team as he was unable to get the visa for England. The bowler is expected to fly to England by Wednesday, ...
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Top woman cricketer arrested for drug trafficking in Bangladesh
Dhaka:-One of Bangladesh’s top female cricketers could be jailed for life after being caught with 14,000 methamphetamine pills, police said on Sunday. Nazreen Khan Mukta, who plays first-grade cricket in the Dhaka Premier League, was returning from a match in the southeastern city of Cox’s Bazar when police stopped and searched the team bus at Chittagong. “During our search, we ...
Read More »South Asian Junior Athletics Championship: 12- members national team announced
Islamabadb:-Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has announced 12- members national team to participate in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship which will be started from May 5 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. Islamabad by Nawaz Gohar President, Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP), Major General(R), Muhammad Akram Sahi told that AFP appointed Chaudhry Iqbal Akhtar as Group Leader while Qazi Tanveer and ...
Read More »Boult’s jaw-dropping IPL catch leaves cricket world in awe
NEW DELHI: Trent Boult left the cricket world stunned with his fielding brilliance after taking a sensational catch hailed as the “greatest ever” during an Indian Premier League match. New Zealand´s Boult, playing for Delhi Daredevils in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament, leapt airborne on the deep square leg boundary to pouch one-handed a shot by Virat Kohli, skipper of the ...
Read More »What’s India v Pakistan like in women’s cricket?
Snehal Pradhan If you are ever in Karachi and find yourself seeking treatment at the clinic of a dentist named Urooj Mumtaz Khan, it might be best to check if there is an India-Pakistan women’s cricket match on that day. If there is, walk away. Quickly. “All my cricket is watched while I’m working,” says the former captain of the ...
Read More »IPL:Gayle, Rahul launch Kings XI to the top
Kings XI Punjab 126 for 1 (Gayle 62*, Rahul 60) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 191 for 7 (Lynn 74, Karthik 43, Tye 2-30) by nine wickets (via DLS method) It is quite rare that T20 matches are decided in the Powerplay. Saturday was one such day when Kings XI Punjab’s openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle outmuscled Kolkata Knight Riders’ ...
Read More »Warne slams Cricket Australia’s ‘greed’
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne has criticised Cricket Australia, saying that “greed” is the main reason behind the board’s decision to expand the Big Bash League next summer. An extended BBL – with an increase in fixtures from 35 to 43 – is set to stretch into mid-February next year, with games played at four new venues. It has been ...
Read More »SOUTH ASIAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP:Pakistan wins 2Gold 2Silver medals
Katmandu:-Pakistan Judokas displayed commendable performance on first day of South Asian Senior Judo Championship being held in Katmandu Nepal from 21-24 April 2018. Pakistan Judo team secured 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals in men and women categories respectively. Olympian Shah Hussain Shah, and a youngster Qaisar Khan got Gold medals while Maryam and Humaira Ashiq got Silver medals. Last ...
Read More »Nadal, Nishikori to battle for Monte Carlo Crown
MONACO: — Rafael Nadal’s priority after reaching his 12th Monte Carlo Masters final was to whip out his phone and frantically text coach Carlos Moya. Despite a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 5-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, he had a pressing concern given how quickly he was texting. What frantic emergency could command such attention? “I was texting Carlos to tell ...
Read More »Amir Khan makes stunning return to boxing with 39-second stoppage
AMIR KHAN roared back onto the boxing scene with an emphatic 39-second destruction of loudmouth Phil Lo Greco. The Bolton hero had been goaded and insulted in the build-up to his long-awaited return to the fight game and he shut his opponent up with a ferocious first-round demolition. Amir Khan blew away Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds in Liverpool ...
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