COLOMBO: Mahmudullah Riyad hit an unbeaten 43 to help Bangladesh edge out Sri Lanka by two wickets in a bad-tempered Twenty20 and enter the final of the tri-series in Colombo on Friday. Chasing 160 for victory in a virtual semi-final, Mahmudullah steered the team home with a six on the penultimate ball but not before a heated exchange of words ...

SHARJAH: Karachi Kings qualified to play the Pakistan Super League’s playoff round after smashing down Islamabad United by six wickets on Friday. Islamabad United will play Karachi Kings in Qualifier-1 again on 18th. The winner goes through to the final. The loser will play the winner between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiator. Courtesy a four-wicket haul by Usman Khan Shinwari, ...

  LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab’s 325-member contingent has departed for Peshawar on Friday to take part in 4th Inter-Provincial Games scheduled to start on March 18 in Peshawar. Director Sports Punjab Javed Rasheed Chohan saw off the contingent with best wishes. Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, Punjab Olympic Association (PbOA) Secretary Idris Haider Khawaja, DSO Sahiwal Akbar Murad and Assistant Director ...

LAHORE : Lahore is all set to host Pakistan Super League (PSL) knock out stage matches with full fervor and these matches will definitely prove to be good omen for the future of Pakistan cricket, this was stated by Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan in his statement on Friday. Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said Punjab govt made ...

SHARJAH: At least two Big Bash League (BBL) teams have shown interest in signing Lahore Qalandars’ fast bowling sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi for the tournament’s next season, sources informed Geo News on Friday. Afridi won appreciation from fans, fellow cricketers and experts after delivering a fiery spell of five wickets for just four runs in the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) ...

SHARJAH: A brilliant hundred by Kamran Akmal catapulted Peshawar Zalmi into the playoffs of the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), leaving the fate of Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans hanging in the air. In today’s must-win game against Lahore Qalandars, Player-of-the-Match Kamran Akmal brought up the first century of this season off 59 balls to help his team chase ...

LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada visited Punjab’s wushu training camp at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium on Wednesday. During his visit, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada expressed his satisfaction over the preparations of Punjab contingent for 4th Inter-Provincial Games scheduled to be staged at Peshawar from March 18th to 21, 2018. On this occasion, Punjab Minister ...

Daria Kasatkina beat US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the third round at Indian Wells  Indian Wells:-World number two Caroline Wozniacki was beaten by Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in the fourth round at Indian Wells. The Dane, who could have reclaimed the top ranking by winning the tournament, was beaten 6-4 7-5 by the Russian. Romania’s Simona Halep, who moved into ...

Karachi:-The tickets for the final of Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition will go on sale from midnight tonight. The tickets will be available online at Yayvo.com from midnight and at 32 designated TCS Express Centers from 9am tomorrow. The tournament final will be played at Karachi’s National Stadium on March 25. The price range for the tickets is Rs1,000 ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner will miss the Test series against England later this month to have knee surgery that will keep him out of action for up to nine months, the team said on Wednesday. Santner suffered discomfort during the limited overs matches against England and had a scan, which revealed a bone defect. Further scans showed the ...