Cricket

LONDON: Pakistani batsmen comfortably chased a 64-run target at Lord’s on Sunday to go 1-0 up in a two-match series against England and record their fifth Test victory at the ‘home of cricket’. Pakistan previously won Test matches at Lord’s in 1982, 1992, 1996, and 2016. The visitors defeated the home-team by nine wickets, with Imam-ul-Haq scoring 18 unbeaten and ...

SYDNEY: Australia is striving to be the most professional and honest team in world cricket, coach Justin Langer said Saturday as the squad prepares for its first international tour following a damaging ball-tampering scandal. The former opener recently took the reins during a time of crisis after the 12-month suspensions of ex-captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner over ...

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines is yet to clear salary dues for two months to many members of the cricket team including captain Sarfraz Ahmed for being absent from work, it emerged on Saturday. PIA’s hockey, football, and other sports players including many Olympians are yet to be paid by the international carrier. Salaries have reportedly been held due to absenteeism. ...

LONDON: Jos Buttler and Dom Bess shared a spirited century stand to save England from a humiliating innings defeat by Pakistan in the first test at Lord´s on Saturday. The pair came together with the hosts reeling at 110 for six, 69 runs behind the touring side and heading for their first loss in a May test at the home ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Friday launched its blind women cricket team with members of the national women cricket team players Nain Abidi, Javeira Wadood and Naheed Bibi made their presence mandatory to their encouragement.Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman PBCC launched the team at an Iftar dinner at a local hotel on Friday. The women blind cricket players, ...

KOLKATA: Afghan teenager Rashid Khan plundered quickfire runs and took three crucial wickets Friday to take Sunrisers Hyderabad into the Indian Premier League final at the expense of Kolkata Knight Riders. The 19-year-old twice turned the game around at Kolkata´s home Eden Gardens when it seemed Hyderabad — who eventually won by 14 runs — could crash out of the ...

A covert investigation has exposed a plot to fix England’s Test against Sri Lanka in Galle later this year. An undercover journalist, posing as a businessman looking to place bets, caught a match fixer and the groundsman in Galle agreeing to rig the outcome of England’s first Test on Sri Lanka tour scheduled on November 6, the Telegraph revealed. The “wicket ...

Karachi:—A Brilliant All round display from first class cricker Ramiz Aziz as holder Doller East clinched a 40-run victory over Zee State in the 31st Aga Khan Ramazan T20 Cricket Tournament at the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground here on friday. Doller East  first success in the competition after a the loss vs jaffer Brothers  in Group “A”, the victory was ...

KARACHI:   The duo of Sami-ur-Rehman and Asif Ali shone with the bat and ball as Omar Associates stormed into the quarterfinals of 5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament when they whipped National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) by 40 runs on Friday nigh Opener Sami banged 61 and left arm spinner Asif Ali captured three wickets to play key ...

KARACHI:  Experienced   batsman Triq Haroon scored a fine timely half century as Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) sailed inot the last eight round of 5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament with an emphatic six wickets success over Rehman Foundation on Thursday night.  Fancied SSGC chasing a modest 106 runs winning total, lost three top wickets with 25 runs ...