Cricket

Sarfraz Ahmed had never before won the toss in his four previous Tests as Pakistan’s Test captain. And after a first-day collapse at Headingley that looks set to be as match-defining as England’s own meltdown at Lord’s proved to be last week, he’d be forgiven for wishing he’d saved that duck-breaking call for another day. Instead, Sarfraz took the bold ...

By Nawaz Gohar Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding 4th Bahria Town Floodlit Cricket Tournament from May 30 to June 3, 2018 at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. Teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the event. On the Second Day of the Event Ch. Ahmad Hussain Gujjar Senior Leader PPP (Shaheed Bhutto Group) was the Chief Guest. Syed Fakhar Shah Director ...

KARACHI, June 01 :   Pakistan discard Umar Akmal and Muhammad Asghar excelled with the bat and ball to guide Omar Associates in the last four stage of  5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament when they whipped Sindh Police by 80 runs  Thursday night.         Umar blasted 78 off 46 balls with eight well-timed boundaries and ...

KARACHI: Slow left armer Tauheed khan a four-wicket haul as Agha Steel  overpower host Aga Khan Gymkhana  in 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Festival T-20 Cricket Tournament in Group “C” fixture here on thursday at AKG Ground. Teddy auheed khan grabbed four wickets conceding mere 11 runs in three  overs to as Aga Khan Gymkhana were All out in 17.4 ...

The four latest teams to gain ODI status have been integrated into the ICC team rankings for ODIs, effective June 1, 2018. Scotland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have slotted into 13th and 14th places respectively, while Netherlands and Nepal will be added after they’ve played four more ODIs (teams need to play a minimum number of ODIs to get ...

Big Picture On an overcast Tuesday afternoon just over two weeks ago in Malahide, Pakistan found themselves three wickets down for 14, still needing 146 more to prevent Ireland becoming the first team since 1877 to win their maiden Test match. With a worrying recent history of fourth-innings implosions, Pakistan looked set for a defeat so ignoble it would define ...

A big thing happened in the life of Mohammad Amir today. For nearly every other elite athlete it isn’t a big deal at all. It is a duty they must fulfill but one they approach with various degrees of interest or disdain. Two days away from the second Test at Headingley, and 62 international matches into his second career, this ...

For artists of all shades, it is an eternal question: how do you follow up a masterpiece? Do you give up resigned in the knowledge that most of humanity has the capacity to produce one truly great piece of work in a life? Do you strive to replicate it, knowing that merely reproducing it might be enough to get by? ...

Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding 4th Bahria Town Floodlit Cricket Tournament from May 30 to June 3, 2018 at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. Teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the event. Mian Usman Director Athar Associates was the Chief Guest on the First Match Day of the Tournament and Mr. Abdul Rauf Former Test Cricketer ...

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, Brisk arrangements continue for the smooth conduct of the Floodlight Ramzan Sports Festival under the aegis of Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at different venues will be commencing from June 1, Organizing Secretary Syed Jaffar Shah told APP here on Wednesday. Syed Jaffar Shah, who is also international athletic coach, said that as desired by Director ...