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Dubai:-West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons, who opens for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, has finally agreed to travel to Pakistan for the team’s key remaining matches of the tournament. According to the franchise management, the West Indian batsman had refused to travel to Pakistan citing personal reasons. But the Kings’ officials confirmed on Monday that Simmons had finally ...

Islamabad:-The Fayyaz Sumbal Cricket Series Charity Cup came to an end after an exciting two days matches between Australian Police Federation XI vs Islamabad XI and Australian Police Federation XI vs Serena Hotels XI. The matches were held at Marghazar Cricket Stadium, Islamabad where the charity cup was held under the Serena Hotels sports diplomacy initiative. The Fayyaz Sumbal Foundation ...

Lahore:-Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches have concluded in Dubai and Sharjah and the tournament will now move to Lahore. Gaddafi Stadium will host elimination matches on March 20 and 21. In the first elimination match, Peshawar Zalmi will face Quetta Gladiators with the winner going on to play Karachi Kings in the second elimination match for a place in the ...

Dubai:West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons who plays for the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League will not be travelling to Pakistan for the elimination matches of the tournament. Simmons who had originally announced that he would visit Pakistan cited personal reasons for his decision to back out, confirmed the team’s management. Simmons is the second international Kings player after ...

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi announced on Monday that he will pay for the medical treatment of former hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed. “Shahid Afridi Foundation will bear all expenses of Mansoor’s treatment and won’t let him down,” Afridi said. The former hockey goalkeeper has been suffering from a heart ailment for the last month and has been advised by doctors ...

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab, on the instructions of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, made excellent arrangements on the occasion of two Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches at Gaddafi Stadium. A 20-bed makeshift hospital has also been established with the collaboration of General Hospital at National Hockey Stadium to cope with any medical emergency. The makeshift hospital is also laced ...

Khawaja is set to marry Rachel McLellan, an Australian-Catholic who had never met a Muslim before meeting her husband-to-be. The pair are set to discuss everything in the tell-all interview, from their unlikely relationship, racism on the cricket field and McLellan’s decision to convert to the Muslim religion to marry the man she loves. While he resides in Australia now, ...

KARACHI: As many as 8,000 law enforcement authority personnel will be deployed for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final at the National Stadium on March 25, according to a security plan devised by the Sindh government. Special Security Unit (SSU) personnel of the Sindh Police would be responsible for the security of players, travel routes and hotels; special cars will ...

DUBAI: Another aggressive batting display by Luke Ronchi made the 155 chase look easy for Islamabad United in the qualifier against Karachi Kings in Dubai on Sunday. What could be easily described as ‘the best innings of the PSL’, the Kiwi batsman scored 94 runs off 39 balls, including 12 fours and five sixes on the strike rate of 241.02. The Duminy-led team ...

DUBAI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been declared fit to play tonight’s qualifier against Islamabad United in Dubai. Karachi Kings management has confirmed Afridi is fit to play and available for selection, dispelling uncertainty that had arisen after the 38-year-old was said to be suffering from knee pain. Shahid Afridi being treated for knee pain Sources privy to the matter had ...