Cricket

London:Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, will miss the Lord’s Test against India after his trial date for affray was set for August 6 at Bristol Crown Court. Stokes, 26, who is currently on tour with England in New Zealand, appeared in court by video link this morning to confirm his identity and issue his not-guilty plea, as his trial preparation ...

DUBAI: Karachi Kings Coach Mickey Arthur turned down the possibility of a serious injury to skipper Imad Wasim but confirmed that he will undergo a CT scan test and will be put under observation tonight. Wasim was stretchered off after he took a catch on the ball of fast bowler Muhammad Amir, the skipper ran backward before taking a catch ...

DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars pulled an upset by knocking down mighty Karachi Kings in a super over in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League’s third edition at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Courtesy half-centuries by top-order batsmen Babar Azam and  Lendl Simmons, Karachi Kings scored 163 runs against Lahore Qalandars. In a dramatic chase, the McCullum-led team levelled the score ...

LAHORE:Commissioner Lahore division, Abdullah Khan Sumbal has said that a comprehensive security and rescue plan has been finalised for Pakistan Super League (PSL) two matches in Lahore. He said that suggestions regarding closure of schools within three kilometres radius of stadium and partial suspension of Metro bus at 2pm on the match days were under consideration and the final decision ...

HARARE: West Indies batsman Rovman Powell said his side are focused on winning all their World Cup qualifying games, after his century led them to victory over Ireland on Saturday. Powell´s maiden one-day international ton dragged the Windies from a difficult position to beat Ireland in Harare and reach the Super Six stage of qualifying. “We didn´t come here for ...

DUBAI: The management of Pakistan Super League have decided to launch another venture, PSL T10 league, sources informed leading Tv channel  on Sunday. The idea of having a ten overs per innings mini PSL tournament was discussed in a meeting of PSL franchise owners with PCB and PSL chairman Najam Sethi in Dubai on Sunday, where, according to sources, all ...

DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi announced on Sunday that the West Indies cricket authorities have confirmed three T20Is in Pakistan, scheduled to be played in Karachi. Speaking to media in Dubai, Sethi stated that he was working day and night to reach this agreement and Cricket West Indies have just confirmed to play these matches. “Good news for ...

New Delhi: Thanks to the hectic international schedule of the Indian team, skipper Virat Kohli hardly gets time off the field. But with the BCCI deciding to give him a well-earned rest after the tour of South Africa, Kohli is making the most of his time away from the game as he is enjoying life with wife Anushka Sharma. The ...

Colombo:-Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended from Sri Lanka’s upcoming two Twenty20 Internationals in the three-nation series after being found guilty of a serious over-rate offence in Saturday’s match against Bangladesh in Colombo. Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Chandimal’s side was ruled to be four overs short of their target when ...

Australia 243 and 180 for 5 (Khawaja 75, Rabada 3-38) lead South Africa 382 (De Villiers 126*, Elgar 57, Amla 56, Cummins 3-79) by 41 runs On the third day in Port Elizabeth, AB de Villiers scored one of the finest hundreds of his Test career and Kagiso Rabada put in another excellent bowling performance. If those two men alone ...