Cricket

KARACHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised an objection to the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) decision of giving Pakistan hosting rights for Asian Emerging Nations Cup next year. Reliable sources confirmed   that while the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to change its mind on holding the event in Pakistan, the matter has now been ...

KARACHI: The first days play of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final concluded at National Stadium on Thursday with WAPDA restricting SNGPL to 215 runs for the loss of six wickets. WAPDA took the advantage of winning the toss and sent SNGPL to bat first in early xx1toto windy conditions of Karachi and took two wickets in the first session of play ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named 18 probables for the fitness test camp ahead of Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand for ODI and T20I series. A statement from PCB said that players will undergo fitness tests on 23rd of December in Lahore. However, two of 18 players, Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali have already appeared for fitness tests and they ...

SYDNEY: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been cleared of a major foot injury, but remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test, reports said Wednesday. Scans confirmed he only has a bruised heel after he was seen hobbling on crutches as he left Perth after Australia claimed the Ashes by beating England by an innings and 41 runs in ...

WHANGAREI: New Zealand cruised to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international on Wednesday as the tourists´ batting line-up failed to perform. The return of Chris Gayle could not spark the West Indies, with the short-form master managing only 22 as his team struggled to 248-9 after losing the toss and being sent in to ...

WHANGAREI (New Zealand): The West Indies will hope short-form master Chris Gayle can inspire a misfiring batting line-up in the One-day International series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday. The tourists meekly surrendered with the bat as they slumped to a 2-0 Test series whitewash against the Black Caps, and need a major improvement in the three ODI games. Gayle, ...

KARACHI: Uncertainty over next year’s Asia Cup host will continue as the ACC meeting in Dubai could not decide on the fate of the tournament in India. There were reports that BCCI could lose hosting rights of next year’s Asia Cup if it refuses to host Pakistan. Some reports had even suggested that India is going to withdraw from hosting the tournament. Sources ...

Lahore : The Final of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2017-2018 will be played between SNGPL and WAPDA from 21st to 25th December 2017 at National Stadium Karachi. The match officials for the final will be:- Umpires:                   Ahsan Raza and Khalid Mahmood Sr. TV Umpire:                Ahmed Shahab Reserve Umpire:       Aaley Haider Referee:                     Iftikhar Ahmed Official Scorer:          Imran Ali Press Scorer:            Salman Hussain Prize ...

SYDNEY: Steve Smith has broken English hearts and smashed records with his phenomenal Ashes batting and is being acclaimed as the best Australian batsman since the greatest of all, Don Bradman. That is rarefied company for the quirky 28-year-old skipper, who led Australia to reclaiming the Ashes with an imperious 239 — his highest Test score — in Australia´s mammoth ...

CAPE TOWN: AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander will all make long-awaited returns for South Africa at Test level after being named in the 14-man squad for next week´s day-night, inaugural four-day contest against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth. It means South Africa are back to full strength for the first time in almost two years for the Dec ...