NEW DELHI — The junior hockey team of Pakistan arrived in India to participate in the Junior Hockey World Cup being held in Bhubaneswar from November 24 to December 5, the Pakistan high commission said. Aftab Hasan Khan, the Charge d’ Affaires at the high commission extended a warm welcome to the hockey team, it […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir is on a high after noted Alpine skier Arif Mohammed Khan qualified for Winter Olympics 2022 to be held in Beijing. Hailing from Hajibal Tangmarg area, the 30-year-old has represented the country in World Championship four times. “Yes secured the position for India in winter Olympics Beijing…I am in given my results […]
DHAKA — Hasan Ali bowled tremendously during Pakistan’s first T20 international of their three-match series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday, which the Men In Green won by four wickets. It seems that even the technical team at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium were impressed. So much so that they ended up making an error while […]
DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official Men’s T20 World Cup Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament and to the delight of many Pakistanis around the globe, Babar Azam has been selected as its skipper. Cricketers from six different teams were named in the Most Valuable Team of the Tournament. Cricketers from […]
DUBAI — Australia thrashed New Zealand by 8 wickets to clinch their maiden T20 world cup in Dubai on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell scored the winning runs for the Aussies. Mitchell Marsh won the man of the match whereas David Warner was declared the Man of the Tournament. Chasing the target of 173 Australia lost skipper […]
NEW DELHI — Former India batter VVS Laxman will be the next head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a senior BCCI official confirmed on Sunday. Laxman will take over from his former batting colleague Rahul Dravid, who was recently appointed as chief coach of the Indian team following the end of Ravi Shastri’s tenure. […]
KARACHI — Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has apologised for his forgettable outing against Australia in the T20 World Cup semifinal, saying he is more disappointed than anyone else and pledged to come back stronger from this bad phase of career. In the 19th over of the match, Ali dropped Matthew Wade off Shaheen Shah […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder, Abid Mushtaq, was Friday called by Mumbai Indians for trials ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. He will leave for Mumbai this afternoon and attend the trials tomorrow. “He was called yesterday for trials. He will leave today and participate in trials tomorrow,” a source close […]
NEW DELHI — Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram is backing Australia to beat New Zealand in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 final in Dubai as he feels that Aaron Finch’s team has a slight edge over their trans-Tasman rivals. Both Australia and New Zealand registered similar wins in their respective semifinals against […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan allrounder Hasan Ali, whose costly mistake on-field allowed Matthew Wade to secure Australia’s thrilling victory in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday, has been facing severe criticism on social media ever since that fateful evening. Having conceded 44 runs in four wicketless overs, Ali had more disappointment to face in the […]
