DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has nominated Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Player of the Year 2022. Babar has been nominated for the most coveted prize in cricket, with England’s Ben Stokes, New Zealand’s Tim Southee, and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza. TheContinue Reading
LAHORE: Left-handed hitters Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail have been added to the list of probables for the home ODI series against New Zealand, according to Shahid Afridi, chairman of the Men’s Interim National Selection Committee. Afridi took to Twitter to announce the addition of the two veteran bats onContinue Reading
Sarfaraz Ahmed, a former captain of Pakistan, will replace Mohmmad Rizwan in the playing XI against New Zealand in today’s opening Test, according to sources who spoke to Geo News on Monday. In his most recent Test, which he played against South Africa in 2019, he had a half-century andContinue Reading
MULTAN: England’s Test series triumph in Pakistan on Monday was hailed as “huge” by skipper Ben Stokes, as the team’s more aggressive strategy continues to pay benefits. England defeated Pakistan by 26 runs in the second Test, after a 74-run triumph in the first match in Rawalpindi, to seal upContinue Reading
DOHA (AFP) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos said on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo had been miffed over being benched while pleading for the incident to be put to rest. For the first time since 2006, the seasoned striker came in as a substitute during his team’s 6-1 victory over SwitzerlandContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI (AP) — On the third day of the first test on Saturday, captain Babar Azam guided Pakistan to 411-3 at tea after matching the aggressiveness of England batsmen on a lifeless surface. In England’s first test match in Pakistan in 17 years, Babar became the eighth batsman to getContinue Reading
In an English County Championship match against Leicestershire on Friday, Pakistan’s Azhar Ali hit an undefeated double century to help Worcestershire rewrite the record books. Azhar and former England Under-19 international Jack Haynes added 281 for the third wicket, breaking the previous mark of 278 set by Cyril Walters andContinue Reading
GENEVA: In the second round of the ongoing Geneva Open, French tennis player Richard Gasquet stunned second-ranked Daniil Medvedev with scores of 6-2, 7-6 (5). Medvedev, who had returned from injury, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Gasquet, who appeared rusty. After defeating Roger Federer 17 years agoContinue Reading
Virat Kohli’s third golden duck of the IPL season came on Sunday, extending the Indian superstar’s batting skid. Kohli clipped the ball straight to short midwicket off left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith while opening the batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai. Kohli was dismissed on the firstContinue Reading
Domestic stalking and intimidation charges against former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater were dismissed due to mental health legislation. According to court records filed Thursday, a Sydney magistrate dropped the charges against the 52-year-old on Wednesday, instead placing Slater under the care of a doctor for mental health therapy. SlaterContinue Reading
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