Web Desk , March 20, 2023: Star pacer Shaheen Afridi has come out in defence of his father-in-law Shahid Afridi who has been dragged into “dirty politics” by a fake statement about former prime minister Imran Khan. “I request you all to only think about Pakistan. We should not indulge ourselves into any act which divides us further,” the Pakistani …

LAHORE , March 18, 2023: The home side Lahore Qalandars is all set to take on Multan Sultans in the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8, at Gaddafi Stadium today (Saturday). The final game was scheduled to play on Sunday but it was rescheduled due to weather condition in Lahore as the Met Office has predicted rains …

INDIAN WELLS , March 17, 2023: Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Felix Auger-Aliassime for the first time in his career to book a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek lined up a last-four grudge match against Elena Rybakina, who stunned the Polish world number one in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open in January. …

LAHORE , March 16, 2023: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi revised on Thursday the final’s date of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Taking to Twitter, Mr Sethi said, “Rain looms over the PSL’s final. The PCB and franchises are anxious that the final should not be disrupted.” “Therefore, we have decided to …

LAHORE, March 16, 2023: Islamabad United elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the 1st eliminator of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Qaddafi Stadium on Thursday. ISLAMABAD UNITED Alex Hales, R Gurbaz, Sohaib Maqsood, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Hassan Ali, Wasim Jr and Fazalhaq Farooqi PESHAWAR …

MADRID, March 16, 2023: Karim Benzema secured Real Madrid’s place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool, resulting in a 6-2 aggregate win. Following the previous heated match at Anfield in February, where Madrid had a three-goal advantage, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp admitted that his team had only a one percent chance of reversing …

LAHORE , March 15, 2023: Table-toppers and defending champions Lahore Qalandars are set to take on Multan Sultans in the qualifier at Gaddafi Stadium today (Wednesday) to book a place in the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL8). The winner of the qualifier will win direct place in the final match where it will face the winners of the …

Web Desk , March 14, 2023:  Packed crowds, high-octane cricket and young talent taking the country by storm — the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) eighth edition has already established itself as a contender for the most exciting edition in the tournament’s history. The 30 league-stage matches had everything that a cricket enthusiast demands and the playoffs — that commence tomorrow …

RAWALPINDI, March 13, 2023: Pakistan white-ball team’s vice-captain Shadab Khan on Sunday revealed that skipper Babar Azam is not aware of being rested for the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan. Speaking to the media after the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2023) in Rawalpindi which Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs against Islamabad United, Shadab Khan said …

RAWALPINDI , March 11, 2023:Quetta Gladiators on Saturday won the toss against Multan Sultans and elected to field first in the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League 8 (PSL8) at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Mohammad Rizwan’s side will enter the match with confidence as it qualified for the playoff round after beating Peshawar Zalmi on Friday. Sultans are stood at …

MANCHESTER , March 10, 2023: Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes scored as Manchester United outclassed Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, four days after their humiliating loss to Liverpool. Erik ten Hag’s team, who were crushed 7-0 by their arch-rivals on Sunday, took an early lead through Rashford and although Betis …

KARACHI, March 8, 2023: The duo of Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam and batter Saim Ayub managed to hit the second-highest partnership of the Pakistan Super League during the match against Quetta Gladiators. The duo managed to score 162 runs — before opener Ayub was sent back to the pavilion. Babar contributed 84 runs and the young batter smashed 74 …

LAHORE (Pakistan Internews) – Robbers took away foreign currency from the house of Mohammad Hafeez. Police said robbers entered the cricketer’s house on Sunday night and took away $20,000, £4,000, €3,000 and 5,000 AED. An uncle of Hafeez’s wife filed a complaint with the Defence police. Hafeez and his wife were not at home at the time of the incident. …

RAWALPINDI (Internews Pakistan) – Saim Ayub’s 36-ball 48 and Babar Azam’s 41-ball 50 powered Peshawar Zalmi to a mammoth total against Lahore Qalandars in the 23rd match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. After opting to bat, Saim and Babar had made a formidable partnership. The partnership had flown along …

RAWALPINDI (Internews Pakistan) – Quetta Gladiators opted to field first against Karachi Kings in 22nd match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. Karachi Kings Adam Rossington (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imad Wasim (c), James Fuller, Aamer Yamin, Musa Khan, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi Quetta Gladiators …

Web Desk (Internews Pakistan)- Pakistan-born Dr Salman Khan became the first Pakistani who was able to pioneer six important marathon championships under Abbott World Marathon Majors — an important title in the history of marathon championships — in the world. The six-star marathon championship medal is given to those who complete Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York and Tokyo marathons. …

RAWALPINDI (Internews Pakistan) – Azam Khan’s blistering unbeaten 41-ball 72 and Faheem Ashraf’s 32-ball 41 stormed Islamabad United to a comfortable six-wicket victory against Karachi Kings in the 19th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. ISLAMABAD UNITED’S INNINGS The home side chased down the 202-run target as Azam Khan …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Sikandar Raza’s masterclass batting and unreal fielding helped Lahore Qalandars to a miraculous 17-run win over Quetta Gladiators on Thursday night at the Gaddafi Stadium in the Punjab capital. Shaheen Afridi’s side was seven down for only 50 at the halfway stage of their innings, but Sikandar’s surreal inning of 34-ball 71 propelled them to 148 …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Quetta Gladiators opted to field first against Lahore Qalandars in the 18th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Qaddafi Stadium on Thursday. In the last five encounters, Qalandars won on three and Gladiators on two occasions. Gladiators made three changes in their squad, while the Qalandars were unchanged. SQUADS Quetta …

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 27: No Pakistani player has been named in the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Meanwhile, four Australians, three South Africans, and two English, one each from West Indies and India have been selected for the team, said a press release. Player of the Tournament Ashleigh Gardner was joined by Alyssa Healy, …

MIAMI, Nov 30(ABC): Tiger Woods, still hindered by the leg injuries he suffered in a 2021 car wreck, said Tuesday he is hoping to play the major championships in 2023 despite setbacks this year. “My goal is to play the major championships and one or two more,” Woods told a press conference before the Hero World Challenge at the Albany …

KANDY, Nov 30(ABC): Sri Lanka completed its highest successful run chase ever at home to square the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Wednesday at the Pallekele International Stadium. Set a target of 314 to win, Sri Lanka got home with two balls and four wickets in hand as Charith Asalanka starred with an unbeaten 83 off 72 balls with …

PERTH, Nov 30(ABC): Marnus Labuschagne cracked a masterful unbeaten 154 while Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith hit 50s as a dominant Australia took control of the opening Test against the West Indies at Perth Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts reached an ominous 293-2 at stumps on day one following captain Pat Cummins  decision to bat in hot and dry conditions. …

AL RAYYAN, Nov 30(ABC): An invigorated Tunisia claimed a famous victory over a French team made up mostly of backup players on Wednesday but their 1-0 win over the reigning champions was not enough for the North Africans to progress to the World Cup knockout stages. Tunisia, who needed to beat the already-qualified France and hope for Denmark to avoid defeat …

AL WAKRAH, Nov 30(ABC):  Australia reached the World Cup last 16 for the first time since 2006 after Mathew Leckie earned them a gritty 1-0 upset win over Denmark in their final Group D match on Wednesday. After a goalless first half in which Denmark looked lively and had more possession, Australia scored on the counter in the 60th minute …

Nov 30(ABC): Praising Pakistan captain Babar Azam, England’s top order batter Joe Root Wednesday deemed him as one of the best players round the world “without a doubt”. “He’s done it across formats for a number of years now. His record across the world in Test cricket has been pretty consistent. He’s one of those players whom you sit and …

Nov 30(ABC): The skipper of Pakistan’s national cricket team, Babar Azam, said that former South African captain AB de Villiers is his ideal cricketer and that he used to emulate him while playing shots. “Watching AB de Villiers play on television, I used to practice hitting shots like him,” he told former English captain Nasser Hussain in an exclusive interview on …

DOHA, Nov 30(ABC): Christian Pulisic fired the United States into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as the Americans downed Iran 1-0 in their politically charged grudge match. Chelsea star Pulisic bundled home the do-or-die Group B game’s only goal on 38 minutes to set up a second round clash with Group A winners the Netherlands on …

AL-RAYYAN, Nov 30(ABC): England booked a World Cup last 16 clash against Senegal as Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden inspired a 3-0 win against Wales that sent their neighbours crashing out of the tournament on Tuesday. Gareth Southgate’s side sealed first place in Group B thanks to key contributions from Rashford and Foden after they were restored to the team …

AL KHOR, Nov 30(ABC): Netherlands eased past already eliminated World Cup hosts Qatar 2-0 to top Group A and reach the knockout stages on Tuesday after Cody Gakpo netted his third goal in three games. For Qatar, the tournament ended as it started with a loss at the Al Bayt Stadium, and the Gulf state will now have to focus on its …

DOHA, Nov 30(ABC):  Winger Ismaila Sarr kept his cool to score a first-half penalty and captain Kalidou Koulibaly netted a second goal as Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium on Tuesday to earn a place in the last 16 of the World Cup. Sarr scored his penalty in the 44th minute having earned the spot-kick himself, but Ecuador, who …

Nov 30(ABC): The International League Twenty20 (ILT20) is all set to kick off on January 13 with an opening clash between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium. A star-studded ILT20’s inaugural ceremony will also be held at the same venue ahead of the opening fixture. As many as six teams will participate in the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29(ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said the entire nation was excited for the historic Test Series between Pakistan and England being played after 17 years. “There is a passion for cricket in Pakistan, the whole world knows how Pakistani people are passionate about cricket,” she said while speaking at a dinner hosted by British High …

DOHA, Nov 29(ABC): Bruno Fernandes scored twice to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday and send them into the knock-out stages of the World Cup alongside France and Brazil. The Manchester United midfielder scored a cross-cum-shot nine minutes into the second half and then added an injury-time penalty following a handball by Jose Maria Gimenez. The match …

DOHA, Qatar, Nov 28(ABC): Brazil overcame the absence of Neymar to beat Switzerland 1-0 and advance to the round of the 16 of the World Cup on Monday. Casemiro scored in the 83rd minute with a shot from inside the area to put Brazil in the last 16 with a match to spare in Group G. Brazil forward Neymar stayed …

DOHA , Nov 28(ABC):  Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a pulsating World Cup encounter on Monday to keep their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento s side facing an early exit. Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half at Education City Stadium and Ajax …

LAHORE, Nov 28(ABC): Afghanistan have secured their qualification for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India in 2023 after their second ODI against Sri Lanka was washed out due to rain on Sunday (November 27). Afghanistan gained five points to improve their World Cup Super League standings thanks to the washout in Pallekele, securing their spot at the championship match …

AL KHOR, Nov 28(ABC): Germany gave themselves hope of avoiding another embarrassing early World Cup exit when they snatched a 1-1 draw with Spain on Sunday with Niclas Fuellkrug firing home an 83rd minute equaliser on only his third appearance for his country. The result leaves the four-time world champions facing a must-win match against Costa Rica on Thursday, and also means Spain …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 28(ABC): England head coach Brendon McCullum said that his side will be looking to play result-oriented cricket in the three-match series against Pakistan. Speaking to media at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium ahead of the first Test, McCullum said that Pakistan is a great place to tour and it’s been starved of international cricket for a long period of time. …

Nov 28(ABC): Former England captains and leading broadcasters David Gower, Michael Atherton, and Nasser Hussain will call action in the historic three-match Test series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Monday. The Test series between Pakistan and England will start on December 1 with the first match being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. While Gower has commentated in Pakistan during the …