ST. JOHN S, July 18(ABC): West Indies on Sunday recalled star all-rounder Jason Holder for a three-match one-day series against India as they look to bounce back from a humbling loss to Bangladesh. Former skipper Holder missed the 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in Guyana as selectors wanted to manage his workload as one of the West Indies  all-format players. …

NEWPORT, July 18(ABC): American Maxime Cressy won his first career ATP title on Sunday by rallying to defeat Kazakhstan s Alexander Bublik 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in the Hall of Fame Open final. French-born Cressy, who competed for his homeland until becoming an American in 2018, reached his first two ATP finals earlier this year, losing to Rafael Nadal at …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (ABC): Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam, has become the fastest Asian batter to score 10,000 runs in international cricket. The 27-year-old reached the landmark during his knock in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The right-handed batter took 228 innings to achieve the feat. He has now the eleventh batter overall …

GUYANA, July 17 (ABC): Taijul Islam made a triumphant return to One-Day International cricket with his first five-wicket haul as Bangladesh completed another series sweep of the West Indies, winning the third and final fixture by four wickets at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday. Playing his first ODI for more than two years, Taijul had a dream start with …

WEB DESK, July 17(ABC): After almost 15 years, Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal Sunday decided to draw the curtain on his T20 International career. The 33-year-old, in a Facebook post, made the announcement shortly after leading the ODI side to a 3-0 series win against West Indies. “Consider me retired from T20 international from today,” Tamim wrote on his Facebook page. …

WELLINGTON, July 16(ABC): New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs tour of Europe with an Achilles injury. Milne felt pain during the team’s first net session in Ireland and after a scan the recovery timeframe was likely to only see him available for the two T20Is against Netherlands in early August …

GALLE, July 16(ABC): Sri Lanka decided to bat first after winning the toss in the opening game of the two-match Test series against Pakistan played at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday. All-rounder Salman Ali Agha is making his Test debut for Pakistan. Ahead of the toss, Agha has presented the debut cap by batting coach Mohammad Yousuf. Yasir Shah …

KARACHI, July 15(ABC): Pakistan’s olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has reached the United States to partake in the World Athletics Championship. The championship is scheduled from July 15 to 24 in Oregon. The Pakistani athlete will participate in the qualifying round of the javelin throw event on July 21. Before leaving for America, Arshad trained in Punjab Stadium for six …

GALLE, July 15(ABC): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam Friday expressed confidence in the security arrangements for the national Test squad that is visiting Galle for a Test series, as Sri Lanka goes through countrywide protests against the president and prime minister seeking their resignations. Speaking to the press ahead of the first of the two-match series slated to begin July 16 …

WEB DESK, July 15(ABC): Pakistani skipper Babar Azam late Thursday night came out in support of ex-Indian captain Virat Kohli, who has been going through a rough patch in his career. “This too shall pass. Stay strong,” Babar said, in posts he uploaded on all of his social media platforms. In the posts, he uploaded a picture of him and …

LONDON, July 15(ABC): Reece Topley took 6-24, the best figures by any England bowler in a one-day international, as the world champions bounced back to beat India by 100 runs at Lord’s on Thursday. India, chasing 247 to win, were dismissed for 146 with more than 11 overs to spare as England, two days after a humiliating 10-wicket defeat at …

LAHORE, July 15(ABC): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced an 18-man squad for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The squad was announced after identifying the top performers in the recently held trials in Lahore. Pakistan’s head coach, Siegfried Aikman, along with four other officials will be a part of the management team while the Men in Green …

WEB DESK, July 15(ABC): Former Pakistan captain and match-fixing witness Aamir Sohail welcomes the deluge of legitimate money into cricket that has seen players make millions in tournaments, saying it reduces the temptation for corruption. Sohail’s playing heyday came between 1990 and 2000, far too early to benefit from the T20 revolution begun by the Indian Premier League. But the …

WEB DESK, July 15(ABC): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam Thursday night asked former Indian captain Virat Kohli to hang in there after the batter lost form and was benched for the upcoming West Indies series. “This too shall pass. Stay strong,” Babar said in posts he uploaded on Twitter and Instagram, signalling support for Kohli who has been under criticism for …

KARACHI, July 15(ABC): A recce team from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will visit Pakistan later this month to inspect the arrangements ahead of England’s tour to Pakistan for T20Is and Test matches. Reliable sources have confirmed that a four-member team from ECB — comprising two members from its cricket operation departments, a representative of the players’ association …

NEW DELHI, July 14(ABC): India’s out-of-form star batsman Virat Kohli was missing from the 18-member squad announced by selectors Thursday for the upcoming five-match Twenty20 series in West Indies. Former captain Kohli, 33, has been going through a prolonged lean patch and has not hit a century since 2019, with his future now a matter of intense public debate in …

BIRMINGHAM, US, July 14 (ABC): Pakistan’s promising cueist and International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Snooker Champion Ahsan Ramzan continued exhibiting his brilliance at the international level as he got off to a flying start in the World Games 2022, outwitting USA’s Ahmed Aly Elsayed 3-1 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA on Thursday. The 11th edition of the multi-sport that …

ISLAMABAD, July 14 (ABC): Australian known pitch curator Damien Hough, head curator of Adelaide Oval, will land in Lahore today (Friday) on a two-week tour during which he will also visit Karachi, Multan and Rawalpindi. Prior to his departure on 28 July, Hough will give lectures to the curators and the coaches of cricket and city cricket associations on pitch …

GALE, July 14 (ABC): Sri Lanka on Thursday announced their 18 men squad for first test against Pakistan. Left-arm spinners Praveen Jayawickrama and Lasith Embuldeniya have been left for the two-match Test series against Pakistan starting tomorrow (Saturday). Inexperienced left-arm spinners, Prabath Jayasuriya, who picked up a record 12 wickets on Test debut against Australia, and uncapped Dunith Wellalage, who …

COLOMBO, July 14(ABC): Pakistan Test series against Sri Lanka is in doubts as the Lankan government has declared a  state of emergency  after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country. The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka for the Test series starting from July 16. The two teams are schedule to play two Test matches in Galle and …

DUBAI, July 14(ABC): Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has added to his ever-growing list of accolades by becoming the world’s top ranked one-day bowler on the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings. Fresh from his match-winning spell of 6/19 in the opening match of the three-game ODI series against England at The Oval on Tuesday, Bumrah has claimed top spot on …

PROVIDENCE, July 14(ABC): Bangladesh s array of spin bowling talent combined to skittle the West Indies for just 108 with the visitors now heavily favoured to complete a series-clinching victory in the second one-day international of a three-match series at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz led the rout with figures of four for 29 while …

NEWPORT, July 13(ABC): Britain s Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-0 romp over American Sam Querrey. In windy conditions, the 35-year-old Scotsman captured the last 10 games, taking advantage of all six of his break-point chances to advance in 54 minutes over 281st-ranked Querrey. “It was …

THE OVAL, July 13(ABC): The Indian cricket team trumped Pakistan in the latest ICC ODI team rankings after they defeated England in the first fixture of the three-match series at the Oval this Tuesday. The Men In Blue have reached the third spot, overtaking Pakistan, who now stand fourth on the list. The comprehensive 10-wicket win over England propelled India …

DUBLIN, July 12(ABC): A dominant bowling performance from New Zealand pinned down Ireland to 216 and helped the visitors sew up the three-match ODI series, with one game to go. Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips shared the spoils for New Zealand. That Ireland passed 200, on a Malahide track that favoured both the seamers and spinners, was largely …

THE OVAL, July 12(ABC): Whither the 50-over format? Or should that be wither, as far as the World Champions are concerned. On a hot and humid afternoon at the Kia Oval, not even the reunion of England’s Class of 2019 top-order could resist the extraordinary skills of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, who inflicted on Jos Buttler – in his first official match as …

MORZINE, July 12(ABC): Tadej Pogacar s rivals have been trying to come up with a plan to unsettle the two-time defending Tour de France champion but they have yet to find a crack in the Slovenian s bulletproof armour. After nine days of racing, Pogacar has already won two stages and leads last year s runner-up Jonas Vingegaard by 39 seconds …

LONDON, July 12(ABC): Race-winning U.S. IndyCar driver Colton Herta is trying out a Formula One car for the first time with McLaren at Portugal s Portimao circuit this week, the British-based team said. The 22-year-old Andretti Autosport driver will be behind the wheel of last year s McLaren MCL35M as part of the team s Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) programme. The …

MELBOURNE, July 12(ABC): Pace legend Waqar Younis has said that he believes Pakistan have every chance of winning this year’s International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20 World Cup. “We stand a really good chance of doing well at this World Cup,” Waqar said while speaking to ICC Digital in Melbourne. The Babar Azam-led side is currently rated third on the ICC Men’s T20I …

COLOMBO, July 12(ABC): Dinesh Chandimal smashed a maiden double hundred and Prabath Jayasuriya claimed 12 wickets in a dream debut to script Sri Lanka’s series-levelling victory by an innings and 39 runs in the second test against Australia on Monday. Sri Lanka, beaten inside three days in the series opener, amassed 554 all out after five of their six batsmen …

LAHORE, July 12(ABC): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja will embark on an important trip to England on Friday to attend two important meetings. According to the details, the PCB chief will attend meetings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). MCC’s members will meet on July 15 and 16 to discuss cricket matters and …

NOTTINGHAM, July 11(ABC): England defeated India by 17 runs in the third and final T20 international at Trent Bridge on Sunday to deny the tourists a 3-0 series whitewash. India, set 216 for victory, were in trouble at 13-2 inside three overs. But a stunning century from Suryakumar Yadav, who made 117 off just 55 balls, including 14 fours and …

LONDON, July 10(ABC): Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start. Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras s mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of …

BIRMINGHAM, July 10(ABC): Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred as India overpowered England by 49 runs to win the second Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Saturday and so take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. England, set 171 to win, were dismissed for 121, with India swing bowler Kumar taking 3-15. Kumar set the tone from the start of England s chase, having …

ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): Pakistan women’s national cricket team’s training camp for the tri-series in Ireland and the Commonwealth Games ended in Islamabad on Saturday. The Bismah Maroof-led team will fly out for Belfast via Dubai in the wee hours of July 12 (Tuesday). The team will take a two-day Eid-ul-Adha break Sunday and on Monday while preparing for their journey …

LONDON, July 9(ABC): Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. Jabeur, bidding to become the first African woman and first Arab to win a Grand Slam singles title, settled quickly to take …

LAHORE, July 9(ABC): Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif Saturday said that he saw death “very closely”, as he was stranded on Nanga Parbat while descending along with veteran mountaineer Fazal Ali. Shehroze and Fazal were rescued and taken to Gilgit from Camp One of the 8,126-metre high mountain on Friday. And, now the 20-year-old has reached Lahore today. Speaking to the …

LONDON, July 9(ABC): Record-breaking Novak Djokovic hit top form after a sluggish start against Britain s Cameron Norrie on Friday, reaching an eighth Wimbledon final, where he will face Nick Kyrgios. The Serbian top seed was uncharacteristically off-colour in the first set but roared back to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, playing near-flawless tennis. It will be a record 32nd …

KARACHI/COLOMBO, July 9(ABC): The Pakistan cricket team was forced to cancel its practice session scheduled for Saturday after Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew in some areas of Colombo ahead of violent protests against the government. An official of the Pakistan team confirmed that the practice session was cancelled due to the political situation in the country. “Pakistan’s training session …

KARACHI, July 8(ABC): The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Coaching Centre in Karachi has been severely affected by rain. According to details, athletics track and football ground were submerged by rainwater after heavy downpour on Friday. Poor drainage also meant that the outdoor facilities of the centre were inaccessible to local athletes who train at the venue. The basic function of …