Luque, Paraguay, March 28, 2023: Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pele at the South American federation’s museum. Messi, holding a replica of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue …

SHARJAH , March 27, 2023: Imad Wasim has expressed disappointment after the Team Green lost three-match T20I series to Afghanistan in Sharjah as young guns found it difficult to perform on foreign pitch. “Yes, we lost the series. We are really disappointed, really sad and really upset,” the top scorer of the second match from Pakistan side said, adding that …

DUBAI , March 25, 2023: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hailed the team’s maiden T20 victory against Pakistan but said their front-line batters need to improve ahead of the 50-overs World Cup in India later this year. Rashid and his team mates humbled a new-look Pakistan by six wickets in the opening T20 International in Sharjah on Friday. They restricted the …

SHARJAH , March 24, 2023: Pakistan is all set to take on Afghanistan in opening game of the three-match T20 series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium today (Friday). The match will start at 9 pm Pakistan Standard time. The second T-20 will be played on Sunday while the third to be played on Monday. A day earlier, a ceremony to unveil …

ISLAMABAD , March 23, 2023: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has become the youngest person to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz, a prestigious civil award, for his spending achievements in the field of sports. Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman conferred the award on the 28-year-old star batsman at an investiture ceremony held at the Governor House on the eve of the Pakistan Day (March 23). …

Web Desk, March 23,2023:Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday became the youngest person to be conferred with the country’s third-highest civilian award Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar was conferred with the award by Governor Baligh Ur Rehman at an investiture ceremony held at the Punjab Governor House as part of Pakistan Day celebrations. With the conferment of the award, Babar …

DUBAI , March 23, 2023: Pakistan cricket team has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared photos on Twitter, showing the national squad is being welcomed at a hotel on arrival. Earlier, Afghanistan Cricket Board and PCB jointly agreed to make slight tweaks to the itinerary …

MIAMI, March 22, 2023: Aryna Sabalenka, the second-ranked women’s tennis player in the world from Belarus, recently revealed that she has encountered hostility in the women’s tour locker-room. Despite this, she remains optimistic that the tensions between players from Belarus and Ukraine will subside over time. Australian Open champion Sabalenka lost to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in Sunday’s Indian Wells final …

Web Desk, March 21, 2023: Pakistan’s all-star captain Babar Azam will be conferred with the country’s third-highest civilian award Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23. With the conferment of the award, Babar would become the youngest person to be awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz at the age of 28 for his outstanding achievements in the field of sports. Previously, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed held the …

Manchester , March 21, 2023: Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association said the standard punishment for his dismissal during their 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester United would be “clearly insufficient”. Fulham coach Marco Silva was also charged by the FA on Monday. During the second half of Sunday’s tie, a confrontation …

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 …