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Emiliano Martinez’s World Cup gloves raise $45,000 for children’s cancer hospital
The gloves worn by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez in the nail-biting penalty shootout with France at Qatar’s World Cup final last year were auctioned Friday for $45,000 in aid of a children’s cancer hospital. “$45,000 for the Dibu gloves to help the Garrahan boys!” the Argentine Pediatric Foundation said…
Read More »Australia Test captain Pat Cummins’ Mother Maria Dies
Maria Cummins, mother of Australia Test captain Pat Cummins, has died after battling a prolonged illness. Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the news through a tweet on Friday morning, ahead of the start of Day 2 of the ongoing fourth Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. CA…
Read More »Western Australia veteran Shaun Marsh calls time after 22 years
Shaun Marsh has retired from first-class cricket after 22 years of service for Western Australia at Sheffield Shield level, and 38 Test matches for Australia. Marsh made his first-class debut at the age of 17 for WA in 2001, and achieved a career-long ambition to win a Sheffield Shield title last season where…
Read More »Rajitha, Kumara, Asitha help Sri Lanka grab advantage after day two
Sri Lanka’s seamers edged the visitors ahead on the second day of play at Hagley Oval as New Zealand’s batters were made to grind in their pursuit of Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 355. Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara picked up two wickets apiece, while Kasun Rajitha, arguably the pick of the bowlers, grabbed…
Read More »India fight back after Khawaja, Green run riot
The second day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy saw Australia bat over two and a half sessions on a placid wicket. India had to contend with two resilient batting stands on a day which provided little to no help to the bowlers. After managing to bowl Australia…
Read More »Babar Azam became the second leading century-maker in the T20 format
Pakistan’s top order batter Babar Azam, on Wednesday, became the second leading century-maker in the T20 format with his eighth century in the shortest format of the game. Babar scored 115 of 65 for Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators in match 25 of the Pakistan Super League. Though this was…
Read More »Wolvaardt, Nida star in Super Women’s eight-wicket victory
A sparkling half-century by South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and an all-round performance by Nida Dar helped Super Women defeat Amazons by eight wickets in the Women’s League exhibition match to go one-up at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Wolvaardt scored 53 not out and Nida Dar followed her three…
Read More »Pakistan ready to write new chapter in women’s cricket history
All roads will lead to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday afternoon when the Amazons will square off against the Super Women in first of the three Women’s League exhibition matches. The first ball will be bowled at 2pm and will be followed by the HBL PSL 8 fixture between…
Read More »10 foreign players from seven countries named in squads for women’s matches
Pakistan Cricket Board today unveiled the two women’s squads for the three Women’s League exhibition matches, which will be played ahead of the HBL PSL 8 matches in Rawalpindi on 8, 10 and 11 March. The women’s matches will start at 2pm and will be followed by the men’s matches…
Read More »ELECTIONS OF KARACHI & SINDH WEIGHTLIFTING ASSOCIATIONS HELD AFTER 12 YEARS
Major (Retd) Raza Ali and Mr. Abdul Wahhab Sheikh, former national weightlifter and senior official, were designated as the designated Patron-in-Chief and Patron of the Sindh Weightlifting Association respectively. Whereas Professor Ameer Ali Lashari, Principal Govt Boys Degree College Quaidabad, Karachi was designated as Patron of Karachi Weightlifting Association. The…
Read More »Indonesian cyclist en route to Makkah reaches Pakistan
Two Indonesian cyclists, Asid Kusuma Atmaja and Yunus started their long-awaited spiritual journey to Makkah on bicycles from Indonesia in August 2022 to spread the message of peace, tolerance, and kindness. After traveling with bycycles across five countries; Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, and Bangladesh, they took a flight to Pakistan.…
Read More »Advocate Rana appointed PCB Election Commissioner
Mr Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, former Deputy Attorney General and ex-Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The appointment was made by the PCB Patron and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in accordance with Article 29 of the PCB…
Read More »Manchester United in FA Cup quarter-final after beating West Ham
Alejandro Garnacho and Fred struck late as Manchester United came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday but Tottenham were stunned by Championship side Sheffield United. In the evening’s other fifth-round ties, fourth-tier Grimsby embarrassed Premier League strugglers Southampton 2-1 and Burnley…
Read More »Bismah Maroof quits as Pakistan Women’s team skipper
Bismah Maroof has stepped down as Pakistan women’s national team captain but will remain available for selection as a player, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. Bismah was named as Pakistan’s all-format captain in September 2017 and has had the best win/loss ratio amongst all the regular players to lead…
Read More »The Hundred draft: Babar listed among most expensive players
Some of Pakistan’s top cricketers including men’s team captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi have signed up for The Hundred draft ahead of the upcoming third season of the English league. Babar, Shaheen, and Rizwan have been listed at the Reserve Price of £100,000, while pacer Mohammad Amir,…
Read More »Pakistan book spot in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Pakistan successfully booked their spot in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday after being the next highest-ranking team in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings outside of the six direct qualifiers and the hosts. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa received direct qualification after being the top three teams of Group…
Read More »Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia beat spirited South Africa by 19 runs to win sixth title
Australia cruised to their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney striking a sublime unbeaten 74. In reply, South Africa put up a spirited fight but after…
Read More »Karachi Kings defeat Multan Sultans by 66 runs
Karachi Kings won the 14th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) against Multan Sultans by 66 runs as the Sultans were unable to chase the 168-run target set for them, at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Sunday. Put to bat first, Kings…
Read More »PSL 2023: PCB to hold Lahore, Pindi matches as scheduled
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee chairman Najam Sethi has announced that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 matches scheduled for Lahore and Rawalpindi would be played as per planned. Sethi, taking to the microblogging platform Twitter, shared on Sunday that Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi had agreed to…
Read More »Mohammad Amir likely to miss KK vs MS clash
Karachi Kings’ fast bowler Mohammad Amir is unlikely to participate in the match against Multan Sultans on Sunday — following a groin injury he sustained during Kings’ match against Lahore Qalandars last week— in the ongoing eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Following his injury during the February 19 match, Amir could only…
Read More »“Shoaib Akhtar is a delusional superstar,” Raja
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja lashed out at the country’s ex-pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar — referring to him as a “delusional superstar” — as the controversy around Akhtar’s derogatory remarks about national team players deepens. Recently, the former seamer, popularly known as Rawalpindi Express for his extraordinary speed in…
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