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The Islamabad Police on Tuesday appointed Pakistan’s fast bowler Haris Rauf as a goodwill ambassador and gave him the honorary DSP rank. Taking to Twitter, Rauf shared his excitement and wrote: I’m truly honoured to be appointed as a goodwill ambassador of the Islamabad Police and an even greater honour to…

Warwickshire Cricket Club on Tuesday announced that Pakistani pacer Hassan Ali would be joining the side for the upcoming County Championship 2023. The Warwickshire club took to Twitter to share the exciting news that the experienced pacer will join them on April 1. “Want some good news? Hassan Ali arrives on Saturday!”…

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has slammed the Green Shirts’ “lacklustre performance” against Afghanistan in the first T20I of three-match series in Sharjah on Friday. Pakistan fielded a relatively young side, with four debutants, since they have rested many of their senior players for the series, and conceded a six-wicket defeat at the hands…

In Thursday’s closely-fought 2-1 win against Italy, which marked the beginning of his team’s Euro 24 qualifying campaign, Harry Kane surpassed England’s all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal, thus achieving a positive start.  Gareth Southgate’s side were already a goal ahead through Declan Rice when captain Kane stroked home a…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the playing XIs, which included four debutants, for the first T20I against Afghanistan. The four young players scheduled to make Pakistan debuts this year include opener Saim Ayub, middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir and right-arm quicks Zaman Khan and Ihsanullah. Players set to mark…

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 record…

Shahid Afridi-led Asia Lions defeated Aaron Finch-led World Giants by seven wickets in the series final on Monday and triumphed in the third season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters. The Lions, chasing a target of 148 runs, reached home comfortably in 16.1 overs. Lions’ openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan…

The Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket have unanimously agreed to make tweaks to the New Zealand men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan for five ODIs and five T20Is. The side will now arrive in Lahore and will play three T20Is from 14-17 April, before traveling to Rawalpindi where…

For the first time in the cricket history of Pakistan, major commercial banks will be participating in a cricket tournament that will be held this Ramadan at Naya Nazimabad. The tournament is being organized by the management of Naya Nazimabad as the ninth version of the renowned ‘Ramadan Cricket Tournament’…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Saad Baig and Imran Butt as Pakistan U19 and Pakistan Shaheens captains for the upcoming tours of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, respectively. Karachi-born Saad had captained Pakistan U19 last year against Bangladesh U19 in Multan. In that series, Saad had scored 117 runs in the…

Shaheen Shah Afridi of Lahore Qalandars was appointed as captain of the Team of HBL PSL 8 by an independent panel that was headed by Haroon Rashid (Chairman of HBL PSL 8 Technical Committee) and also included respected commentators Bazid Khan, Daren Ganga, Nick Knight and Sana Mir as members.…

Mr Najam Sethi, Chair of the PCB Management Committee, has congratulated Ahsan Raza on his promotion to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires and has also thanked Aleem Dar for his services as an elite panelist for nearly two decades and showcasing the soft and positive image of Pakistan. Ahsan…

Islamabad United’s Colin Munro has been charged 10 per cent of his match fee for a level 1 breach of the HBL Pakistan Super League Code of Conduct during his side’s loss against Peshawar Zalmi in Qualifier 1 on Thursday. Munro was found to have violated article 2.2 that deals…

The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams in a change from the originally planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. The next World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico will…

Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe’s elite club competition. He is also the youngest player to score five…

England’s 3-0 defeat in their Twenty20 series in Bangladesh was a real “eye-opener” for the world champions, white-ball coach Matthew Mott said. Bangladesh secured a 16-run victory in Mirpur on Tuesday to complete the whitewash and Mott said England would have to learn from it. “We really wanted to finish…

The exhilarating league-stage matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) concluded in style as Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, and Islamabad United moved to the playoffs phase of the tournament. The defending champions Lahore Qalandars and runners-up of PSL 2022 Multan Sultans will face each other in the qualifier match on…

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…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday announced the staff selected to coach the national team drafted to play the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan later this month. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Sethi announced that Pakistan’s former Test pacer Umar Gul has been selected…

Mr Najam Sethi chaired the third meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee on Monday. The following are the highlights of the meeting: • The Management Committee was informed 19 departments, which featured in the PCB Domestic Season 2018-19, have confirmed their participation in the PCB Domestic Season 2023-24.…

With one eye on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and the other on ensuring the careers of their elite cricketers are extended by strategically managing their workloads, the Pakistan cricket selectors today named a new-look and highly-talented 15-player squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, which will…