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England seal thrilling win at Headingley to keep the Ashes alive
Harry Brook’s aggressive 75 trumped Mitchell Starc’s five-wicket haul in a thrilling fourth day at Headingley that saw England record a tense win to keep the series alive at 2-1. England kept a raging Mitchell Starc at bay to pull one back in the series in an edge-of-the-seat thriller at…
Read More »Zaka Ashraf chairs first meeting of Management Committee
Mr Zaka Ashraf chaired the first meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee today at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. Director National Cricket Academy Zakir Khan and other officers warmly welcomed Zaka Ashraf on his arrival. At the beginning of the meeting, all the members of the management committee…
Read More »Our focus in the World Cup is not just team India : Babar Azam
Pakistan captain Babar Azam held his pre-departure media conference at the National Bank Stadium on Thursday. Pakistan’s Test squad is currently engaged in the pre-series training camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi from 4-7 July. Following the conclusion of the camp, the team will depart for…
Read More »Pakistan’s Ayesha Ayaz wins three medals in International Taekwondo Championship
Pakistan’s young athlete Ayesha Ayaz, 12, on Monday surprised the world by winning three medals at the International Taekwondo Championship being held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 12-year-old — who belongs to Swat — stunned the audience with her exceptional skills during the championship by winning the medals in the Under-12…
Read More »History made as Sri Lanka star claims No.1 batter ranking
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has been rewarded for her superb recent form by becoming the new No.1 ranked batter on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings. Athapaththu claims top billing from Australia opener Beth Mooney on the back of her excellent series against New Zealand that…
Read More »Pakistan men and women cricketers to tour England in May 2024
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 finalists will go head to head in May 2024 in the United Kingdom in the build-up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). World champions England will host Pakistan in a four-T20I…
Read More »Women’s skills camp to begin from Wednesday
Pakistan women cricketers will attend the skills camp scheduled to take place in Lahore and Karachi from 5 to 17 July. The first phase of the skills camp will take place at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from 5 to 9 July where 20 players from Lahore and adjoining…
Read More »Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon due to wrist injury
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon on Sunday due to a wrist injury, leaving the tournament without one of its star attractions. This comes a year after Kyrgios finished as the runner-up to Novak Djokovic, making headlines with his fiery style of play. In an Instagram…
Read More »LHC withdraws injunction against election of PCB chair
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday withdrew its injunction against the election of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, giving the government the go-ahead to conduct elections for the coveted post. During a hearing, Justice Anwaar Hussain heard all the arguments and pronounced his decision on the petition for…
Read More »Nepal beat Pakistan 1-0 in SAFF Championship dead rubber match
Nepal beat Pakistan 1-0 in the ongoing SAFF Championship football match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India on Tuesday. Pakistan suffered defeat in the dead rubber match since both teams were already out of the race for the semis after losing their first two matches, against India and…
Read More »Pakistan’s schedule for ICC World Cup 2023
Pakistan will play its first two matches of International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2023 against qualifiers on October 6 and 12, the international cricketing body announced Tuesday. 10 teams will fight for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium…
Read More »Usman Wazir wins World Youth Boxing Championship
Youth Boxing World Champion Usman Wazir defended his WBO World Youth Welterweight title by defeating Tanzanian boxer at the Lalik Jan Shaheed Stadium in Gilgit today. In the first 6 rounds of the eight-round world title fight, the Tanzanian opponent gave Usman Wazir a tough time. Youth Boxing World Champion…
Read More »Pakistan suffer humiliating defeat against Kuwait in SAFF Championship
With its second defeat in a row, Kuwait on Saturday thrashed Pakistan 4-0 in the ongoing SAFF Championship at the Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India on Saturday. Pakistan are nearly out of the event after two consecutive defeats in the championship. They suffered a 4-0 loss against India on…
Read More »Asian Hockey Federation releases Champions Trophy schedule
The Asian Hockey Federation on Friday released the schedule of the Champions Trophy that will be played in Chennai, India from August 3 to 12. The teams of India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China are included in the tournament and all of them are in the same pool. Pakistan will…
Read More »Haris to captain Shaheens in ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris will captain Pakistan Shaheens in the eight-team 15-match ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023, which is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from 14 to 23 July. The squad will assemble at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore following Eid Al Adha holidays on Monday, 3…
Read More »PM nominates Zaka Ashraf, Mustafa Ramday as members of PCB Board of Governors
Former chairman Muhammad Zaka Ashraf and Mustafa Advocate Supreme Court Mustafa Ramday have been nominated as members of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The notification, issued on Tuesday, stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in…
Read More »Galle and Colombo to host Pakistan in two-Test series
Pakistan will return to Galle – where they recorded the highest-ever chase for the venue last year – for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka next month. The first Test will commence at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on 16 July and the two teams will…
Read More »PCB Management Committee approves BOG members
The Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee met today under the Chairmanship of Mr Najam Sethi at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in which it approved the composition of the Board of Governors. The composition is as follows: Two PCB Patron nominees Four regional representatives i.e. Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi…
Read More »Moeen Ali fined 25% match fees for breaching ICC rule
English all-rounder Moeen Ali was on Sunday fined 25% of his match fees for violating the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during the ongoing first Test against Australia in Edgbaston. Moeen, 36, breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which…
Read More »Two new players included in the national squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka
Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi returns to Pakistan’s Test squad for the two-match away series against Sri Lanka next month. The men’s national selection committee has also included uncapped batter Mohammad Huraira and all-rounder Aamir Jamal in the 16-strong squad for what will be Pakistan’s first assignment in the third cycle…
Read More »Rain plays spoilsport in match between India A and Pakistan A
ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and India was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong on Saturday. The two teams get a point each of the match and ended up with four points each…
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