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Chalmers breaks 100m freestyle short-course world record

Posted on October 30, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the 13-year-old men’s 100m freestyle short-course world record on Friday in Kazan, Russia. The Australian, who took silver in the event in the longer Olympic pool in Tokyo, touched in 44.84sec to take 0.10sec off the record set […]

Win or lose, Afghans turn out to cheer cricket heroes

Posted on October 30, 2021 by News Desk

Kabul, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Afghanistan’s new Taliban government was very clear with cricket fans before Friday’s much-anticipated clash with neighbours Pakistan. Celebrate the national team by all means, the interior ministry spokesman said, but: “If you win, you should not shoot in the air. “If you […]

Dr Nauman, Shoaib taken off air till completion of inquiry

Posted on October 29, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (APP):Pakistan Television (PTV) Sports anchorperson Dr Nauman Niaz and Cricket legend Shoaib Akhtar would not be part of any programme of the state owned channel till the completion of the inquiry against them. The decision was taken by the management of Pakistan […]

Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup standings

Posted on October 28, 2021 by News Desk

Dubai, Oct 27 (AFP/APP):Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 standings after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 2 0.583 ————————— Australia 1 1 0 0 2 […]

Bangladesh v Scotland Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Muscat, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):Scoreboard of the first round match in the Twenty20 World Cup between Bangladesh and Scotland in Muscat on Sunday: Scotland G. Munsey b Mahedi 29 K. Coetzer b Saifuddin 0 M. Cross lbw b Mahedi 11 R. Berrington c Afif b Shakib […]

England all-rounder Stokes has finger operation

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):England all-rounder Ben Stokes has had a second operation after experiencing new problems with a finger that he injured playing in the Indian Premier League in April, the ECB said Thursday. Stokes, 30, had two screws and scar tissue removed from the […]

NZ will hear us at ICC, Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja

Posted on September 18, 2021 by News Desk

LAHORE, Sep 17 (APP):Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that New Zealand will hear Pakistan at the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the decision of Kiwis for cancelling their tour to Pakistan citing a “security alert”. Terming the quick developments as a “crazy […]

South Africa restrict Sri Lanka to 120-8 in third T20

Posted on September 15, 2021 by News Desk

Colombo, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):South African bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Bjorn Fortuin combined to keep Sri Lanka down to 120 for eight in the third Twenty20 international on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, who have already lost the three-match series after going down in the first two matches, […]

Ireland draw Zimbabwe series with rain-disrupted win

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

London, Sept 13 (AFP/APP):Ireland secured a 1-1 series draw after beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in a rain-disrupted third one-day international in Belfast. Having won the toss and elected to field, Ireland bowled their opponents out for 131 in 34 overs. Captain Craig Ervine top-scored […]

U-16 cricket championship tournament from Sept 15

Posted on September 13, 2021 by News Desk

FAISALABAD, Sep 13 (APP):In order to promote cricket at school level, Under-16 Central Punjab Schools’ Cricket Championship tournament will be played here from September 15, 2021, under Punjab Talent Hunt Programme. This was informed by Deputy Commissioner Ali Shehzad to the media while distributing cricket […]

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