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West Indies call up two uncapped players for England squad

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):West Indies called up two uncapped players, fast bowler Anderson Phillip and opener John Campbell, for the first Test against England next month. Cricket West Indies said both players had impressed in the early rounds of the West […]

Bissegger wins UAE time trial as Pogacar settles for fourth

Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): Switzerland’s Stefan Bissegger won the third stage of the UAE Tour, a 9km time trial in Ajman, on Tuesday, as Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar finished fourth. EF Education rider Bissegger completed the course in nine minutes […]

Babar Azam shares his thoughts on Karachi Kings PSL 2022 exit

Lahore-February 21 (Online): After the elimination of ill-fated Karachi Kings from the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022, skipper Babar Azam has finally spoken up on the franchise’s terrible campaign throughout this season. In his latest tweet, the Kings skipper admitted that his squad couldn’t […]

India tops ICC men’s T20I rankings

New Delhi-February 21 (online): India is now on top in the MRF Tyres ICC Men T20I Team Rankings, after surpassing England, ICC announced on Monday. India cruised to a 17-run victory over West Indies in the third and final T20 on Sunday, completing a 3-0 […]

Rashid Khan receives heartwarming goodbye from Lahore Qalandars

Lahore-February 20 (Online): Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan left for his national duty after playing the last match for Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7. After his side thrashed Islamabad, the right-arm spinner received a befitting farewell from […]

Nation excited for Pak-Aus series while opposition feels uncomfortable: Fawad Chaudhry

Islamabad-February 20 (Online): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday criticized opposition for selecting an inappropriate time to hold the power show against the government in Rawalpindi where the Australian Cricket team would be playing the first test match of its tour against […]

Friedrich set to repeat Olympic bobsleigh double despite track complaints

Yanqing, China, Feb 19 (AFP/APP):Francesco Friedrich is poised to win another double of bobsleigh golds at a Winter Olympics as the German pilot holds a slender overnight lead in the four-man event — but he was not happy with the condition of the track in […]

Britain stripped of Olympic 4x100m medal over CJ Ujah doping violation: CAS

Lausanne, Feb 18 (AFP/APP):Great Britain were Friday stripped of their silver medal in the men’s 4×100 metres relay at the Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found to have committed a doping violation. “Chijindu Ujah is sanctioned with the disqualification of his results in the […]

Tennis: ATP Doha results – collated

Doha, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Results from the ATP tournament in Doha on Friday (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO x3) bt Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 6-4, 6-2 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x2) bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x6) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 […]

Australia series: PCB to make slow tracks

ISLAMABAD – February 18 (ONLINE): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to manufacture slow pitches for the coming home series against Australia, it emerged Friday. According to media reports, players have started practicing for the all-eyed Australia series at the National Stadium Karachi. Media reports […]

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