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It’s very special to lift Copa Del Rey trophy as captain’: Lionel Messi

The first half of the game was quite uneventful, with both teams failing to turn their chances into goals. During the second half, Barcelona found its game and scored four goals in just 12 minutes. The victory in the Copa Del Rey (King’s Cup) final […]

Confident Pakistan eye T20I series win as exciting finale awaits

CENTURION – With Pakistan in the lead 2-1 and the series on the line, the best South Africa can do is to avoid a loss and tie the four-match series. After tasting defeat in the third T20I, South Africa will look to even the scores […]

Pakistan beat SA after nail-biting chase, win series 3-1

Pakistan beat South Africa by three wicket in the nail biting final fixture of the four-match T20I series at the Supersport Park in Centurion and won the series 3-1. South Africa set 145 runs target for Pakistan in the fourth and final Twenty20 international. Janneman […]

Lack of contributions from middle-order batting quite worrying: Inzamam

ISLAMABAD – Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq feels that the lack of contributions from the middle order is quite worrying for Pakistan and they need to address it to emerge as a strong batting lineup. “Pakistan have been very lucky that their all three top-order batsmen – […]

Babar Azam becomes number one batsman in ODI

Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has become the number one batsman in One-day International (ODI). According to the latest International Cricket Council’s player rankings update, Babar replaced Indian captain Virat Kohli at top of the table with 865 points. He is the fourth Pakistani batsman […]

Babar, Rizwan excel as Pakistan crush Proteas in 3rd T20I, lead series 2-1

Pakistan crushed South Africa in the third fixture of the four-match T20I series at Supersport Park in Centurion. The Men in Green have chased 204-run target. Babar Azam hit 122 runs, comprising a whopping 15 fours and four sixes, while Mohammad Rizwan has scored 73 […]

Unbeaten Rizwan secures Pakistan win

JOHANNESBURG – An unbeaten 74 from 50 balls by opener Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan to a four-wicket victory with one ball to spare against South Africa in their T20 International at the Wanderers on Saturday afternoon. Chasing an imposing 189 for victory the tourists were […]

French Open postponed to May 30 amid COVID-19 crisis

PARIS – This year’s French Open has been postponed by a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will begin on May 30, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday. The claycourt Grand Slam, which was postponed by four months last year and took […]

Series win ‘boosting’ but we need to be ‘more consistent’: Misbah

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said that a series win always boosts the team’s morale but there is a dire need to be more consistent to produce better results. In a virtual media talk with the reporters here on Thursday, Misbah said that the ODI […]

ICC readies pandemic backup plan for T20 World Cup

DUBAI – The cricket’s governing body has a plan B in case the coronavirus pandemic prevents India from staging the Twenty20 World Cup this year, but is still months from a final decision, its interim chief Geoff Allardice said Wednesday. India is scheduled to hold […]

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