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PAF T20 Blind Cricket Cup postponed

ISLAMABAD, : Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) has postponed the PAF Twenty20 Blind Cricket Cup which was scheduled to be held here from December 7, due to the ongoing situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The new schedule of the event will be announced later. The […]

PCB successfully delivers 148 matches in 2020-21 domestic season

LAHORE, :Despite the Covid-19 pandemic that has either postponed or truncated cricket seasons across the cricket world, the Pakistan Cricket Board has successfully delivered 148 matches in the 2020-21 season before the start of the sixth round matches of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which began […]

Three more Pakistan players in New Zealand test positive for Covid-19

KARACHI – Three more members of the 54-member Pakistan squad in New Zealand have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected cases to nine.m.pk%2F02-Dec-2020%2Fthree-more-pakistan-players-in-new-zealand-test-positive-for-covid-19&locale=en_US&sdk=joey An official source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the New Zealand health authorities confirmed that three people have […]

Irfan achieves his 38th Guinness World Record

ISLAMABAD, : Pakistani martial artist, Irfan Mehsood, has achieved his 38th Guinness World Record by achieving the latest of the most star jumps in one minute. “I did 27 star jumps in one minute carrying a 60lb pack. The record was attempted in Dera Ismail […]

New Zealand take T20I series 2-0 after washout in final game

MOUNT MAUNGANUI-Persistent rain in Mount Maunganui forced the third and final T20I between New Zealand and West Indies to be called off after just 2.2 overs. The hosts took the series 2-0. Mitchell Santner’s first match as New Zealand’s T20I captain ended in a dampener as inclement weather […]

Seventh Pakistani cricketer tests positive for coronavirus in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH-A seventh member of the Pakistan touring squad has tested positive for coronavirus days after six members reported positive, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday. Earlier six players including former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, wicketkeeper batsman Rohail Nazir, young fast bowler Naseem Shah, veteran pacer Mohammad […]

Barcelona hit Osasuna, Messi pays homage to Maradona

Barcelona hammered Osasuna 4-0 in Sunday’s Spanish La Liga match as Lionel Messi paid tribute to Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week. Barca took the lead at home in minute 30 as Martin Braithwaite scored the opener. Near the end of the first […]

Tokyo Olympics test events to resume in March

Tokyo, : Tokyo Olympics test events will resume in March and a decision on fan attendance will come in the spring, an official said on Friday, as preparations continued for the postponed Games despite ongoing coronavirus fears. The comments from Yasuo Mori, deputy executive director […]

‘Behave Yourself’, Akhtar fumes after tour ‘call off threat’ in New Zealand

KARACHI – Shoaib Akhtar is fuming at New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after the visiting Pakistan team was given a ‘final warning’ to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols or their tour will be called off. Six Pakistan cricketers tested positive for COVID-19on Thursday and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) […]

One more breach and they’ll send us home, Wasim Khan warns Pak players

KARACHI – Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan was told by the New Zealand government that one more breach of New Zealand’s Covid-19 protocols by the Pakistan squad would result in the entire travelling party being deported. In a WhatsApp voice message to the travelling players which […]

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