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Fans pour into Naples streets to pay homage to Maradona

Napoli football club fans commemorated their Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona in Italy on Thursday. Anadolu Agency correspondent in Italy reported that thousands placed flowers, scarves, posters and candles in the San Paolo Stadium, the home of Napoli. Several fans cried and prayed for Maradona. […]

‘Pakistan cricket team’s behaviour improved’

The Pakistan cricket team’s behaviour had “significantly improved”, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said on Friday, just 24 hours after the tourists had been warned about breaching Covid-19 protocols. The ministry had confirmed on Thursday that six of the 53 touring party members had tested positive for […]

PSL parts ways with Khaleef Technologies

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday terminated the contracts of HBL Pakistan Super League’s WMTR, Fantasy and Clip rights holders following a series of contractual breaches despite issuance of repeated requests and constant reminders for compliance of obligations. The PCB had entered into three-year agreements with […]

Captaincy not to affect my batting, says Babar Azam

ISLAMABAD, :Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday said burden of the captaincy would not affect his batting as he kept both things apart without any pressure.Babar was recently named as the Test captain tasking him to lead the teams in all formats. The 26-year-old’s first […]

Pak cricket team off to New Zealand

LAHORE – Pakistan cricket team departed for their month-long tour of New Zealand in the early hours of Monday. However, they left without their star batsman Fakhar Zaman, who has been ruled out of the tour due to his sickness. Team doctor Sohail Saleem said that Fakhar […]

Watching Babar bat is a treat for the eyes: Ashwin

ISLAMABAD, : Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam looked like a million dollar player saying to watch the prolific batsman bat was a treat for the eyes. Ashwin heaped praise on Babar Azam in a conversation with former Pakistani Skipper Inzamamul […]

Team fully prepared for New Zealand challenge , Babar Azam

LAHORE, : Pakistan’s cricket captain Babar Azam said on Friday his team is fully prepared for the tour of New Zealand and expressed the optimism that it will live up to the expectations by showcasing best performance. “ Our team is very excited to go […]

PSF-KP Squash Tournament to help national players improve rankings: Qamar Zaman

ISLAMABAD, : Squash Legend Qamar Zaman believes the PSF-KP Men’s and Women’s International Satellite Squash Tournament scheduled to be held in Peshawar from Friday, would help the national players in improving their world rankings. “The three-day event will continue till November 22 and arrangements for […]

Former ICC umpire Khizer Hayat condoles death of former PCB curator

LAHORE : Former ICC umpire Khizer Hayat has condoled the death of Ex-head curator of Pakistan Cricket Board Haji Bashir Ahmad. Khizer here on Thursday remembered his early days of umpiring when Haji Bashir taught him how to mark pitch and prepare it. “He (Bashir) […]

England confirms Pakistan tour in October 2021

LAHORE, : The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday confirmed England will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they will play two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi on 14 and 15 October. England will arrive in Karachi on 12 October, and both the […]

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