PCB refutes media report, says no proposal under discussion to hold Australia Tests at one venue
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday reacted to a report carried by Sydney Morning Herald claiming Cricket Australia was in talks with the PCB for holding the upcoming Test series in Pakistan at a single venue, clarifying that “no such suggestion in under discussion”. Australia are set to arrive in Pakistan in March this year […]
ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year Rizwan counts on hard work, patience for success
KARACHI: Mohammad Rizwan has not changed. His work ethic and approach to cricket has been the same ever since he started playing the sport for his club. According to the wicket-keeper/batter, it may have been his patience that has helped him to be named the ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year. Announced as the winner […]
New Zealand call off Australia tour over Covid rules
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) called off an upcoming tour of Australia on Wednesday, 11 days before the scheduled first match, because of strict Covid-19 quarantine requirements. Since the tour was arranged, the New Zealand government has changed its rules for entry into the country because of the threat posed by the Omicron variant. There […]
China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets as virus cases rise
BEIJING: China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country reached its highest since March 2020. Organisers said last year there would be no international spectators at the Games — partly due to China’s weeks-long quarantine requirements — […]
Joe Root wants ‘fight and pride’ from first ball in Hobart
HOBART: England captain Joe Root Wednesday called on his team to harness the “fight and pride” they showed in salvaging a draw in Sydney and use it from day one at the fifth and final Test in Hobart. The tourists staved off Australia’s victory push on Sunday with Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad batting out […]
Kohli back in form but South Africa claim first day honours
CAPE TOWN: India captain Virat Kohli played a lone hand with 79 as the tourists were bowled out for 223 on the first day of the decisive third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. The home side 17 for one in reply at the close. Kohli’s form had been under the […]
Zimbabwe coach tests positive at start of SL tour
COLOMBO: Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput will miss the first two One-day Internationals in Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19 at the start of the tour, an official said Monday. Sri Lanka’s top sports doctor Arjuna de Silva said Rajput was asymptomatic, but was placed under observation at a hospital before being isolated at […]
No Ronaldo as Salah joins Messi, Lewandowski for FIFA award
ZURICH: Cristiano Ronaldo was left off the three-man shortlist on Friday for FIFA’s best player award for 2021, with Mohamed Salah on it instead. Six-time FIFA award winner Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski are also candidates to win the award on Jan 17. Lewandowski won last year ahead of Ronaldo and Messi. No player from […]
Mohammad Rizwan bags PCB’s Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year award
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan bagged the title of the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the results of its 2021 awards on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the board. The winners were announced in a virtual digital show, which was presented by Roha Nadeem and Sikander Bakht and […]
The Ashes: Patient Khawaja scores century on Test return to pummel England
Usman Khawaja scored a memorable century on his return to Test cricket to strengthen Australia’s position in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney after a double-wicket breakthrough by Stuart Broad on Thursday. The Pakistan-born Khawaja, playing his first Test since the 2019 Ashes series in England in place of Covid-isolated Travis Head, was at his […]
