India bundle out England in less than 2 sessions to seal victory
LONDON: India skittled out England for 120 in less than two sessions on a highly charged fifth day at Lord’s to win the second Test by 151 runs on Monday. With about a half-hour left of a fractious day featuring regular verbal clashes between players, young seamer Mohammed Siraj bowled Jimmy Anderson and celebrated by […]
Afghan ODI series shelved, Aussies free to play IPL
SYDNEY: Australia’s scheduled One-day International series against Afghanistan in India has been postponed, the cricket boards of the competing countries said on Sunday, leaving players free to fulfil their Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments. The three one-dayers were supposed to take place ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup but that tournament has now been moved […]
England to play two T20s in Pakistan before Twenty20 World Cup
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday confirmed that the England cricket team will play two Twenty20 internationals in October on their first tour of the country since 2005. “The England men’s side will visit Pakistan in October for two Twenty20 internationals. Both matches will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on […]
South Africa omit key trio for Sri Lanka ODI series
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will be without a number of key players for their three One-day Internationals in Sri Lanka next month, but expect their big guns to return for the Twenty20 series that follows as they build towards the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. South Africa play three ODIs in Colombo from Sept […]
West Indies to start from scratch for formidable Pakistan Test challenge
KINGSTON: West Indies and Pakistan commence their two-Test series at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday with head coach Phil Simmons concerned about the readiness of the home players for what is expected to be a formidable challenge from talented but mercurial opponents. With the vulnerability of the hosts’ batting mercilessly exploited by South Africa […]
Ex-NZ cricketer Chris Cairns on life support
MELBOURNE: Former New Zealand cricket all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support at a Canberra hospital after recently collapsing with a heart problem, New Zealand media reported on Tuesday. Cairns, 51, had undergone several operations after suffering an aortic dissection but had not responded to treatment as hoped, Newshub reported. An aortic dissection is a tear in […]
Shakib stars as Australia hit new low in T20 Internationals
DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took four wickets as Bangladesh skittled out Australia for their lowest ever Twenty20 International total of 62 to seal the series 4-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Chasing 123 for victory, the visitors crashed out in 13.4 overs with Shakib returning figures of 4-9 with his left-arm […]
Sports Council, JK Hockey Association organize hockey match
Advisor Khan reaffirms govt’s commitment of sports infra promotion in all panchayats JAMMU, AUGUST 09: As part of ongoing week long Independence day celebrations, Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council in collaboration with JK Hockey Association organised a hockey match at Green-field Ghandhinagar Jammu here today. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan, who is also […]
Curtain falls on Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with 2020 but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a Covid-emptied stadium on Sunday […]
China sweep Japan to win women’s team table tennis gold
TOKYO: China won the Olympic women’s team table tennis gold medal on Thursday after a 3-0 victory over Japan in the final, continuing the country’s undefeated streak in the event. The Chinese trio of Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, who were all competing at their first Olympics, hoisted the national flag together with […]
