Shifting PSL matches to UAE a big mistake: Khalid
LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Khalid Mahmood on Wednesday suspected the Indian lobby to be behind the hurdles that are being created by Abu Dhabi authorities in holding the remaining 20 matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL). However, at the same time he also termed the decision of shifting the league […]
Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027
LONDON: The men’s Cricket World Cup will once again become a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday. The changes were announced as the ICC, cricket’s global governing body, unveiled its global schedule of events from 2024 to 2031. Meanwhile the Champions Trophy — dubbed as the ‘mini’ […]
Sarfaraz, Zeeshan and four others set to reach Abu Dhabi today
LAHORE: Out of a total of 370 visas applied for Abu Dhabi for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL 6), seven are yet to come which include three players and four officials. It appears that now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be in a better position to announce the schedule of the remaining T20 […]
‘Tokyo Games could lead to Olympic coronavirus variant’
TOKYO: The head of a Japanese doctors’ union said on Tuesday that holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people from around the world, could lead to the emergence of an ‘Olympic’ coronavirus (Covid-19) strain. Japan has pledged to hold a ‘safe and secure’ 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after […]
Bangladesh expecting tough fight against SL, warns Tamim
DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal urged his team to give the maximum as they bid to maintain their home dominance against Sri Lanka in the One-day International series starting on Sunday. Bangladesh have totted up a strong record at home, winning all but one of their 12 matches since October 2018, though all of the […]
IOC reassures Japan that Olympics will be safe
TOKYO: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reassured an anxious Japan on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics would be safe for athletes as well as the host community, amid mounting opposition to the Games and fears it will fuel a spike in Covid-19 cases. Speaking in Tokyo alongside senior Japanese officials, IOC chief Thomas Bach said […]
Boult, Neesham arrive in Auckland after IPL’s suspension
AUCKLAND: New Zealand players including Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham were among a first group to return to the country from the Indian Premier League on Saturday after the league was abruptly suspended, New Zealand Herald reported. International cricketers who were part of the IPL started heading back home on Wednesday after the lucrative Twenty20 competition was […]
BCCI set to lose over Rs 2,000 crore
The BCCI stands to lose over Rs 2,000 crore of broadcast and sponsorship money after the IPL was suspended. “We would be losing anything from Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore for the midway postponement of this season. …something in the range of Rs 2,200 crore will be closer to accurate estimation,” a senior […]
Zimbabwe exposed Pakistan’s flaws, says Sarfraz
LAHORE: Former Test fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz said the manner of Pakistan’s Twenty20 series win over Zimbabwe exposed several weak areas in the side as the team looks ahead to the World Twenty20 in India later this year. Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1 after beating the hosts by 24 runs in the final match […]
De Villiers awaits Boucher talks on possible SA return
CHENNAI: South African batsman A.B. de Villiers said he is open to a return to international cricket at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in India and will discuss his future with national coach Mark Boucher during the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 37-year-old retired from international cricket in 2018 but said in April last year […]
