Amir’s World Cup hopes fade with bout of suspected chickenpox
LONDON: Fast bowler Mohammad Amir’s hopes to play the World Cup for Pakistan appeared to have all but faded when it emerged on Monday that he had come down with a bout of suspected chickenpox. The 27-year-old missed Pakistan’s second ODI against England at Southampton on Saturday after team officials said he had come down […]
Amir is necessary for the World Cup: Mudassar Nazar
LAHORE: Former Test cricketer and academy director at the Pakistan Cricketer Board (PCB) Mudassar Nazar has stressed the importance of Mohammad Amir in the ICC Cricket World Cup. “The main bowler who we have been depending on the last few years, Mohammad Amir has a question mark. It is necessary for him to be fit […]
John Campbell-Shai Hope break Sachin Tendulkar-Rahul Dravid’s record for second-highest ODI partnership
Dublin: West Indies openers Shai Hope and John Campbell broke Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid’s 331-run stand to form the second-highest partnership in ODIs against Ireland on Sunday. The two openers stitched a 365-run stand for the opening wicket before both the batsmen were dismissed in the 47th over. The partnership of 365 is the […]
DGP grants Special reward to 6 wards of Police personnel
Jammu, April 22: Recognizing the academic achievements of police wards, Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh sanctioned special reward of Rupees Sixty thousand in favour of wards of serving Police personnel who have qualified different competitive examinations out of Central Police Welfare Fund Rupees ten thousand each have been granted vide PHQ order No. 1641in […]
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mark Boucher elected as MCC Honorary Life Members
London: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher have been elected as the Honorary Life Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in cricket. The announcement was made on Friday. Former Pakistan batsman Inzamam played 119 Test matches. He captained the side from 2001-07 and scored 8,829 runs at an average of 50.16, […]
BJP releases manifesto; says committed to abrogate Article 35A, 370
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that the party was committed to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian constitution, granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The rightwing BJP, which released its election manifesto at New Delhi headquarters, said that the party reiterates its position since the time of Jan […]
Pakistan-India World Cup match to take place as scheduled: ICC
Dubai: International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday that there is no threat to the India-Pakistan World Cup match scheduled to take place in a group game in Manchester on June 16, reported Indian media. The chief executive officer (CEO) Dave Richardson said: “for ICC events, all teams have signed a members’ participation agreement, which […]
Quetta ease past Peshawar to claim maiden HBL PSL title
Karachi: Quetta Gladiators won their fourth and most important match against Peshawar Zalmi this season, sealing their maiden HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) title. Gladiators stormed past Zalmi with relative ease courtesy an unbeaten innings of 58 not out off 51 balls from Ahmed Shehzad. Zalmi needed early wickets after posting a modest total on […]
Clash of the titans: Gladiators, Zalmi meet in PSL final
LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators and one-time champion Peshawar Zalmi will square-off in the final of the Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium Karachi on Sunday with both captains promising to fight till the last ball. The match will start at 7 pm PST. Led by Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, Quetta have finished runner-up in 2016 […]
World leaders condemn Christchurch mosque shootings
New Delhi, Mar 15: Global leaders on Friday expressed solidarity and condemned the deadly mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand in which 49 people were killed and 40 others were injured. While some demanded strict action against the perpetrators, others held the rising “Islamophobia” as the reason behind the attacks. Prime Minister Narendra […]
