Broad defends his right to reply to Vaughan blast
Leeds, United Kingdom: Stuart Broad”s war of words with Michael Vaughan continued Sunday as he insisted he had the right to hit back at criticism from the former England captain. Vaughan made waves before the ongoing second Test against Pakistan at Headingley by suggesting that either Broad or James Anderson, England”s two all-time leading Test […]
Mohamed Salah’s absence playing on Egypt’s mind, says coach
CAIRO: Mohamed Salah`s absence is affecting Egypt`s World Cup preparations, coach Hector Cuper said after the team played out a goalless draw with Colombia at the start of the weekend. “We are working to cover the absence of Salah. The players responded perfectly to our instructions, but Salah`s absence affects any team negatively,” Cuper said […]
Women’s Asia Cup: Nahida, spinners dominate as Pakistan beat Thailand
Kuala Lumpur: A brilliant spin show by Pakistan, complemented by dominant batting by Nahida Khan, led Pakistan to an eight-wicket win against Thailand on the opening day of the 2018 ACC Women’s Asia Cup T20 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four combined wickets between the spin trio of Sana Mir, Nashra Sandhu and Nida Dar restricted […]
Neymar to return from injury against Croatia
London: Neymar will make his first appearance for over three months on Sunday as Brazil boss Tite confirmed the Paris Saint-Germain striker will play in the second half of his country´s friendly against Croatia. Neymar suffered a fractured foot while playing for PSG against Marseille in Ligue 1 on February 25. The 26-year-old had surgery […]
Asif & Ashish’s bowling lead Sheikhpora to victory over Batapora
RAMAZAN KNOCKOUT CRICKET TOURNAMENT BUDGAM
Budgam, June 02: Sheikhpora defeated Batapora by 33 runs in the ongoing 15-over Ramazan tournament here at Kakinmaran on Saturday. It was a brilliant performance by Sheikhpora from batting as well as bowling. First, they posted 165-7 and then defended the target easily. In reply, Irshad Ahmad’s fiery 40 run knock of just 14 could […]
Afghanistan will understand rigors of Test cricket on June 14: Phil Simmons
Dehradun: Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons says no amount of training can make his players fully ready for their inaugural Test against India and they will find out how tough five-day cricket is only after taking the field in Bengaluru on June 14. It is not the best preparation for the Afghans ahead of the historic […]
IPL betting case: Arbaaz confesses to placing bets earlier, claims cops
Thane (Maha), Jun 2 : Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan has told police that he has been betting on cricket matches for the past five to six years, a police official claimed today. The actor, however, claimed that he had not placed bets on any match of the 2018 season of the Indian Premier […]
Khachanov downs Pouille to set up Zverev last-16 clash
PARIS: Hard-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov knocked out France’s number one player Lucas Pouille 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in the French Open third round after the rain-hit match resumed on Saturday. Khachanov, who will be in the last 16 for the second year in a row, always had 15th seed Pouille on the back foot and now […]
Karthik to replace injured Saha for Afghanistan Test
NEW DELHI: Wriddhiman Saha will miss the historic one-off Afghanistan Test after failing to recover from a thumb injury he sustained during the second qualifier of Indian Premier League 2018. BCCI has named Dinesh Karthik as his replacement who last played a Test for India back in 2010. In a statement on Saturday, BCCI confirmed […]
Sarfraz backs decision of batting first at Leeds
LEEDS: Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s decision to bat first has been met with criticism after the team only scored 174 in the first innings of the second Test match against England. In an interview on Geo News programme Score, Sarfraz said he chose to bat first after considering the pitch and conditions at Leeds. “The […]
