Durbal defeats Patwaw by 7 wickets
Budgam: Durbal on Friday thrashed Patwaw by seven wickets in the ongoing knockout cricket tournament being played here at Kakinmaran. Chasing the low target of 72 runs, Durbal easily achieved it in 10th over by losing only three wickets. Firdous remained unbeaten on 42 of 28 balls. Earlier, after winning the toss Durbal asked Patwaw […]
PCB serves show-cause notice to Hafeez over ‘ill-conceived’ remarks
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Muhammad Hafeez after the all-rounder called into question the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) process for reporting suspect bowling actions. Hafeez, who was suspended from bowling in international cricket for the third time last year and was finally cleared to bowl, had raised […]
Svitolina wobbles but beats Kerber in Rome
ROME: Fourth seed Elina Svitolina dropped serve in the first set but steadied to beat former number one Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 in the Italian Open on Friday quarterfinal. The Ukrainian dropped serve in the sixth game of the opening set but then broke her opponent twice to win the first set on the way […]
Test discard Moeen says IPL stint will make him better ODI player
Bengaluru, May 18 : Axed from the England squad for the Tests against Pakistan, all-rounder Moeen Ali says his IPL stint will make him a better one-day player and improve his game. “I have really worked on my game and I feel going further in the future for RCB and for England, hopefully it will […]
Pakistan mulling over replacing injured Amir
London: Pakistan are wary about Mohammad Amir’s fitness issues after the left-arm pacer went off injured in the only Test against Ireland in Dublin. The selection committee is not keen to risk the fast-bowler in case he is not fully fit and is consequently pondering over options to replace him if required. According to Express.pk, […]
I stuck to my plans, says Bumrah
Mumbai, May 17 : Having a clear plan for in-form batsmen like Lokesh Rahul and just focusing on executing it did the trick, said Mumbai Indians seamer Jasprit Bumrah after he helped his side beat Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match here. Bumrah snapped up three crucial wickets as defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their […]
State Football Academy opens at Kargil
KARGIL MAY 17, 2018:– The State Football Academy (SFA) Kargil unit was formally kick started at a function organized at Auditorium Hall here on Wednesday. The opening of the unit in the district will provide much needed professional training to the local players under the guidance of professional coaches besides raising infrastructure in the form […]
Hockey: India women beat Malaysia
DONGHAE CITY: Defending champions India on Thursday breezed into the summit clash of the women’s Asian Champions Trophy after edging past Malaysia 3-2, their third consecutive victory. ALSO READ: India beat China 3-1 in women’s Asian Champions Trophy India, who beat Japan 4-1 and China 3-1 in their previous matches, qualified for the final with […]
Abbas jumps eight spots in Test bowler’s rankings
Dubai: Pakistan right-arm pacer Mohammad Abbas has reached his career-best ranking after an impressive performance in the five-wicket win over Ireland in Dublin. Abbas finished the match with figures of 9-100 and has jumped eight spots to move to a career-best 29th position. His new-ball partner Mohammad Amir has also moved up the ladder to […]
Yuki out of Busan Open
New Delhi, May 17 : Top Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri was today knocked out of the Busan Open by China’s Ze Zhang while a gritty N Sriram Balaji fought tooth and nail before losing a tight second round to second seed Attila Balazs at Samarkand Challenger. Second seed Yuki, playing his first tournament after […]
