Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif poses with trophies after defeating Sri Lanka’s Thaha Ershath in the final of the third SAARC snooker tournament on January 10, 2025. — Correspondent Pakistani world amateur snooker champion Muhammad Asif produced a flawless performance to win the title at the 3rd SAARC Snooker Championship in Colombo on Friday. He defeated Sri … Read more
(From left) Inzamam ul Haq, Saeed Anwar, Misbah ul Haq, and Mushtaq Muhammad. – PCB LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the names of nominees for the prestigious PCB Hall of Fame 2024, which includes four legendary cricketers. Former greats Inzamam-ul-Haq, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Muhammad and Saeed Anwar have been named in the … Read more
Novak Djokovic in action. – AFP/File Novak Djokovic was “poisoned” by food he ate while detained during his 2022 Australian Open visa saga, the former world number one told GQ magazine in an interview published on Thursday. The 24-time Grand Slam winner’s visa was canceled before the tournament after days of drama over Australia’s COVID-19 … Read more
Director of International Cricket at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Usman Wahla with the ICC delegate. – PCB/screenshot A delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) visited the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Thursday to review the ongoing preparations for the much-awaited 2025 Champions Trophy. The six-member delegation, which included key ICC officials, broadcasters and … Read more
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (right) celebrates eliminating Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi (left) during the semi-final of the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup in Tarouba on June 26, 2024. — AFP Cape Town: South Africa’s Sports Minister, Gayton McKenzie, said he supports calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Cup football tournament in Pakistan, adding … Read more
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub (right) and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood match in London, UK. – Screenshot via PCB KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will wait for medical reports from doctors in London before taking a decision on including top-order pacer Saim Ayyub in the provisional Pakistan squad for next month’s Cricket Champions Trophy. Ayoub, … Read more
Bengaluru, India: Tottenham Hotspur coach Ange Postecoglou says his side are struggling to the point where even in-form Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah will not make a good impression as part of the team. Tottenham, who will face the Premier League leaders in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals later on Wednesday, fell to … Read more
Listen to the material Last week in Test cricket was an action-packed one, as three important series concluded: India versus Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, South Africa versus Pakistan, and Zimbabwe’s clash with Afghanistan. This series not only produced exciting cricket but also led to fundamental changes in the ICC player rankings. In the second … Read more
The UFC is set to return to Seattle for the first time in over a decade with an action-packed event at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The main event will see former two-division champion Henry Cejudo take on Song Yadong in a highly anticipated bantamweight bout. Cejudo (16-4), an Olympic gold medalist … Read more
Members of the England and Afghanistan teams grab attention during the T20I match. – Reuters A group of British lawmakers have urged England to boycott their European Champions Cup match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country’s cricket board needs to take a stand against the Taliban’s “crackdown” on women. Since the Taliban returned to … Read more