Centurion: Kagiso Rabada turned into a batting hero as he and Marko Janssen led South Africa to a thrilling two-run win over Pakistan on day four of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday. South Africa needed 148 to win, but fell to 99 for eight against the superb bowling of Mohammad Abbas. 6 … Read more
Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas (centre) reacts as South Africa’s Marko Janssen (left) and Kagiso Rabada (right) celebrate South Africa’s match win during day four of the first Test match between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSports Park in Centurion on December 29. 2024. – AFP Bavuma remains the top scorer with 40 points followed by Markram … Read more
(From left to right) Australian Travis Head, Pakistani Babar Azam, and Indian Arshdeep Singh. – Reuters/AFP/File LAHORE: Pakistan star Babar Azam has been named among the nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award. Babar, who is currently the highest-ranked one-day international (ODI) player and sits sixth in the … Read more
Picture of Indian and Pakistani cricket team players. – AFP/File There will be two places in the 2025 Champions Trophy to be hosted by Pakistan, with India playing all its matches in the UAE, a move that suggests the tournament should eventually be settled as per Prime Minister Modi’s requirements. He rules the country, according … Read more
An undated photo of the PSB building in Karachi. – PSB location/file KARACHI: Pakistan Sports Administration is bracing for a potential crisis in light of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) measures aimed at tightening oversight over National Sports Federations (NSFs). The reforms, brought forward through three major notifications, available on the PSB website, are likely to … Read more
Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas pleads with the umpire for a pound from Tony De Zuri on day three of the first Test against South Africa on December 28, 2024. — AFP Centurion: Marko Janssen’s Pakistan made a comeback against South Africa as their pacers dismissed three consecutive Proteas batsmen before stumps on day three of the … Read more
Left-handed Pakistan opener Saim Ayub celebrates after scoring a century in the third One-Day International (ODI) in Johannesburg, December 28, 2024. – AFP Pakistan star Saim Ayub, who helped the Green Shirts to a historic whitewash in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa, is among four nominees for the 2024 Emerging Cricketer … Read more
(From left to right) This group of photos shows Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, Al-Nasr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, and Manchester City’s Rodri. – Reuters/File Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday that it was “unjust” for Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior to miss this year’s award. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s comments come months after Manchester … Read more
A group of photos showing Al-Nasr star Cristiano Ronaldo (right) and his son Ronaldo Junior — Screengrab/Instagram/@cristiano Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo unleashed his silly side recently when he challenged his son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., to take a dip in a cold swimming pool after showing off his fitness by performing the move himself. The … Read more
Wild Thing avoids Alive after the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Sydney, Australia on December 26, 2024. — Reuters Two sailors were killed in separate accidents in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the first loss of life in the prestigious ocean race since 1998, organizers and local authorities said on Friday. … Read more