The Pakistan cricket team left Lahore on Monday for New Zealand ahead of a series between both countries starting on December 18. The men’s cricket squad from New Zealand will travel to Islamabad on April 14 and play in five Twenty20 Internationals. On April 18, 20, and 21, three matches will be held at Rawalpindi’s […]
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A dream final line-up of Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars, a wish of millions of HBL Pakistan Super League fans since its inception, is now true as the two rivals play for the coveted and prestigious trophy at the National Stadium in what should be an epic final on Tuesday night. After an eight-month Covid-19-enforced […]
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Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans by 25 runs in the last playoff match of the season to reach the final of the fifth edition of the (PSL) Pakistan Super League on Sunday evening. Congratulation to the Lahore Qalandars and my sympathies to the Multan Sultans, who lost a hard-fought, nail-biting match that was decided on […]
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Argentina had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier at La Bombonera on Thursday, and Lionel Messi had what might have been a winning goal disallowed in the second half. A Nicolas Gonzalez goal brought Argentina back level after Angel Romero’s penalty put Paraguay in front at the […]
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Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for a torn knee ligament which she suffered at the start of the week on the WTA tour. Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki revealed on Wednesday that she underwent surgery to fix a ruptured knee ligament she had earlier this week while participating on […]
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RAWALPINDI: Leg-spinner Usman Qadir wreaked havoc against the hapless Zimbabwe batsmen with a four-wicket haul before Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of their Twenty20 International series here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The final match of Zimbabwe’s limited-overs tour — which included a three-match One-day International won 2-1 by Pakistan — proved to […]
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Pakistan proved too strong for a sloppy Zimbabwe as they won the second Twenty20 international by eight wickets in Rawalpindi on Sunday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Riding on half centuries from skipper Babar Azam (51) and 20-year-old Haider Ali (66 not out), Pakistan made short work of a modest 135-run […]
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South Africa’s Faf du Plessis will make his HBL Pakistan Super League debut as he was one of the 21 foreign stars to confirm his participation in the remaining four matches of Pakistan’s marquee event, which will be played in Karachi on 14, 15 and 17 November. Du Plessis has played 255 international matches for […]
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Pakistan team’s vice-captain Shadab Khan has been ruled out from the first Zimbabwe One Day International to be played at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. The News said on Wednesday that all-round player Shadan Khan is still not fully ready to play in the first ODI against Zimbabwe on October 30 and that a decision […]
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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off Juventus’ team for Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Barcelona in Turin, two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. The 35-year-old, the top scorer in the history of the competition with 130 goals, needed to test negative 24 hours before the game against his great rival Lionel Messi’s […]
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