Former cricketer Sajeed Ajmal believes that the national team’s young paces Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah should not play Test cricket together, owing to their lack of experience in the longest format. Ajmal, while speaking to Cricket Pakistan, said that Afridi and Shah were still in the initial stages of their careers and believes that the […]
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Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent corona SOPs initial details to Zimbabwe cricket for an official visit to Pakistan. “Cricket boards of both sides are finalizing their programs regarding upcoming series, which will consist of almost 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches,” a PCB official said. “PCB expects Zimbabwe cricket team visit to Pakistan […]
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The ‘Original 9’ group, whose efforts ultimately led to the creation of the WTA, headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The ‘Original 9’, who took a stand against a disparity in prize money and playing opportunities for women in professional tennis, were nominated in the Contributor […]
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ORLANDO • It was a “special moment” for Anthony Davis on Sunday night when he drained a three-pointer as time expired, to seal the Los Angeles Lakers’ 105-103 win over the Denver Nuggets for a 2-0 lead in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference Finals. But to his coach Frank Vogel, the dramatic buzzer […]
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Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting Saturday said there would be less pressure on players in the virus-hit Indian Premier League with matches being played in empty stadiums. The Twenty20 tournament begins Saturday evening in the United Arab Emirates, with holders Mumbai Indians playing the Chennai Super Kings in the opener in Abu Dhabi. Ponting, coach […]
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Primoz Roglic kept his lead in the Tour de France on Friday with just two stages remaining as Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen soloed to victory on stage 19. Sam Bennett inched further ahead in the struggle for the green jersey by beating rival Peter Sagan, who failed in two bids to leave the Irishman behind. […]
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Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as Juventus launched their bid for a 10th consecutive league title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday. Swedish debutant Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring after 13 minutes in Turin with Leonardo Bonucci adding a second on 78 minutes and Cristiano Ronaldo a […]
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Top men’s seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the Italian Open for the 10th time on Sunday with a straight-sets win over Casper Ruud. The top-seeded player in the world advanced to the clay-court competition final after winning 7-5 and 6-3. On Sunday, Djokovic, who is presently tied with Rafael Nadal at 35, […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) top brass will summon head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and Test captain Azhar Ali next week for getting round cricketing authorities and directly approaching Prime Minister Imran Khan to complain about the new domestic cricket structure, Geo Super has learned. Misbah, Azhar and Mohammad Hafeez met the prime minister on Wednesday in […]
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London: Lionel Messi was denied a potentially money-spinning move away from Barcelona this month after a contract-dispute but the Argentine maestro remains the world’s richest soccer player. According to a list compiled by Forbes, Messi’s total earnings this year are $126 million — $92 million from his salary and $34 million in endorsements. Not surprisingly Cristiano […]
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