Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry have exchanged thoughts on launching a new channel dedicated to cricket. The news broke during a meeting between the two at the Federal Government of Information and Broadcasting, according to a statement released by the ministry. Chairman PCB @iramizraja … Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) government officials urged England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to go ahead with the Pakistan tour as planned, according to reports by The Times. According to a published report, the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, is also angry with the ECB’s decision to abandon the Pakistan tour. The ministers … Read more
METZ: Former tennis world No 1 Andy Murray came back from a set down and under pressure at 3-3 in the second set to beat sixth-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the first round of the Moselle Open in Metz on Tuesday. The Scot, 34, won seven straight games en route to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 … Read more
The British High Commission in Islamabad did not advise against England’s tour to Pakistan, British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner. “This was a decision made by the ECB, which is independent of the British government, based on concerns for player welfare,” Turner said in a video message a day after England had abandoned their … Read more
The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) knows the impact of the last-minute withdrawal from the Pakistan tour. It has impacted Pakistan Cricket and its fans, who were eager to see international cricket return to the country. Black Caps, in its latest tweet, shared a video showing the New Zealand squad getting off the plane in Aukland … Read more
The Afghan Taliban have sacked Hamid Shinwari, the Executive Director of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and has been replaced with a member of the Haqqani network, say reports. Shinwari put up a post on Facebook Monday in which he said he had been asked by Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban, that … Read more
Cricket Australia has said that it is monitoring the situation regarding its tour to Pakistan scheduled for early next year. Australia is scheduled for a tour to Pakistan for full series in February, March next year. If the tour goes as scheduled, this would be the first time by Australia since 1998 to Pakistan. However, … Read more
Pakistan has been “used and binned” by the “Western Bloc”, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said, adding that Australia will cancel the tour just like New Zealand and England. On Monday, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called off the men’s and women’s team tour citing the reason that the mental and … Read more
LAHORE: The week-long training camp of Punjab’s Under-17 Boys and Under-16 Girls athletics teams continued on the second day at Punjab Stadium here on Monday. It is pertinent to mention here that week-long training camp of Punjab’s Under-17 Boys and Under-16 Girls athletics teams is being conducted for the preparation of upcoming Inter-Provincial Athletics Youth … Read more
Huawei officially teased the long-awaited Nova 9 series. The next-gen lineup featuring Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro will be relating on September 23. As the launch is nearing, some of the specs and designs of the phones have been leaked. Hands-on photos published by the Chinese source ITHome show that the Nova 9 Pro … Read more
iPhone 13 series was launched on September 14 and not long after Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kou’s lastest research notes reveal about the new generation of Apple iPhones. According to the notes, the new iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will have a complete design overhaul in which the notch will be replaced by a punch-hole … Read more
Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said on Monday that the cancellation of the tour to Pakistan by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was a ‘writing on the wall’. “They are all colluders. It was expected that if New Zealand decides to call tour off, England will follow suit,” the fast bowler told the media, … Read more
LAHORE: It will be Babar Azam versus Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan versus Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan versus Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman versus Shahnawaz Dahani and Hasan Ali versus Imam-ul-Haq after the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the schedule and squads for the National T20 2021-22, which will be held from 23 September and 13 October. … Read more
Lionel Messi played his debut match for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Sunday night. He produced a solid performance during the first half of the match against Lyon at the Parc des Princes. However, Messi, who joined PSG after leaving Spanish giants Barcelona, was subbed off by PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino just 14 minutes before the end. … Read more
DUBAI: Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a crushing nine-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday hours after he announced to step down as captain at the end of this Indian Premier League. It remained an unforgettable evening for Kohli who fell for five in his 200th IPL match and Bangalore were skittled out for 92 with Kolkata … Read more
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has “unsettled” his Royal Challengers Bangalore team by announcing that he will stand down as captain at the end of the Indian Premier League season, former top players said. Kohli made public just hours before Bangalore’s first game in the resumed IPL on Monday that he will be handing over the team leadership. … Read more
New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns Monday said he was “facing possibly the greatest challenge” of his life after being left paralysed following a stroke during a heart operation. The 51-year-old, one of the world’s top all-rounders in the early 2000s, underwent life-saving surgery last month when a tear developed in the lining of a … Read more
The impact of New Zealand‘s decision to cancel the Pakistan tour will be short-lived, according to captain Kane Williamson, who described the abrupt cancellation as a “real shame.” In an interview with Sportstar, the skipper said: “I don’t know much about the details. Everything happened suddenly.” “I don’t know the details [of pullout]. It was … Read more
