Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Australian cricket team stands by Hales after blackface photo

Hales

SYDNEY: Big Bash League club Sydney Thunder plan to stick with Alex Hales despite a photo of the English batsman with his face painted black and claims he called his pet dog ‘Kevin’ as part of a racially derogatory joke. The picture emerged last week in the wake of former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq’s revelations … Read more

PCB suspends Zeeshan Malik under anti-corruption code

PCB

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday provisionally suspended Zeeshan Malik of Northern Cricket Association under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, which means he cannot take part in any cricket-related activity pending the investigation being carried out by PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit. A spokesman of the PCB said here: “ Article 4.7.1 read as: Where … Read more