Malan, Morgan blast England to overwhelming win over New Zealand

LONDON: A whirlwind century by Dawid Malan in a record-breaking stand with Eoin Morgan saw England crush New Zealand in the fourth Twenty20 by...

Finch’s 52 powers Australia to thumping 10-wicket win over Pakistan

PERTH: Australia routed Pakistan by 10 wickets with 49 balls to spare to win the third Twenty20 international in Perth on Friday and clinch...

Two Indian cricketers arrested in growing ‘spot-fixing’ scandal

BENGALURU: Former Karnataka Ranji players CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi have been arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) final earlier this year. Gautam,...

Conflict cloud after Islamabad United appoint Misbahul Haq as coach

LAHORE: Islamabad United have sacked Dean Jones, their head coach for the past four seasons, and replaced him with former captain Misbah-ul-Haq. The signing of...

Trent Boult set for T20I return as England hope to bounce back

NAPIER: "It's been a great learning day for us," said Eoin Morgan after a chastening defeat in the third T20I at Nelson. It wasn't...

Pakistan seek better support for Babar Azam to counter red-hot Australia

PERTH: Rain in Sydney not only robbed Australia of the chance to complete a T20 series victory over Pakistan in the space of two...

West Indies dismiss Afghanistan for 194 in smog-hit Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Afghanistan hit 194 thanks to half-centuries from Rahmat Shah and IkramAlikhil in the first one-day international against West Indies in smog-hit Lucknow on Wednesday. Shah...

Pakistan may have released poisonous gas to pollute air in India, says BJP leader

-- Ye jo zehreeli hawa aa rahi hai, zehreeli gas aayi hai ho sakta hai kisi bagal ke mulk ne chhori ho jo humse ghabraya...

Hoque, Ahmed star as Bangladesh clinch thriller to draw series

LAHORE: Bangladesh fought off an almighty comeback from Pakistan to seal a thrilling one-wicket win and level the two-match ODI series at the Gaddafi...

Can disarrayed Pakistan stop Australian juggernaut?

CANBERRA: The rains in New South Wales and across the east coast of Australia this week brought so much relief to farmers in the...

Cyclone threat looms over second India-Bangladesh T20I in Rajkot

DELHI: After hazardous air-pollution levels threatened to disrupt the first T20I between India and Bangladesh in Delhi, there is the very real possibility of...

Spurs consider appeal over Son’s red card in Gomes incident

LONDON: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hinted the club may appeal against Son Heung-min's red card following the horrific injury suffered by Everton's Andre Gomes...

Nadal returns to number one in spite of Djokovic win in Paris

LONDON: Rafael Nadal's return to the world number one position for the eighth time in his career was confirmed when the ATP rankings were...

Barty tops end-of-season women’s ranking

LONDON: Ashleigh Barty of Australia tops the end of season women's tennis rankings released Monday, a day after her triumph in the WTA Finals...

Former captain Sarfaraz was sacked on PM Imran’s directives: report

Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed from his position upon orders from Prime Minister Imran Khan, Cricket Pakistan reported on Monday. According to the details, the Pakistan...

Shapovalov says ‘it doesn’t stop here’ after Djokovic defeat

PARIS: Canadian rising star Denis Shapovalov said he "wants to be beating guys" like Novak Djokovic and that "it doesn't stop here" after losing...

Nadal’s late-season injury jinx strikes again

PARIS: Rafael Nadal's vulnerability to late-season injuries resurfaced this weekend as the 19-time Grand Slam champion was forced out of the Paris Masters with...