Tag: Champions trophy

Real Madrid crash out of Champions League after Ajax thumping

The reign of Real Madrid in Europe is over and their season could well be too after they were stunned by a 4-1 defeat...

How the Asia Cup debacle burst Pakistan’s ODI bubble

LAHORE: Surprise knockouts and early tournament exits can happen to the best of sides. This on its own should never be used to conjure...

PHF has cleared pending dues of players, says president

LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday said that it has cleared the pending dues of players and team management. PHF President Brig (r) Khalid...

Pakistan to face India in Hockey Champions Trophy opener today

NETHERLANDS: Pakistan will face arch-rivals India in Hockey Champions Trophy on Saturday in Breda, Netherlands. India has never won Champions Trophy title and will be looking to...

Pakistan CT17 win: Better than 92 even?

There were two kinds of Eids being celebrated on Monday. The first, of course, was the third day of Eid ul Fitr celebrated across...

On this day in CT17: Imad Wasim got de Villiers out...

On this day in Champions Trophy 2017, Pakistan beat South Africa in all important match, while Pakistani all-rounder Imad Wasim did something very special...

Relentless Ronaldo can break more Champions League records in final

KIEV: Cristiano Ronaldo responded to his worst run of domestic form at Real Madrid with a record-smashing scoring streak in the Champions League and...

Hockey team’s training camp for Champions Trophy to be held in...

The training camp of Pakistan's national hockey team for Champions Trophy will be held in Karachi. National team's goalkeeper Imran Butt tweeted on Sunday, "Off to...

Pink balls can beat Championship bad light: Malan

LONDON: Middlesex captain Dawid Malan wants the ECB to experiment with a pink ball in the County Championship to prevent more early season washouts. As per Cricinfo,...

Back-to-back World T20s to replace Champions Trophy

PARIS: Say goodbye to the Champions Trophy again and get ready for back-to-back editions of the World Twenty20 instead. The future of the Champions...

Wrong replay puts broadcasters in focus again

NEW DEHLI: It might not have had much of a bearing on the result of the match, but the third umpire might have looked...

Pakistan should use T20 successes to revamp the ODI side

Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand was a tale of two halves – more accurately a six-match losing streak punctuated by an ODI series whitewash...

Side strain rules Woakes out of Champions Trophy

A recurrence of the side strain that ruled Chris Woakes out of the Champions Trophy has left England with a weakened side going into the final...

Pakistan’s limited-overs cricket rebounds with CT, PSL and No 1 T20...

The year 2017 was historic for Pakistan, both on and off the pitch, as Pakistan won the second most illustrious ODI tournament in the...

Pakistan Cricket in 2017: ‘One minute down, next minute up’

The eyes showed disbelief, the brain did not know how to react, the heart pounded hard before it sank; Azhar Ali had dropped India’s...

Pakistan Champions Trophy win in the running for ICC moment of...

DUBAI: Pakistan had a great cricket year, the highlight of which was the team’s memorable win against India in the final of the ICC...

Pakistan Post honour team’s Champions Trophy win with commemorative stamp

In the honour of Pakistan’s extraordinary victory in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in June, Pakistan Post on Wednesday issued commemorative postage stamps and...