Golf piece of cake, cricket develops character, says PM Imran
NEW YORK: Prime minister Imran Khan on Monday took a jibe at golf players, saying it is a piece of cake whereas cricket develops a person’s character. He said this while addressing a…
NEW YORK: Prime minister Imran Khan on Monday took a jibe at golf players, saying it is a piece of cake whereas cricket develops a person’s character. He said this while addressing a…
CHESTER-LE-STREET: Pop idol Rihanna lent glitz and glamour to the World Cup on Monday as she turned up in Chester-le-Street to watch the struggling West Indies take on Sri Lanka. “Look who…
Pakistan left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz believes Men in Green are a better side than the Proteas. While talking to media at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, Riaz called on Pakistan’s World Cup strugglers…
Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday claimed India are superior to his former team because Virat Kohli’s men intimidate their arch rivals. Sarfaraz Ahmed’s side were no match India, who cruised to…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday in a series of tweets, advised Pakistan team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat first against India [if the team wins the toss] and play fearlessly…
MANCHESTER: Sunday’s World Cup match against arch-rivals India is a gilt-edged opportunity for every Pakistani player to etch his name into cricketing folklore, coach Mickey Arthur said. The soldout clash will be…
Yuvraj Singh, a winner of two World Cup titles who overcame cancer and a drop in form to fight his way back into India’s national side, announced Monday that he is retiring…
TAUNTON: New Zealand should face a less ‘daunting’ task against Afghanistan in their third match of the World Cup in Taunton on Saturday, according to former captain Daniel Vettori. After their first…
No clear favourite has emerged to win the World Cup this year because the first few games have shown that all 10 teams are capable of beating each other at the tournament,…
Nathan Coulter-Nile’s record-breaking innings laid the platform for Australia’s 15-run victory over the West Indies on Thursday as the World Cup holders bounced back from a top-order collapse to make it two…
Jason Holder’s West Indies are reviving memories of their World Cup glory days with a pace attack that has the ability to strike fear into opposition batsmen. The two-time champions opened their…
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board will announce the National squad for the International Cricket Council World Cup 2019 on Thursday. According to Radio Pakistan, England Cricket Board has also announced their squad for…
Bangladesh have named pace bowler Abu Jayed as part of their 15 for the World Cup. Jayed, who is yet to debut in ODIs, had impressed with his swing bowling during the Tests in…
Grant Flower, the Pakistan batting coach, said that he is happy with the improvement in the team’s batsmen, despite a 5-0 defeat against Australia ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup…
Afghanistan has named a new captain to lead the cricket team into the forthcoming World Cup — a move that has not gone down well with some of the players. The Afghanistan…
COLOMBO: Cricket´s world body on Thursday charged suspended former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilhara Lokuhettige over three new match corruption accusations. The 38-year-old Lokuhettige is the third Sri Lankan to be charged…