England seek consolation win; Sri Lanka to fine-tune for Saturday’s final against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against England in the sixth match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. This is the fourth time that Sri Lanka won the toss in the series. The contrasting fortunes…
The 34-year-old was sent off following an altercation with Bahia midfielder Rodrigo Nestor Santos’ Neymar applauds to fans after the match. Photo: AFP LONDON: Santos captain Neymar has been handed a two-match suspension for covering his mouth while arguing with an opponent during Saturday’s 1-1 Brazilian ‌Serie A draw with Bahia, Brazil’s Superior Court of…
Chelsea’s Kadeisha Buchanan celebrates scoring their side’s second goal of the game during a Women’s Champions League soccer match. Photo: AFP PARIS: Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season’s Women’s Champions League on Wednesday to join Arsenal and Lyon at the top of the…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s batting coach Michael Smith has said that Pakistan must put their disappointing defeat behind them and focus on preparing for Saturday’s ODI tri-series final against Sri Lanka. He urged his charges to rediscover the collective performance that helped them become the first side to qualify for the final. Smith acknowledged that Pakistan had…
Pakistan hosts tri-nation series teams at Lahore Fort; PCB chief welcomes cricketers to a royal reception The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi hosted players, match officials and team management from Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka at a special reception at Lahore Fort, offering the visiting cricket delegations a taste of the city’s Mughal…
Tuba Hassan-led Champions began the PCB Women’s Super-3 T20 Tournament with a five-wicket win over Incredibles at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Wednesday. On Thursday, Champions will take the field again against Warriors at the same venue with the first ball scheduled at 10pm PKT. Incredibles opted to bat first and posted 137-8 in the…
Opener Shadman Islam brings up a half-century against West Indies during the opening day of the first Test. Photo: BCB Shadman Islam struck a brilliant 99 not out as Bangladesh reached 213-3 against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test, with bad light bringing an early end to play at Dhaka…
MIT Solutions put themselves in a good position thanks to Abuzar Tariq’s solid 85 against State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the second day of their President’s Trophy Grade-1 match at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground on Wednesday. MIT Solutions, who were dismissed for just 112 in their first innings responded strongly in their second innings as…
Pakistan’s National Beach Volleyball Championship for men and women opened at Manora Beach in Karachi on Wednesday with departmental and regional teams battling for early victories in the national competition. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Police, Airport Security Force (ASF), WAPDA, PAF and Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) won their opening matches in the men’s event, while Navy, POF,…
Pakistan’s junior hockey team on Wednesday defeated China’s Guangdong 5-2 in the six-match friendly Test series at the International Hockey Stadium in Gojra. The match, played at the Olympic Village, was organised as part of efforts to promote Pakistan-China friendship and to strengthen sporting ties between the two countries. Pakistan made an impressive start and…
