Dhananjaya De Silva will lead a 16-player unit for the opening Test in Galle. Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the first Test of their ICC World Test Championship series against India, with Dhananjaya de Silva leading the side and Kamindu Mendis appointed his deputy. The opening Test will be played in Galle…
Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique (left) celebrates with captain Babar Azam after scoring a half-century on day two of the second Test against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on August 3, 2026. — AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam, opening batter Abdullah Shafique and several bowlers made notable gains in the latest…
Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem (right) trains with coach Salman Butt at Punjab Stadium in Lahore on August 12, 2026. — Reporter Pakistan’s star javelin thrower and Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem decided to miss the Lausanne Diamond League as he will go to South Africa for a training stint. Nadeem is currently undergoing intensive…
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European males’s 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday. Jacobs, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, had been favorite going into the race, however had a horrible begin, handing Glave a bonus he by no means ceded. The Italian all of the sudden slowed to…
Individual performances in Dambulla bring notable ranking gains for players from both sides Pakistan’s consolation victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I has helped several of their players move up the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings. Spinner Nashra Sundhu was the biggest mover for Pakistan, climbing one place to eighth in…
BIRMINGHAM: Jakob Ingebrigtsen consolidated his place as essentially the most profitable male athlete in European historical past on Monday when he gained the 5,000m in Birmingham for his seventh particular person continental gold. The 25-year-old Norwegian timed 13min 15.29sec for victory forward of Germany’s Florian Bremm in 13:15.60. France’s Etienne Daguinos took bronze (13:16.09). “I…
Iga Swiatek cruised into the Toronto Masters semi-finals on Monday. Photo: AFP TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the Toronto Masters semi-finals on Monday to set up a clash with Elina Svitolina who fought back from a set down to reach the last four. Poland’s Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, took…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s senior hockey team will play a four-match series in South Korea, while Pakistan Whites are set to participate in a bilateral series in Russia, the Pakistan Hockey Federation said. The senior team will face South Korea in four international matches during its tour, providing another opportunity for the side to gain competitive experience…
A football pitch amid the rubble in Gaza City. Photo: AFP GAZA: The Palestinian football association announced on Monday that it would resume activity in September after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war. “We announce the resumption of sports activities and the football association’s league beginning September 4,” association president Jibril Rajoub…
Left-handed batsman hits 20th List A century to anchor five-wicket win on opening day A masterclass from left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman illuminated the opening day of the National Champions Cup 2026-2027 as PCB Greens successfully tracked down a 277-run target to defeat PCB Whites by five wickets at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Fakhar’s…
