India’s captain Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a double-century during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on September 30, 2026. — AFP Captain Shubman Gill hit an unbeaten 223 as India recorded the second-highest ODI chase of all time on Wednesday to…
LONDON: La Liga president Javier Tebas has warned that footballers have a “breaking point” as he highlighted the injury risks of an increasingly packed global calendar. The Spaniard told a performance and health summit in London, co-hosted by global players’ union FIFPRO, it is vital that governing bodies such as FIFA and UEFA take firm…
Spectators swarm Pakistan star for selfies after his 21-run exit in first-class match ISLAMABAD: Security arrangements at a domestic first-class cricket match in Islamabad came under scrutiny on Wednesday after spectators entered the playing area and surrounded Pakistan star batsman Babar Azam following his dismissal. The incident occurred during the President’s Trophy Grade-I match between…
Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan. — iMRizwanPak/file ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Authority (NCCIA) has summoned wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan again on October 2 as part of an investigation into alleged dressing-room leaks during the England series. According to the second notice, a copy of which is available to Geo News, the NCCIA requested Rizwan’s…
Inaugural 2027 season to feature around eight franchises, foreign players as PHF looks to revive national sport Pakistan is set to take a major step towards revival and transformation of its national game with the formal launch of the Pakistan Hockey League (PHL) in Islamabad on October 14, 2026.PHL is the latest initiative from Pakistan…
PCB shelves proposed Test and triangular series as board prioritises 50-over preparations for 2027 showpiece KARACHI: Pakistan will host Ireland for a one-day international series early next year after shelving plans for a more extensive programme that also included a one-off Test and a triangular ODI series featuring Zimbabwe, The Express Tribune has learnt. According…
Pakistan’s Noor Zaman (left) and Mohammad Ashab Irfan pose with their Asian Games medals at the podium after their third-place playoff of the men’s squash competition at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena in Nagoya on September 27, 2026. — Reporter Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Games men’s team squash competition on Wednesday…
Former midwife channels her delivery-room expertise into Japan’s Asian Video games marketing campaign NAGOYA: The transition from a busy hospital to the worldwide court docket might shock others, however Japan’s padel pioneer Kotomi Ozawa finds a placing resemblance between the strain of elite sport and her earlier profession – as a midwife. As padel makes…
DUBLIN: Eire have but to determine how they’ll method their second Nations League match towards Israel on Sunday, coach Heimir Hallgrimsson mentioned in feedback reported by Irish media on Tuesday. The remarks emerged two days after Eire beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary following a turbulent build-up wherein the squad voted to fulfil the fixture regardless…
MANCHESTER: Manchester Metropolis face extreme sanctions after being discovered responsible of great breaches of the Premier League’s monetary guidelines over a nine-season interval. Abu Dhabi-backed Metropolis have been discovered to have organized “sham” contracts with a variety of business companions to artificially inflate the membership’s revenues and scale back prices by greater than £900 million…
