Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (left) and former cricketer Ramiz Raja. — AFP/ICC/File Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has raised concerns about Shaheen Afridi’s recent struggles, saying the left-arm pacer’s difficulties may not be entirely related to his recovery from a knee injury. During a recent appearance on an international podcast alongside former England greats…
Inexperienced-shirts overturn 2-0 deficit to beat world quantity six 3-2 in Beneath-17 world occasion Pakistan produced some of the memorable comebacks of their youth volleyball historical past on Tuesday, overcoming a two-set deficit to defeat Egypt 3-2 and e-book a spot within the quarter-finals of the FIVB Boys’ Beneath-17 World Championship 2026. The Inexperienced-shirts, ranked…
India’s Prasidh Krishna (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis during the third day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on August 25, 2026. Photo: AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Tuesday were fighting hard to avoid follow-on when rain brought an early end…
Babar Azam returned to captaincy for the third time. Photo: AFP Pakistan face a daunting task to revive their three-match Test series against England when the second match begins at Lord’s on Thursday, with the visitors under pressure to produce a vastly improved performance. Pakistan were beaten by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley,…
The spinner has breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct in the second Test Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has become the third player to be sanctioned for an incident during the second ICC World Test Championship contest against India after he was hit with an official reprimand following his dismissal in his…
LONDON: Joe Root expressed his frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan. Carse has been referred to the Cricket Regulator after videos on social media appeared to show the fast bowler being led away by…
England’s Josh Tongue (R) and Pakistan’s Muhammad Abbas (L) have a chat on day three of the first Test at Headingley on August 21, 2026. Photo: AFP Pakistan bowling coach Umar Gul said the team were ready to bounce back from their defeat at Headingley as they prepare for the second Test against England at…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam bats during their training session at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on February 6, 2026. — X/TheRealPCB Pakistan captain Babar Azam could return for the second test against England at Lord’s after coming through a positive training session as he continues his recovery from a finger injury, bowling coach Umar Gul…
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Tuesday he is “very happy” with his squad, which he considers complete despite missing out on midfielder Rodri, later signed by rivals Barcelona. Los Blancos revamped their squad this summer, signing six players including record arrival Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella. However Madrid’s approach for Rodri…
BUDAPEST: Tokyo Olympics champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will renew his fierce 1,500m rivalry with Briton Josh Kerr at World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship next month after both athletes received exceptional invitations for the meet. The pair have met multiple times over 1,500m, with Norway’s Ingebrigtsen holding a significant head-to-head advantage over Kerr, though they have not…
