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ASIA CUP BUILDUP Fazalhaq Farooqi broke the back of Pakistan’s chase by removing the openers. © Getty Ibrahim Zadran (65) and Sediqullah Atal (64) starred in Sharjah as Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 18 runs to go level on points with their neighbours in the tri-series in the UAE. A complete bowling performance also saw four Afghan bowlers pick up a brace to stifle their opponents in the chase. For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf was their standout performer with 4 for 27 in his spell but the effort ended up in a losing cause. Having opted to bat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz went cheaply…
SHARJAH: Afghanistan put on a commanding all-round display to seal an 18-run victory over Pakistan in their tri-nation series Twenty20 International on Tuesday, notching their second victory in two days. After posting a competitive 169-5, Afghanistan — who beat the United Arab Emirates on Monday — restricted Pakistan to 151-9 with disciplined bowling and sharp fielding. Pakistan had beaten Afghanistan in the tri-series opener on Friday but were second best this time. They faltered at regular intervals in their chase with early strikes from Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-21) removing openers Sahibzada Farhan (18) and Saim Ayub, before Fakhar Zaman’s 25 kept…
KARACHI: For former Pakistan striker Gohar Zaman, it was something he hadn’t seen before. Watching Pakistan football team’s fitness coach Jorge Castaneira work, he could see the difference. “It was really high intensity,” Gohar, now the Pakistan under-23 team assistant coach, told Dawn from Phnom Penh, where the team open their AFC Under-23 Championship qualifying campaign on Wednesday. “… and Castaneira says it’s merely the start.” With almost all of Pakistan’s squad bereft of domestic action due to years of crisis in the Pakistan Football Federation, Gohar believes that working on improving the fitness levels was the one aspect that…
LONDON: Alexander Isak’s British record £125 million ($169 million) move from Newcastle United to Liverpool on Monday completed an eye-watering summer of English Premier League spending. The Swedish striker’s move, along with several other big-money deadline day deals such as Newcastle’s £55 million swoop for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa meant the cumulative spend for the world’s richest football league during the transfer window reached three billion pounds for the first time. Gross spending for the Premier League this season is already the highest ever, exceeding the 2.7 billion pounds spent in the 2022-23 season, and the January window is still…
LAHORE: Insisting that sending the teams to India for international events amid heightened political tensions was not possible, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Tariq Hussain Bugti on Tuesday said the country will not compete in the Jr World Cup later this year. The event is scheduled to be held in Indian cities of Chennai and Madurai from Nov 28 to Dec 10. Pakistan, primarily due to ongoing political strains with New Delhi particularly after a short yet intense military clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May, are not competing in the Asia Cup too which is currently in progress in…
England’s innings lasted less than half of their allotted time as the Proteas won the series opener at Headingley English batters’ unfamiliarity with 50-over cricket was again exposed as they were rolled over for 131 in the first of three one-day matches against South Africa. The tourists, fresh from a 2-1 series win in Australia, albeit one that concluded in a huge 276-run defeat, knocked the runs off with seven wickets and 29.1 overs to spare, meaning the entire match lasted less than the 50 overs allotted for each innings. It was a chastening debut for English tyro quick Sonny…
INDIA CRICKET BCCI’s strict eligibility norms exclude gaming, betting, crypto, and several other sectors from applying. © Getty The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has floated a tender for the jersey sponsorship of the Indian team. It was a much-awaited decision from the BCCI as it has lost the lead sponsor of the national team, Dream11, following the government’s ban on real money gaming companies under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. The BCCI has made it clear that gaming, betting, crypto and tobacco companies will not be eligible to bid. Athleisure and sportswear…
ENGV SA, 1ST ODI Maharaj picked four wickets © Getty Keshav Maharaj (4-22) and Wiaan Mulder (3-33) starred with the ball as South Africa crushed England by seven wickets in the ODI series opener at Headingley, Leeds. The duo shared seven wickets between them as England dramatically collapsed from 82/2 to 131 all out inside 25 overs, before the visitors romped home with more than 29 overs to spare courtesy a blistering 55-ball 85 from Aiden Markram. Opting to bowl first under overcast skies, South Africa made the most of ideal conditions. England were off to a jittery start with…
Your England debut is something you will remember forever – but for Sonny Baker it is something he will probably wish to forget.The fast bowler and Ashes prospect was handed his chance against South Africa in the first ODI at Headingley on Tuesday and proceeded to suffer a golden duck before being flogged for 76 runs from a wicketless seven overs as the tourists coasted to victory. Baker shipped 56 from his first four overs as Proteas opener Aiden Markam gave him a stark realisation of how brutal the international game can be if you are even marginally off. Image:…
CRICBUZZ EXCLUSIVE CA CEO reached out to Ashwin for a potential BBL stint as early as in the 2025-26 season. © BCCI/IPL Ravichandran Ashwin could be all set to become the first high-profile Indian cricketer to feature in the Big Bash League (BBL). And it could happen as early as the upcoming season of Australia’s premier T20 league. Cricbuzz has learnt that Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenberg is currently in discussions with Ashwin about the possibility of the star Indian spinner showing off his wares in the BBL. Discussions that were kicked off after Greenberg reached out to the…