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LAHORE: The second day of competitions in the inter-division phase of the Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games was held at various venues of the Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Saturday. Events in hockey, volleyball, kabaddi, and badminton continued as part of the six-day sports gala. In boys’ hockey, Gujranwala dominated Dera Ghazi Khan with a thumping 10-0 victory at the National Hockey Stadium. Rana Ahmed scored a hat trick, Ehtasham netted two goals, while Adil, Asim, Iftikhar, M. Ali, and Abdullah contributed one goal each. The match between Faisalabad and Rawalpindi ended in a 3-3 draw. In the girls’ hockey…
LONDON: Aiden Markram’s magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Saturday as the Proteas ended decades of cricket heartbreak by at last winning a major global title. South Africa successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target before lunch on the fourth day, with opening batsman Markram falling for 136 after taking South Africa to within six runs of the title. It was an edgy finish, however, as they took 27.4 overs to slowly score the 69 runs needed to secure success on the fourth day with…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), under its Skills Development Programme, on Saturday called 15 players, out of a total of 47, for the first phase of the programme starting on Monday here at the National Cricket Academy under the newly-appointed director high performance Aaqib Javed. “The National Cricket Academy will host a 20-day Skills Development camp from Monday, June 16,” the PCB announced in its media release on Saturday. “A total of 47 men’s cricketers will undergo training and fitness sessions during the camp, with the first batch of 15 players participating until June 21,” the release added. “After…
LONDON: Aiden Markram’s magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Saturday as the Proteas ended decades of cricket heartbreak by at last winning a major global title. South Africa successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target before lunch on the fourth day, with opening batsman Markram falling for 136 after taking South Africa to within six runs of the title. It was an edgy finish, however, as they took 27.4 overs to slowly score the 69 runs needed to secure success on the fourth day with…
Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram gritted it out against the Australians at Lord’s ©Getty Aiden Markram did the wrong thing during Friday’s play in the WTC final at Lord’s. With the match on the line, he took his eye off the ball. “At about quarter-past-five, and the game had sort of slowed down,” Markram said on Saturday. “I had a bit of time to look around and see all the fans, the family, all the mates who are here, and to look at the changing room,” Markram said on Saturday. “And I was, like, ‘Yes, we’re here now. We’re getting…
Aiden Markram reflects on his player of the match performance in the WTC final Day 4 Wrap | Markram magic seals Test title for Proteas As he went to bed on 102 not out with South Africa on the cusp of the maiden cricket world title they so desperately craved, Aiden Markram’s mind flashed to back to Barbados on June 29 last year. With not even a sleeping tablet able to help him sleep with his side needing 69 runs to beat Australia in the World Test Championship final, the Proteas T20 captain relived the hopelessness he felt watching from…
MARK OF RESPECT The decision was taken by the two boards at the last minute to call off the grand launch for the time being. © Getty The proposed grand launch of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy – the new symbol of supremacy for the England-India bilateral Test series in England – has been postponed. The decision to defer the event (or perhaps cancel it altogether) comes in the wake of the solemn mood in India following the Ahmedabad plane crash. Cricbuzz can confirm that the trophy-naming ceremony was originally scheduled for Saturday (June 14), on the sidelines of the World Test…
Markram led the chase with his match-winning 136 in the fourth innings. ©Getty Ten minutes before the start of what became the last day’s play in the WTC final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s on Saturday, two smartly suited women strode purposefully towards a spot on the outfield near the Compton Stand. There, on a black box the best part of a metre high, lay the ICC Test mace, its sterling silver and gold plating glinting in the bright sunshine of a morning that had started under a sky cloyed by cloud, a remnant of Friday night’s thunderstorm.…
Cummins was questioned on whether this defeat and the upcoming Test series against the West Indies, which marks the beginning of the new World Test Championship cycle, will serve as a much-needed reset for the squad. “To make these finals, it’s normally off the back of being really strong at home, but you’ve got to win some away series, and good chances we get to do it straight away. So, three Test match series, you’re straight into a really important cricket,” Cummins noted. “I think that’s one of the good things about the World Test Championship — it’s every Test…
WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP, 2025 FINAL Aiden Markram’s excellent 136 helped South Africa end a 27-year-old ICC trophy drought © Getty Aiden Markram’s excellent 136 helped South Africa end a 27-year-old ICC trophy drought as they beat Australia by five wickets to clinch the World Test Championship Final on the fourth morning at the Lord’s on Saturday (June 14). The Australia pace trio all picked up a wicket each, only to delay the inevitable in a 15-minute extended morning session. With 69 more required to win at the start of the penultimate day of the Test, South Africa remained slow but…