KARACHI: You may recall that in past when discussions were ongoing about removing Babar Azam from captaincy, such tweets had also surfaced. At that time, Babar, Rizwan, and Shaheen were very close friends. Cricket authorities began to feel that this group had become more powerful than them. All of them were under the “shadow” of…
Sonal Dinusha missed out on his maiden Test century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Sonal Dinusha missed out on a maiden Test century but Sri Lanka continued to pile on the runs in reaching an impressive 549 for nine declared after tea on the second day of the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Sir…
LONDON: Christian Horner stepped back inside the Formula One paddock on Sunday for the first time since he was sacked as Red Bull team boss a year ago and said a full return would depend on whether he could be a winner again. The Briton, who was replaced by Frenchman Laurent Mekieson July 9 last year,…
HOUSTON: Morocco snuffed out co-host Canada’s World Cup dream to book their place in the quarter-finals on Saturday as France braced for furnace-like temperatures in their last-16 clash against Paraguay. Two goals from Azzedine Ounahi and an injury-time effort from Soufiane Rahimi sealed a 3-0 victory for Morocco in Houston that sends the African champions…
PHILADELPHIA: France needed a second-half Kylian Mbappe penalty to break down a stubborn Paraguay side on Saturday, winning a niggly World Cup last-16 clash 1-0 to set up a quarter-final showdown with Morocco. Paraguay’s efforts to get under the skin of France’s superstars worked for three quarters of a game played in front of 68,324…
England’s Jacob Bethell hits a boundary during his 76 not out in a four-wicket win over India in the second T20 at Old Trafford. Photo: AFP MANCHESTER: Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his international debut for India on Saturday but England young gun Jacob Bethell ensured it was the hosts who won the second T20…
LONDON: England and Australia may be into the T20 World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday but the performances of emerging nations have led the global head of the women’s game to hail the “outstanding” cricket on display at the whole tournament. Concerns were raised about whether the women’s game had the depth to cope…
KANSAS CITY: Wasteful Colombia saw off toothless Ghana 1-0 on Friday to become the final team to qualify for the World Cup last 16. The South Americans dominated the game at Arrowhead Stadium and had eight shots on target but ended up with just Jhon Arias’s early goal to show for their superiority. Now they…
MIAMI: Argentina were given a huge scare before ending Cape Verde’s fairytale run as Lionel Messi netted his 20th World Cup goal in a 3-2 win after extra-time to reach the last 16. Messi’s sublime control and finish for his seventh goal at this tournament in four games put the defending champions in command, but…
KANSAS CITY: Marcus Rashford said England were unfazed by the prospect of facing Mexico at the high-altitude Azteca Stadium despite admitting the World Cup last-16 clash was a tough assignment. Thomas Tuchel’s men fly south from their Kansas City base later Friday, bracing for the challenge of playing at the fortress-like home of the co-hosts….