Supporters viewed his wish to leave as a sign of a lack of commitment to the club Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez in action during a pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge. Photo: AFP LONDON: Enzo Fernandez was jeered by Chelsea supporters after coming on as a substitute during a 3-1 friendly win over…
KARACHI: Pakistan head into a must-win World Cup clash against Wales on Monday after a 4-1 defeat by England exposed weaknesses in their defence and left little room for error in Group D. England produced a mature and controlled performance at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, scoring in every quarter to secure a convincing…
Familiar with Yorkshire’s home ground, Saud says the conditions could offer more bounce Pakistan’s seasoned Test batsman Saud Shakeel said his century in the warm-up victory over a PCC Select XI has given him confidence ahead of the Test series in England, while the left-hander expects conditions to offer a different challenge from those seen…
France’s Leon Marchand stormed to 200m butterfly gold in 1:51.72 to claim his first European title. Photo: AFP PARIS: French four-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European championships in Paris on Saturday to claim his first continental title, while German teenager Johannes Liebmann smashed the 1,500m freestyle world…
GALLE: Rain prevented play in the morning session on the second day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Sunday. The heavy downpour in the coastal town denied India an opportunity to build on their good start in the country’s 600th Test. The tourists ended the opening day on…
Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah scored a superb unbeaten century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah scored a superb unbeaten century and shared a record third-wicket partnership with Sediqullah Atal as the tourists beat Ireland by six wickets in the fifth and final one-day international. Saturday’s victory in Belfast saw Afghanistan complete a dominant 4-0…
Pakistan have named their 15-member squads for the Women’s Asia Cup and the 20th Asian Games, with regular captain Fatima Sana returning to lead the side in both tournaments after missing the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred. The Women’s Asia Cup will be played in Dubai from…
Greens, already in the final, whip Blues by 192 runs in a one-sided Champions Cup show KARACHI: Mohammad Suleman slammed a fine unbeaten century while bowlers also did well as Pakistan Greens romped to their third successive victory when they crushed Pakistan Blues by a huge margin of 192 runs in their National Champions Cup…
England opened their campaign at the FIH Hockey World Cup with a 4-1 victory over Pakistan on Saturday, scoring in every quarter to secure a convincing win at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. England controlled the Group D contest from the opening period and established a 1-0 lead before adding another goal in…
Australia still trail by 67 runs with six wickets in hand as the visitors sense famous victory DARWIN: Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the key wicket of Steve Smith to reduce Australia to 161-4 after the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday and move Bangladesh closer to a historic win. At…