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Former Pakistan Test opener Sadiq Mohammad has criticised Pakistan’s batting approach in the second Test against West Indies in Port of Spain. Photo: PCB KARACHI: Former Pakistan Test opener Sadiq Mohammad has criticised Pakistan’s batting approach in the second Test against West Indies in Port of Spain, saying the tourists’ batsmen failed to apply basic … Read more

Khalil, the third seed, produced a class performance to keep Nasir Iqbal under constant pressure throughout the final KARACHI: Egypt’s promising youngster and World 55 Salman Khalil on Tuesday sizzled as he romped to a superb 3-0 victory over Pakistan’s experienced campaigner Nasir Iqbal to win the Pakistan Navy Fleet Cub International Squash Championship which … Read more

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Kingsmen Academy are set to replace Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Sahir Associates in the President’s Trophy and Cup Grade-I for the upcoming 2026-27 domestic cricket season, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. In order to enhance the quality of cricket and maintain high … Read more

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under pressure following a failed FIFA investment plan. Photo: AFP PARIS: The crisis triggered by FIFA President Gianni Infantino’sabandoned proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup deepened on Tuesday with influential figures publicly distancing themselves from the project while scrambling to contain the damage.  After three days of … Read more

Qudratullah confirmed second Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 bronze medal for Pakistan, he poses with his coach Nisar Khan after the quarterfinal bout. PHOTO COURTESY: PBF KARACHI: Pakistan boxer Qudratullah Khan has gone missing in Glasgow after competing at the Commonwealth Games. The Quetta-born boxer, who represents a highly respectable department, did not join the national … Read more

Abdullah Shafique 107 and Babar Azam 86 guide Pakistan to 266/2 at stumps. Photo: AFP/FILE PORT OF SPAIN: Abdullah Shafique struck his sixth Test century and Babar Azam closed in on a hundred as Pakistan reached 266-2 in reply to West Indies’ 344 on day two of the second Test in Trinidad on Monday. Just … Read more

Pakistan Women won by four wickets. Photo: PCB Pakistan Women ended their Sri Lanka tour on a positive note after defeating the hosts by four wickets in the third and final T20 International at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday. After winning the toss and choosing to field, Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka Women to 113/6 … Read more

LONDON: New AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim vowed on Tuesday to honour the legacy of club legend Franco Baresi, who died last week, as he sets about reviving the fortunes of the ailing Italian giants. Portuguese Amorim has returned to coaching after being sacked in January by Manchester United and faces a Milan derby against … Read more

JOHANNESBURG: Hosts Morocco topped Group A at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) despite failing to score from a twice-taken penalty in a 0-0 draw with Senegal on Monday. Morocco advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing with seven points after beating Kenya convincingly and Algeria narrowly in earlier mini-league matches in Rabat. Goals from … Read more

The 46-year-old will work with the team across both red-ball and white-ball formats Former South African cricketer Michael Smith has been appointed batting coach of the Pakistan men’s team. Photo: AFP Former South African cricketer Michael Smith has been hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as batting coach of the men’s team, the Board … Read more