Having lost the opening eight games of the round-robin stage, Babar Azam’s men were already out of the race for the playoffs. Their remaining two games, starting with the one against Qalandars on Friday night, were a chance to salvage some pride. They did, and most importantly, in the Lahore-Karachi grudge match of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the...
HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven is moving towards the deciding phase and the knockout stage are only one week away. Thus far, only Multan Sultans have managed to cement their place in the final four while Lahore Qalandars are also one win away to confirm their spot. Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators are fighting for the place...
An unconvincing display was illuminated by a majestic Cristiano Ronaldo goal in the first half before Bruno Fernandes finished off 10-man Brighton with a stoppage-time second. Victory, after successive draws, lifted United above West Ham into fourth place in the table with 43 points from 25 games, although sixth-placed Arsenal are four points behind with three games in hand. "It is great always...
YANQING: Germany’s anthem may be the most-played song northwest of Beijing after Hannah Neise won the women’s skeleton on Saturday, making it an astonishing six sliding golds out of six for her country. German dominance has fast become the norm in the Yanqing hills, but the skeleton race also brought firsts, as silver-winning Australian Jaclyn Narracott became the first female...
The Green Shirts’ star pacer and ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year Shaheen Shah Afridi is determined to give his best against Australia during their upcoming tour of Pakistan. Afridi is presently busy leading the Lahore Qalandars in their quest for their maiden Pakistan Super League title. While Shaheen has one eye on the PSL trophy, he has also set...
India batter Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 1 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Day 2. The Day 2 of the mega auction began with teams bidding for South African batter Aiden Markram. The right-handed batter was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 2.6 crore. Also,...
Quetta Gladiators registered their third win in this year's Pakistan Super League (PSL) by chasing down the massive 200-run target set by Islamabad United in the high-scoring thriller at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Gladiators reached the target in 19.4 over courtesy of Sarfaraz Ahmed's match-winning half-century and Umar Akmal's blazing cameo of 23 runs in just eight balls. While chasing...
Defending champion Lille snapped a two-game losing streak with a scrappy 1-0 win at Montpellier in the French league on Saturday to move back into the race for the European spots. Lille struggled throughout against a spirited home side led by playmaker Teji Savanier, one of the league’s best players. Lille goalkeeper Leo Jardim kept his team afloat with four decisive saves...
