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Web Desk — A captain innings from Sarfaraz Ahmed assisted Quetta Gladiators qualify for the play-off category of PSL Season 7 by beating Islamabad United at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Saturday. With the assistance of Sarfaraz’s late attack, Quetta was able to achieve the the 200-run target in the final over of the match. Batting first, Islamabad took a rankling …

Web Desk — Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has joined the video sharing platform TikTok. Announcing his entry on TikTok, Akhtar shared a Tweet: “Finally, i am on your favorite platform #TikTok . Cricket & so much more, but with responsibility. Watch my first video & follow me!” In the video shared on his TikTok account, he can be …

By Web Desk — Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the full-strength squad for their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years, with Ashton Agar the only addition from the extended group of players that won the Ashes. Following a change of schedule agreed to by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to logistical challenges, the CA announced the team following …

By Web Desk — The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) allowed a fifty percent vaccinated audience to watch Pakistan Super League-7 (PSL) matches at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday. In a meeting chaired by NCOC’s head and Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, it was agreed to allow 50 percent fully vaccinated spectators in the …

By Web Desk — The allocated tickets for the 2022 T20 World Cup match between arch-rivals Pakistan and India scheduled for October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground were sold out within the first few hours of the sale announced online. Cricket fans planning to watch the high-octane clash between two neighbours will be unable to buy tickets as all tickets …

By Web Desk — Ben Dunk and James Faulkner say the Australian men’s cricket team will enjoy the atmosphere, the fans’ passion, and the quality opposition they will face during their March 4 to April 5 tour to Pakistan. “I’ve been fortunate enough to speak to a few of the guys who are planning on coming over here. It’s certainly …

Web Desk — Pakistan’s iconic bodybuilding legend Yahya Butt passed away in Lahore on Sunday. Butt was a role model for millions of young Pakistanis who became famous body builders and earned respect for the country. Yahya Butt won the Mr Asia title three times in his career. He was diagnozed with colon cancer. He lifted the Mr Olympia and …

By Web Desk — Andy Flower, one of Zimbabwe’s most successful cricketers, has left Multan Sultans midway through the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season to be in India for the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. On February 12-13, the former Zimbabwe captain will attend the IPL mega auction in Bengaluru as head coach of the new franchise, Lucknow Super …

By Web Desk — One of the tennis legends, Roger Federer who is keen to return to the game yet again, says it will be known to him by “April-May” whether or not he will be able to play. Winner of 20 Grand-Slam titles, Federer, 40, has been out of the tennis court since a Wimbledon quarter-final exit at the …

By Web Desk — Bad news for Quetta Gladiators as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday suspended fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain from playing the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for his suspected bowling action. Hasnain’s bowling action was reported duing Australia’s ‘Big Bash’ league by umpires during a game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers on January 2. He was …