Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam has clarified that selecting the squad is the responsibility of the selectors and head coach, while his role is to lead the players and get the best performances from them. Speaking at a press conference in Rawalpindi on November 8, Babar said the 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series...
Pakistan’s Maliha Ali has secured an impressive victory at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, defeating Russia’s Veronika Drozdova by split decision. The 24-year-old fighter from Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, overcame a two-time European champion in their featherweight (65.8kg) contest on November 3, delivering a strong performance across the first two...
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during the ODI tri-series match against England in Lahore on Sunday. According to the ICC, Rauf breached Level 1 of the Code of Conduct after an on-field disagreement involving England...
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) of the three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan entered the match after securing a four-wicket victory in the opening T20I on Friday, taking an early lead in the series. Captain Sahibzada Farhan starred...
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan appeared before the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in Lahore on Friday as part of an investigation involving allegations of online betting, gambling, and the alleged leaking of team information. Rizwan spent more than three and a half hours at the NCCIA office, where he was questioned by four officials....
The fierce cricket rivalry between Pakistan and India has reached an unusual setting in Japan, where fans gathered at a baseball stadium to watch the highly anticipated Asian Games clash. The match attracted significant attention in Japan, a country where baseball remains the dominant bat-and-ball sport. The India-Pakistan encounter brought a taste of South Asian...
Pakistan’s dramatic second-half comeback fell just short as India defeated the Green Shirts 4-3 in a thrilling Asian Games men’s hockey semi-final in Japan on Thursday. India took control early, with captain Harmanpreet Singh converting penalty corners in the fifth and 13th minutes. Sukhjeet Singh then extended the lead to 3-0 in the 23rd minute....
Pakistan’s men’s volleyball team got off to a winning start in their Asian Games campaign on Sunday, defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 in their Pool A opener in Aichi, Japan. Pakistan won the first two sets 25-16 and 25-22 before Kazakhstan fought back to take the third 25-17. The Pakistani side responded strongly in the fourth set,...
Ethiopian distance runner Tigst Assefa narrowly missed the women’s marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, despite producing a remarkable performance and winning the race in a course-record time of 2:11:04. Assefa remained on the world-record pace for much of the race and was still ahead of the required tempo with only two...
SYDNEY: Karachi Kings captain and former Australia opener David Warner has been convicted and fined A$1,500 by a Sydney court for a mid-range drink-driving offence. The 39-year-old appeared before Waverley Local Court on Tuesday and was formally convicted after pleading guilty to the offence. The incident occurred during Easter weekend in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, when...