Karachi: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said his team is mentally ready to take on the top sides in the knockout stage of the cricket World Cup. “I have told the players once we are through to the quarter finals there is no second chance in the knockout stage and weRead More

Dhaka: A lawyer, who was hired by a Bangladeshi film actress to fight a case against cricketer Rubel Hossain, on Tuesday said he would not stand for his client in view of the fast bowler’s stunning performance against England in the ongoing cricket World Cup. “From now, I’m no longerRead More

Karachi: Former test captain, Moin Khan will be released from his duties as chief selector after the ICC cricket World Cup regardless of where the Pakistan team ends in the mega-event. According to a well-placed reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Moin has been told his services areRead More

Auckland, Pakistan`s trio of left-arm pacemen bowled their team to a thrilling 29-run win over South Africa on the Duckworth/Lewis method as they revived their bid for a World Cup quarter-final place in Auckland on Saturday. Rahat Ali grabbed a career-best three for 40, while Mohammad Irfan (three for 52)Read More

Karachi, Spinner Saeed Ajmal has warned all the participating nations in the cricket World Cup to be wary of a resurgent Pakistan side after it upset favourites South Africa in Auckland on Saturday. Ajmal, who couldn’t play in the tournament as he was undergoing remedial measures for an illegal bowlingRead More

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal on Saturday scalped yet another Chinese shuttler to make her first All England Badminton Championships final and become the first Indian woman to do so. The Indian star made short work of unseeded Sun Yu, winning the semi-final match under an hour in Birmingham. The world-numberRead More

Frankfurt, France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Germany in Frankfurt on Saturday. After Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils beat Jan-Lennard Struff and Philipp Kohlschreiber respectively on Friday, the doubles pairing of Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut made it 3-0 withRead More

New Delhi, It may not be a great day for African teams at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, but Saturday witnessed four batsmen from the continent occupying the top four spots in run-getters chart. The individual achievement, albeit temporarily, will not serve the team cause, but it nonetheless serve asRead More

New Delhi: The Indian cricket board today reprimanded Virat Kohli for his recent outburst on a journalist during team’s practice session in Perth. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday released a statement pertaining to the recent Perth spat wherein, Virat Kohli reportedly abused a travelingRead More

Birmingham: Third seed Saina Nehwal eased into the women’s singles badminton quarterfinals at the All England Championships with a convincing win over South Korean qualifier Kim Hyo Min, here on Thursday. However, top Indian women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out of the prestigious event withRead More