CHENNAI: Kane Williamson said the legacy of the All Blacks inspires New Zealand’s cricketers as he prepares to return from a long injury layoff to captain the team at the ICC World Cup. New Zealand have won their opening two matches of the mega event in India in the absence of their skipper, who injured his knee while playing in …

NEW DELHI: India’s eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan came with 15 overs to spare but pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah denied it was a planned ploy to boost their net run-rate in the World Cup group stage. Indian captain Rohit Sharma smashed 131 off 84 balls as the tournament hosts chased down a 273-run victory target in 35 overs on a good batting track …

PHNOM PENH: A draw that felt like a win. This was what Stephen Constantine was brought in for, and the Englishman is halfway towards helping Pakistan create history. Pakistan produced a gritty defensive performance to hold Cambodia to a goalless stalemate in the opening leg of their first-round qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the National Olympic Stadium …

Buoyed by a record run chase, Pakistan are on the hunt for their first ever World Cup win over India in Saturday’s blockbuster match between cricket’s biggest rivals in a 132,000-capacity arena patrolled by 11,000 police officers. India and Pakistan are bitter adversaries and only play against each other in international tournaments due to longstanding political tensions. Any meeting between …

It takes a foolish, foolish man to predict Pakistan’s results. I can therefore say with complete confidence that the Men in Green go into this game against India with the lowest chance they have ever had in this clash’s storied history. Babar Azam’s men will not be short of motivation — as if you ever can be in this game …

Cricket’s more than 100-year Olympic exile moved closer to ending after the sport was approved for inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board. IOC president Thomas Bach, speaking after Friday’s second day of an executive board meeting in Mumbai, said officials had accepted a proposal by LA organisers for Twenty20 cricket to be …

Defiant Pakistan captain Babar Azam declared on Friday that “records are meant to be broken” as his team looks to break free of India’s World Cup stranglehold when the bitter rivals clash on Saturday. India boast a 7-0 record over their neighbours in World Cups despite Pakistan having a healthy 73-56 overall advantage since their first one-day international clash back in 1978. …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication (MoITT) on Thursday notified the Computer Emergency Respo­nse Team (CERT) Rules 2023 to counter cyber threats against government data. In a message on X (formerly Twitter), IT Minister Dr Umar Saif emphasised the need to protect Pakistan’s cyberspace against cyberattacks. “Today we have taken the first step in establishing a National CERT for …

KARACHI: Master Changan Motors Ltd (MCML) has become the first company to export Made-in-Pakistan 14 Oshan X7 SUVs to Kenya for onward sale to Kenyan and Tanzanian markets. Last year, the first sample unit was also exported to a country in the Oceania region. This major milestone was achieved on the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), thus …