SYDNEY: Steve Smith and David Warner will be ready for whatever South African crowds throw at them when the Australia batsmen return to the nation two years after the ball-tampering scandal, paceman Josh Hazlewood has said. The pair will fly out with the Australia squad on Friday for a limited overs tour in the duo’s first visit to the country …

The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) has become synonymous with quality cricket and the six league franchises are supported by passionate fans who give it their all to cheer their respective teams. Over the course of four years, the matches between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars have attracted large crowds, and massive viewership as fans anticipate the contests with bated …

ISLAMABAD: The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has announced its partnership with Peshawar Zalmi to promote the refugee cause through cricket in Pakistan. Peshawar Zalmi are one of the most popular franchises and were champions of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 competition — which have been taking place since 2016 — in 2017. As part of the partnership, Peshawar Zalmi …

MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo´s injury-time penalty grabbed Juventus a 1-1 draw at AC Milan in their Italian Cup semi-final, first leg on Thursday as his incredible scoring run continued. The 35-year-old has now scored 12 goals in his last eight games in all competitions after the Portuguese ultimately got the better of old rival Zlatan Ibrahimovic despite being largely anonymous for …

EAST LONDON: Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi took three wickets in his last two overs as South Africa snatched a thrilling one-run win in the first Twenty20 International against England at Buffalo Park here on Wednesday night. Jason Roy and captain Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries for England and they looked well on the way to chasing down South Africa’s total of …

KARACHI: Senior Sindh government officials in a meeting on Thursday said security arrangements for the Pakistan Super League’s inaugural matches are fully in place while the beautification of the city and the National Stadium is under process. Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah presided over the meeting at his office that was convened to discuss and finalise the arrangements for …

LAHORE: Pakistan outplayed an inexperienced Australia side 62-25 on Thursday to qualify for the Kabaddi World Cup semi-finals at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. In pool ‘A’, India grabbed top spot after defeating Iran 50-39 and confirmed their place in the last-four stage. Iran and Australia are the other two teams who reached the semi-finals, respectively. Pakistan chose to raid …

Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress,  will pay a special tribute to Kobe Bryant with a performance at NBA All-Star game on January 16.  The basketball star  died alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash   earlier last month that killed seven others. It is learnt that, the tribute will be dedicated to the nine people who lost …

Justin Bieber has dropped his much-awaited album Changes on Valentine’s Day today, and it is an ode to his wife Hailey Bieber. The 25-year-old singer on Friday released his fifth studio album marking his comeback in the music industry. About the album, Bieber said, “I feel like this is different than the previous albums just because of where I’m at in my …

Gilmore Girls actress Lauren Graham, on  a TV show, cast a light on  an interesting memory  of her life that how she accidentally got her neighbour Dax Shepard confused with Hollywood star Brad Pitt. Lauren,  during  The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealed that she once mixed up Dax Shepard, her former costar and current neighbour, for Brad Pitt. The 52-year-old actress said: …