WELLINGTON: Uncapped paceman Kyle Jamieson was drafted into the New Zealand Test squad Tuesday after injury sidelined Lockie Ferguson for the rest of the Test series against Australia. The Black Caps had high hopes that Ferguson´s lightning pace would make an impression on his Test debut in Perth, but he pulled up with a calf strain on the opening day …

LONDON: Ben Stokes starred as England won the World Cup for the first time before producing one of the most memorable innings in Ashes history as Australia´s Steve Smith enjoyed a successful return to the international stage after the ´sandpaper´ ball-tampering scandal. But they were not the lone standout performers in 2019. Below AFP Sport looks back at five memorable …

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Monday named six uncapped players in a 17-man squad for the first two of the four-Test home series against England, starting at Centurion on Dec 26. Five players who played in a recent 3-0 series defeat in India were dropped, while fast bowler Lungi Ngidi was not considered because of a hamstring injury. The squad will …

LAHORE: After conclusion of the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series, the focus has now shifted to the shorter format of the game with Pakistan and England women locking horns in three T20 Internationals at Kinrara Oval in Malaysia from Tuesday. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia just two months away, the series provides both the teams …

LAHORE: Director National Cricket Academy (NCA) and former Test all-rounder Mudassar Nazar on Monday hailed world record maker Abid Ali’s feat in the Rawalpindi Test and said the opener has a lot of talent and should have played for Pakistan a couple of years ago. In an exclusive interview with Dawn, Mudassar also stressed on the importance of club cricket …

NYON: Holders Liverpool will return to the scene of last season’s Champions League triumph after they were drawn against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the competition on Monday and Manchester City face 13-time winners Real Madrid. Jurgen Klopp’s side will travel to the Wanda Metropo­litano, where Liverpool lifted the trophy in June, for the first leg of their …

KARACHI: After having played their first Test on Pakistan soil, the national team members cannot wait for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka starting here at the National Stadium on Thursday. Pakistan have enjoyed a phenomenal record in Test cricket at the National Stadium which earned the stadium a nickname of being Pakistan’s fortress in Test cricket. They …

LOS ANGELES: More than twenty   women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault hit back at the disgraced movie mogul Monday after he complained that the world had forgotten how he “pioneered” women-led films following dozens of sex-crime allegations. The accusers  reportedly said that  Weinstein “is trying to gaslight society”, after the once powerful movie mogul told a  US  …

KARACHI: Pakistan entertainment industry’s much-liked love birds Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz have finally revealed their wedding date. The question that has kept pretty much the entire fans looking for an answer since their engagement, is when the duo going to get married. But their answers have almost always been shrouded in mystery. The two have reportedly chosen the chilled …

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift has left fans in awe as the singer shared an image of her “hyper-realistic” cat cake to celebrate her 30th birthday. The versatile American singer-writer was delighted with an amazing birthday cake featuring images resembling to her three cats — Olivia, Meredith, and Benjamin —while on stage performing at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball. The cat faces, in …