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LAHORE: The Sports Board Punjab will install the biggest TV screens at the National Hockey Stadium for the cricket fans to see live coverage of the final of the T20 Asia Cup-2022 to be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday. Last month, the stadium made the headlines due to a political party’s public meeting for which AstroTurf was …

LONDON: All football fixtures in England between Sept 9-11 were postponed by the country’s Football Association (FA) on Friday as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth but cricket and rugby matches will go ahead as planned this weekend. Football’s top flight Premier League and the English Football League had already announced they were postponing their next …

Sri Lanka are poised for an unlikely Asia Cup victory over favourites Pakistan in Sunday’s final after a giant-slaying streak through the tournament despite troubles at home. The island nation had to abandon plans to host the Twenty20 competition due to political unrest and stumbled in their opener to Afghanistan by eight wickets, with nearly 10 overs remaining. But the five-time champions …

DOHA: Qatar has faced a lot of unfair criticism over its hosting of football’s World Cup that was not based on facts but it has responded to any fair criticism, the Qatar 2022 Chief Executive Nasser Al Khater said on Thursday. He told a news conference, the first held by organisers in months, that 70 days prior to the tournament’s …

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the Pakistan team’s mentor for the next month’s T20 World Cup, a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. Hayden will join the national side in Brisbane on October 15, the PCB said. According to the board, the decision is a continuation of Hayden’s involvement with the national …

LAHORE: As many as 90 players were picked up by six teams for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League during its draft ceremony here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. The league, scheduled for next month, will feature 66 local, 24 foreign players. They will play for newly-named teams Bahawalpur Royals, Gujranwala Giants, Gwadar Sharks, Hyderabad Hunters, Mardan …

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja made it clear that hooliganism had no place in cricket after Pakistan’s thrilling victory over Afghanistan at the Asia Cup was marred by clashes between the two sets of fans in Sharjah on Wednesday night. Videos on social media showed Afghan fans failing to control their emotions after seeing their team lose the match by …

Naseem Shah, the teenage allrounder who has been impressing cricket fans across the world, is proving that his heart is as big as his sixes. Shah is auctioning the bat he used to smash two sixes and win the Asia Cup match against Afghanistan for flood relief. On Thursday, the PCB shared a video of Shah and Muhammad Hasnain announcing …

Virat Kohli’s agonising wait for an international hundred is finally over and the star Indian batsman is surprised he ended the drought with a century in the game’s 20-overs format. Kohli’s unbeaten 122 in Thursday’s Asia Cup match against Afghanistan was his first international century since his 70th in a test match in November 2019. Holders India could not make the final …

The Pakistan middle-order collapsed before Sri Lanka’s bowling attack as four batsmen were dismissed within three overs, bringing the team in a difficult position to post a competitive total in the Asia Cup Super Four match on Friday. By 18th over, Pakistan have scored 110 runs for eight wickets. Khushdil was caught by an agile Nissanka before the ball could …