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Fawad Alam has lit up our screens his cricket skills and now is looking to light up our lives in a very different way — as an actor. He announced on Instagram that he’s starring in his first drama. The series is called Khudkash Muhabbat and will be available on Urduflix Official — a streaming service similar to Netflix that only shows …

LAHORE: Promising batting all-rounder Qasim Akram will lead Pakistan Under-19 on the tour of Bangladesh, which includes a four-day game and five 50-over fixtures in Sylhet and Dhaka against the current world champions. The 18-year-old from Lahore was identified as one of the players to watch-out for by head coach Ijaz Ahmed during last year’s ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup …

Hajra Khan, the Pakistan women’s national football team captain, is disheartened by the Pakistan Football Federation’s (PFF) recent suspension by FIFA due to third-party interference. In a video posted on social media, the captain was visibly distraught with the recent updates. This is the second such suspension for the nation’s football governing body in the last four years. Khan felt “embarrassed …

CENTURION: Pakistan captain Babar Azam hailed a rare series win by his team in South Africa after they defeated the hosts by 28 runs in the third and final One-day International in Centurion on Wednesday. But he said Pakistan wanted to continue winning when they go into the four-match T20 series starting in Johannesburg on Saturday. “It’s a confidence game …

LAHORE: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, though delighted at the first overseas victory under his coaching in South Africa, on Thursday said the main area remains the struggling middle-order of the team in the white-ball formats. “It is a great delight for everyone, especially for Pakistan cricket, that we have won an away series in tough conditions of South Africa, and …

There was jubilation galore and the cricketing world and social media heaped praise on the Men in Green after Pakistan beat South Africa by 28 runs on Wednesday to become the only Asian side to win an ODI series twice in that country. Pakistan clinched the series 2-1 in Centurion after opener Fakhar Zaman smashed his second century in as many matches, …

KARACHI: The International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is marked by United Nations General Assembly to signify the importance of sports in bringing a positive change in the society and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports organizations celebrate this day on April 6 which links it with the origin of the first modern Olympic Games …

Pakistan cricket’s blue-eyed boy Babar Azam is expected to overtake Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the top rated ODI batsman in the world during the Pakistan versus South Africa match on Wednesday. While the ICC has yet to announce the rankings, the country has already started celebrations. He scored 94 runs off 82 balls and led his team to a …

Fakhar Zaman hit his second successive century and captain Babar Azam made 94 to set up a 28-run win for Pakistan in the series-deciding third and final one-day international against South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday. South Africa’s chances of chasing down Pakistan’s total of 320 for seven were effectively snuffed out by left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz, who took three …

COLOMBO: Bangladesh will start a two-Test tour of Sri Lanka this month despite renewed coronavirus restrictions at home, Sri Lankan cricket chief Arjuna de Silva said on Wednesday. Bangladesh ordered a one-week nationwide lockdown on Monday amid a record surge in infections but de Silva said the matches had been confirmed. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board has told us that they …