January 25, 2019
LAHORE: Multan Sultans replaced injured former Australian captain Steve Smith with West Indies all-rounder Andre Russel in the replacement draft of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) held on Thursday. The Sultans also scooped England batsman James Vince to replace his fellow countryman Joe Denly, who will be on national duty in the West Indies. Russel’s compatriots Dwayne Smith and Andre …
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January 25, 2019
Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced that the International Cricket Council’s international panel umpire Michael Gough will travel to Lahore to umpire matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2019. Gough, 39, will umpire in the matches to be held on March 9 and 10, set to take place between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United, and Lahore Qalandars and Multan …
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January 25, 2019
Luck shined upon Pakistan Captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday when he won the toss and decided that his team would bat first in the third one day international (ODI) against South Africa being played in Centurion. Pakistan is sporting two changes in the squad with Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir’s return. For SA Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock are …
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January 25, 2019
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to join India’s touring squad in New Zealand after his suspension over sexist comments on a TV show was lifted by the country’s cricket board. Pandya talked about his encounters with multiple women in a chat show earlier this month as teammate K.L. Rahul sat next to him, prompting uproar on social media that led to the duo being …
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January 24, 2019
OAKLAND: Indian cricket team’s skipper Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni enjoyed the ride of the unique wheels after India’s win over New Zealand in the first ODI in Napier. The video making rounds on social media in which Indian cricket stars Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni can be seen riding the segway after the match at the stadium in …
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January 24, 2019
TOKYO: Japanese noodle firm Nissin announced Thursday it was scrapping an “anime” advert featuring tennis star Naomi Osaka, after portraying the half-Haitian player with pale skin, sparking accusations of “whitewashing.” The cup noodle firm, which sponsors the US Open women´s champion, found itself in hot water with its cartoon advert also featuring fellow tennis star Kei Nishikori, as the pale-skinned …
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January 24, 2019
LAHORE: Taking a backseat, the president and acting secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have put forward the national team coaches to urge the government to release funding to make it possible for them to send the national team to Argentina, Australia and New Zealand to play FIH Pro League matches from Feb 2 to 24. Addressing reporters on …
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January 24, 2019
THE preceding year turned out to be critical for equine sport as no less than 36 horses died at the Karachi Racecourse on two counts —colic and other diseases plus mercy killings. Though the figure couldn’t erase the maximum mark of casualties of racing horses that occurred in 2015, it did raise alarm bells for the fraternity, particularly the horse-owners. …
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January 24, 2019
BRISBANE: Sri Lanka may have their best chance to win a cricket Test in Australia when they face an unsettled Australian lineup in the day-night game in Brisbane from Thursday. The teams have met only 13 times in Australia since Sri Lanka joined the ranks of Test nations in 1981 and the home team has won 11 of those matches, …
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January 24, 2019
In a major step towards the revival of international cricket in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Thursday that the West Indies women’s cricket team will play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) in Karachi In the build-up to the ICC Women’s Championship fourth round fixture, the three T20Is will be played on January 31 and February 1 and 3 …
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