Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put on a 118-run opening stand, leading Afghanistan to a remarkable 21-run victory over Australia in St Vincent on Saturday, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the T20 World Cup. A win for Australia would have sent the 2021 champions and India into the last four, but even a second hat-trick in as many matches …

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Shai Hope struck a magnificent 82 from 39 balls as West Indies crushed the USA on Friday, winning their T20 World Cup Super Eights encounter by nine wickets and with 9.1 overs to spare. The Caribbean side bowled out the USA for 128 in the clash of the tournament co-hosts and then rattled off the target in 10.5 …

India defeated Bangladesh by 50 runs in their second Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda. The Men in Blue are undefeated in this competition with five wins and are close to confirming their semi-final spot. Bangladesh had a slow start to the chase as Indian …

HOUSTON: Usman Khan Shinwari, a Test fast bowler, has suggested giving senior players including skipper Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi some rest after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in T20 World Cup 2024. The senior players continuously playing without taking rest had affected their performance and the new talent was not getting chance due to this, he believed. Shinwari marvelled that …

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his name in the history books once again as Portugal brutally defeated Turkey in during their Euro 2024 clash on Saturday which ended with a 3-0 score. Ronaldo, 39, became the highest assist provider in the Euros since 1968, when the the tournament began, The Indian Express reported. The five-time Ballon d’Or award winner brought his assist tally …

The poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from Karachi and Peshawar citing sources. Acrding to sources, the poliovirus was detected in sewage samples of Karachi’s Kemari and Peshawar. Sources, the samples were collected on June 3rd and 4th, and the results show the presence of wild poliovirus type 1, and vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 and 3. So far this …

PARIS: This weekend, a French-Chinese ‘telescope satellite’ is set to blast off, on a mission to hunt down ‘gamma-ray bursts’. These are the most powerful explosions in our universe. The light from these almighty blasts has travelled billions of light years to reach planet Earth. Due to this, scientists believe they may hold answers to mysteries surrounding the universe’s youth. …

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry and Google announced a “strategic collaboration” to improve access to education and support the development of a digital ecosystem for learning, wa ith the agreement also aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country. This was announced by Google for Education and the Ministry of Federal Education on Thursday during an event, according …

BRIDGETOWN: Sury­akumar Yadav smashed a fine half-century before India’s bowlers slammed the brakes on Afghanistan’s flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Suryakumar’s 53 was his 19th fifty in the format and helped India post a challenging 181-8 in their second-round Super Eights opener. Experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah then combined with …