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Recently dethroned captain Sarfaraz Ahmed’s central contract will not be downgraded, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) clarified on Saturday. Sarfaraz was sacked from captaincy on Friday, which gave berth to concerns that his central contract could also see be moved lower to the current Category A he enjoys. However, the …

Nida Dar becomes the first Pakistani woman cricketer to feature in a foreign league after she was selected by Sydney Thunder as their overseas professional player in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League, set to be played from 18th October to 8th December. Nida who has played 71 ODIs and 96 …

When Waqar Younis twice served as the Pakistan head coach in the past – 2010 to 2011 and 2014 to 2016 –Misbah-ul-Haq was the Test captain on both occasions. Three-and-a-half years since his last stint with the team, Waqar has returned to the support staff set-up as the bowling coach …

Liverpool maintained their strong start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win at Southampton ahead of champions Manchester City were held 2-2 at home to Tottenham in a thrilling late kick-off. Sadio Mane scored the opening goal on his return to St. Mary’s, smashing into the top-right corner …

Watford produced one of the great FA Cup comebacks by coming from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 after extra time of a memorable semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Two-goal substitute Gerard Deulofeu proved Watford’s hero as they reached the FA Cup final for the first time …

Fahad Babar, a member of the USA team from 2009 since under 19 age, is the most experienced campaigner there was to offer to the current USA setup. A player who has played all around the world in places such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE, West Indies, Ireland, Uganda, and …

Thousands of security personnel will be deployed when Karachi hosts the final of the Pakistan Super League on Sunday — its biggest cricket match in nine years, after a spate of attacks drove away foreign teams. Although some overseas players opted out, authorities have promised head-of-state level security at the …

KARACHI: Upon his arrival at the Jinnah International airport in Karachi, former West Indies cricketer and mentor of Quetta Gladiators, Vivian Richards, expressed immense delight on visiting the city of lights again. Talking to the media, Vivian Richards said that he is happy to be in Karachi after a long …

KARACHI: Players of Peshawar Zalmi arrived in Karachi on Thursday night amid tight security for the final of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 would be played on March 25 at National Stadium. Zalmi’s skipper Darren Sammy, Andre Fetcher, Chris Jordan, Liam Dawson were among the players who landed in Karachi …

LAHORE: Kamran Akmal’s scintillating half century (77 off 27 balls) helped defending champions Peshawar Zalmi humble Karachi Kings by 13 runs in the second eliminator of the Pakistan Super League III before a full house at Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday evening. With this triumph, Peshawar qualified for the final …