Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan Monday announced his Nikah with the daughter of Saqlain Mushtaq, the team’s incumbent head coach and veteran cricketer. Taking the microblogging website, the 24-year-old cricketer shared a tweet updating fans about the major development in his life accompanied by a note. “Alhamdulilah, today was my Nikkah. It is a big day in my life and start …

  Ahead of the much-awaited match between Lionel Messi-led Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Cristiano Ronaldo -led Saudi All-star XI match at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, football fans from the subcontinent witnessed an exciting surprise as Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan arrived with Saudi dignitaries to greet the teams. Before the match began, as the teams lined up, Big …

  MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (AFP): Injured defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open in round two to 65th-ranked American Mackenzie McDonald in a major upset Wednesday, his worst Grand Slam result in seven years. The Spanish 36-year-old, who was struggling with a hip injury, slumped 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. Defeat opens the door for …

  MELBOURNE, Jan 16  (AP): A “devastated” Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the Australian Open on Monday — the day before he was scheduled to play his first-round singles match — because of an injured left knee that needs arthroscopic surgery. Kyrgios, a 27-year-old from Australia, was the runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last year in singles and teamed …

  KARACHI, Jan 13  (FD):  The fast-paced nature of Pakistan vs New Zealand series hasn’t allowed for much time for adjustment, but it seems New Zealand has quickly become accustomed to the conditions in Karachi. In the first ODI, they were sent in to bat and scored a subpar total. However, when the pitch began to take turn in the …

  Australia’s men’s team has withdrawn from their one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan in March following further restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights imposed by the Taliban, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday. Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration last month imposed a ban on women attending universities. Girls have been banned from high school since March. They have also been excluded …

  SYDNEY, Jan 11 (AFP):  Rising star Todd Murphy was Wednesday included in Australia’s Test squad for their India tour as a potential spin partner to Nathan Lyon, while veteran batsman Peter Handscomb was recalled. Australia will take four spinners for the four-Test series in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad in February-March with Mitchell Swepson also getting the nod along with …

  DUBAI, Jan 10 (FD):  Pakistan have ascended to second place on the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League table after beating New Zealand in the first One-Day international on Monday. Young pacer Naseem Shah rattled New Zealand’s batting line-up with a five-wicket haul before wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan to a six-wicket triumph with an unbeaten knock of 77 …

  KARACHI, Jan 5  (FD):  With one eye on this year’s 50-over ACC Asia Cup and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, the Pakistan men’s interim selection committee chief Shahid Afridi named a 16-player squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against New Zealand, which will be played here at the National Bank Cricket Arena on …

  LAHORE, Jan 4  (FD):  Four leading Asian hockey-playing nations will be seen in action in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 starting in Indian cities – Bhubaneswar and Rourkela – within nine-day time. Three-time world champions Pakistan will be missing the 16-team event following their inability to finish among top four spots in the Asia Cup. All the …