KARACHI, Jan 3 (AFP): New Zealand were all out for 449 on Tuesday in their first innings of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel added 104 runs for the last wicket after a century by opener Devon Conway set up the innings on the first day. The two-match series is tied after the …

  RIYADH, Jan 3 (FD):  Portugal’s footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Riyadh, along with his family, ahead of his unveiling before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club. Cristiano Ronaldo was accorded a warm welcome upon his arrival at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The star footballer took pictures with the children, who came …

(Reuters) – Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis has confirmed he will partner compatriot Nick Kyrgios to defend their men’s doubles crown at the Australian Open this month. The duo, dubbed “The Special Ks”, became the first wildcard team to win the win the title at Melbourne Park in the professional era. There were doubts whether Kyrgios would play both singles and doubles …

  Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram on Thursday. He had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumour was found on his colon. Pele, whose given name …

  MELBOURNE, Dec 29 (Reuters): The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is looking into the possibility of hosting a Test match between Pakistan and India, who have not played each other in the longest format of the game since 2007 with bilateral cricket between the neighbours suspended. Since India hosted Pakistan in a bilateral limited-overs series in 2013 the pair have only …

  Pakistan were all out for 438 Tuesday in the first innings of their Test against New Zealand in Karachi. Middle-order batter Agha Salman scored a maiden century before being last man out on 103 after Pakistan resumed on 317-5.Skipper Babar Azam fell in the first over of the day without adding to his overnight score of 161. For New …

  Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand Monday in the first Test in Karachi. The home team made three changes from the last Test which they lost to England at the same venue, suffering thier first-ever home 3-0 whitewash. Sarfaraz Ahmed is playing his first Test since January 2019, while pacer Mir …

  Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Sunday said that the squad for the first Test against New Zealand will be finalised after holding discussions with newly-appointed interim chief selector Shahid Afridi today. Speaking during a press conference, Babar said that the final squad hasn’t been finalised yet, adding that he will have a meeting with Afridi. “We will try to select the …

  KARACHI, Dec 22 (FD): The ministry of education on Thursday announced to pay the ticket and transportation fee of Pakistan-New Zealand test match for students. According to details, the chief advisor curriculum wrote a letter to District education officers and told them to inform the headmasters of schools in their respective districts. The letter states that those students who …

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (FD):  The Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination has sent a summary to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to remove Ramiz Raja as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman. Sources said the summary had also proposed removal of Asad Ali Khan as chairman of the Board of Directors. The ministry has recommended the names of Najam Sethi and …