WEB DESK, July 22(ABC): Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig, who hails from Shimshal village of Gilgit-Baltistan has become the first Pakistani woman to summit K2. Samina Baig and her strong Pakistani team of seven successfully summited the savage peak of K2 at 7:42 am today (Friday). It is known to be the world’s most dangerous and difficult summit. K2 is the …

OREGON, July 22(ABC): Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan has qualified for the final of the men’s javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States. Arshad threw at a distance of 81.71 metres during his group B qualifying round to finish ninth overall and secure his spot in the final, which is set to take place on July …

COLOMBO, July 21(ABC): Pakistani cricket sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi may not play in the second Test of the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle due to a leg injury. Shaheen is facing fitness issues, the team’s spokesperson told Geo News on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The left-arm quick underwent a magnetic resonance …

LAHORE, July 21(ABC): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to appoint Mohammad Yousuf as the permanent batting coach of the national team. Muhammad Yousuf has been released from his position of batting coach at the National High Performance Center (NHPC) Lahore, and the post of new batting coach for the NHPC will be advertised soon. The national cricket governing body …

BELFAST, July 21(ABC): A patient yet effective 55-ball 78 from Dane Cleaver, and a dominating effort from New Zealand s bowlers handed the visitors a resounding 88-run win over Ireland in the second T20I in Belfast. The victory sealed the three-game series for New Zealand, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead with one game still to go. For the second …

DURHAM, July 20(ABC): Authorities should stop treating players like “cars” and fix cricket s “jam-packed” schedule to retain multi-format players, England s Ben Stokes said. Stokes announced his shock retirement from one-day internationals on Monday saying playing all three formats of the game had become “unsustainable” for him. read more He elaborated further on his decision ahead of his 105th …

GALLE, July 20(ABC): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that Abdullah Shafique can become one of the world’s best Test openers after his epic century against Sri Lanka in Galle. Shafique hit an unbeaten 160 to steer Pakistan home in a record chase of 342 at the picturesque venue as Pakistan won a tense opening Test in the final …

NEWPORT, July 13(ABC): Britain s Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-0 romp over American Sam Querrey. In windy conditions, the 35-year-old Scotsman captured the last 10 games, taking advantage of all six of his break-point chances to advance in 54 minutes over 281st-ranked Querrey. “It was …

THE OVAL, July 13(ABC): The Indian cricket team trumped Pakistan in the latest ICC ODI team rankings after they defeated England in the first fixture of the three-match series at the Oval this Tuesday. The Men In Blue have reached the third spot, overtaking Pakistan, who now stand fourth on the list. The comprehensive 10-wicket win over England propelled India …

DUBLIN, July 12(ABC): A dominant bowling performance from New Zealand pinned down Ireland to 216 and helped the visitors sew up the three-match ODI series, with one game to go. Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips shared the spoils for New Zealand. That Ireland passed 200, on a Malahide track that favoured both the seamers and spinners, was largely …