GILGIT, July 5(ABC): Young Pakistan mountaineer Shehroze Kashish on Tuesday became the youngest climber to summit Nanga Parbat, located in Gilgit-Baltistan. Nanga Parbat is 8126 meters long while it is the eighth highest peak in the world. The 20-year-old climber achieved this feat on Tuesday morning. Shehroze, who already holds the record for being the youngest mountaineer to reach the …

NEW DELHI, July 14(ABC): India’s out-of-form star batsman Virat Kohli was missing from the 18-member squad announced by selectors Thursday for the upcoming five-match Twenty20 series in West Indies. Former captain Kohli, 33, has been going through a prolonged lean patch and has not hit a century since 2019, with his future now a matter of intense public debate in …

BIRMINGHAM, July 5(ABC): England rode unbeaten hundreds by Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to pull off their highest successful chase, coasting to a series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the rearranged fifth test against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Chasing 378 for victory, England went into the final day needing 119 runs with seven wickets in hand. Root went on to smash …

BIRMINGHAM, US, July 14 (ABC): Pakistan’s promising cueist and International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Snooker Champion Ahsan Ramzan continued exhibiting his brilliance at the international level as he got off to a flying start in the World Games 2022, outwitting USA’s Ahmed Aly Elsayed 3-1 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA on Thursday. The 11th edition of the multi-sport that …

ISLAMABAD, July 14 (ABC): Australian known pitch curator Damien Hough, head curator of Adelaide Oval, will land in Lahore today (Friday) on a two-week tour during which he will also visit Karachi, Multan and Rawalpindi. Prior to his departure on 28 July, Hough will give lectures to the curators and the coaches of cricket and city cricket associations on pitch …

GALE, July 14 (ABC): Sri Lanka on Thursday announced their 18 men squad for first test against Pakistan. Left-arm spinners Praveen Jayawickrama and Lasith Embuldeniya have been left for the two-match Test series against Pakistan starting tomorrow (Saturday). Inexperienced left-arm spinners, Prabath Jayasuriya, who picked up a record 12 wickets on Test debut against Australia, and uncapped Dunith Wellalage, who …

LONDON, July 5 (ABC): Novak Djokovic has said the late start times on the All England Club’s two main showcourts is effectively turning Wimbledon into an indoor tournament for the players scheduled to contest the day s final matches in those arenas. The reigning champion beat wildcard Tim van Rijthoven in four sets under the Centre Court lights on Sunday, …

ISLAMABAD, July 4(ABC): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said on Monday that he had to purchase bulletproof car due to threats to his life. While briefing National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination, Ramiz Raja claimed that he has been facing life threats due to which he had to undertake safety measures. “If I come in a bullet-proof …

LAHORE, July (ABC): Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam on Monday said that the national team is well aware of the Sri Lankan conditions. While talking to media ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Babar Azam said, “We have prepared hard, we have trained very well.” Babar revealed that the side practised at special pitches for the spin challenge. …

PESHAWAR, July 4(ABC): Pakistan National Team fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi on Monday awarded honorary post of DSP by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police. In a ceremony that took place on Monday, KPK police chief Muazzam Ansari announced Afridi as their goodwill ambassador. Talking at the juncture, Afridi thanked the police for their services to citizens. While talking about his links …