LONDON, June 30(ABC): England pace bowler James Anderson hopes to prove his fitness in time for Friday s Test against India after missing the conclusion of the clean sweep of New Zealand. Anderson was sidelined for the third Test victory at Headingley due to concerns over his left ankle. The 39-year-old, England s all-time record Test wicket taker, stayed with Ben …

LONDON, June 30(ABC): Andy Murray suffered his earliest-ever defeat at Wimbledon on Wednesday, beaten 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 by big-serving John Isner in the second round. The British two-time champion, 35, struggled to tame the giant American s serve, failing to break once in the match on Centre Court. “I am most definitely not a better tennis player than …

KARACHI, June 30(ABC): Pakistan has won the three-match junior girls netball series against Singapore after taking a decisive lead with two wins in two games. According to details provided by the Pakistan Netball Federation, Pakistani girls defeated the hosts 35-15 in the second match played at Sports Hub in Singapore. They had earlier won the first match with a score …

LAHORE, June 29(ABC): Pakistan Cricket team captain Babar Azam has overthrown another record of former Indian captain Virat Kohli in the lastest International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I batting rankings. Babar now holds the record of claiming the top rank in the ICC T20I list for the longest period of time. His tally now stands 1030 days as of June 29, …

KARACHI, June 29(ABC): Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed Daren Sammy, Javed Miandad, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik as mentors of the inaugural Pakistan Junior League, which will be held in Lahore in October this year. Miandad, who played in six World Cups from 1975-1996, will be the league mentor, while Afridi, Sammy and Shoaib will be the team mentors. The …

WEB DESK, June 29(ABC): Bianca Andreescu said she was pleased to earn her first main draw win at Wimbledon at the third attempt, five years on from a nervous debut at the grasscourt Grand Slam. Both of the Canadian s previous appearances at the All England Club had ended in first-round exits – to Kristina Kucova in 2017 and Alize Cornet …

KARACHI, June 29(ABC): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja Wednesday told Ahmed Shehzad that he should perform well and engage in introspection during his time out. “My message to Ahmed Shehzad: Let the bat do the talking. Shan Masood made a come back by performing well,” the PCB chairman told journalists during a press conference in response to a …

LONDON, June 29(ABC): Serena Williams was defeated in her first singles match for a year on Tuesday, going down 7-5, 1-6, 7/6 (10/7) to unseeded Harmony Tan in the first round of Wimbledon. “For my first Wimbledon it s wow — just wow,” said Tan. Seven-time champion Williams was cheered as she walked onto Centre Court for the evening match, but …

GALLE, June 29(ABC): Australia s Mitchell Swepson will play the opening Test against Sri Lanka, with touring skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday calling the leg-spinner an “important cog” in their bowling attack. The 28-year-old Swepson will partner premier spinner Nathan Lyon at the start of the two-match series on Wednesday in Galle, where the pitch is expected to be a …

LONDON, June 28(ABC): Title contender Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out of Wimbledon on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus as women s top seed Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 36 matches. Elsewhere on day two of the Championships, Serena Williams prepared to return to singles tennis after a year away and Rafael Nadal was due to …