LAHORE, June 25(ABC): Pakistani tennis star Aisam Ul Haq is representing Pakistan in Wimbledon 2022 and the 42-year-old tennis player is proud to be representing his country at the event. Taking to Twitter, Aisam shared a picture of himself standing on a tennis court and wrote, “Grass is not always greener on the other side but surely there is no …

COLOMBO, June 25(ABC): Australia took a consolation win in the fifth one-day international against Sri Lanka with a four-wicket victory on Friday. Sri Lanka won the series 3-2. Chasing a target of 161 in the dead rubber at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, Australia made life difficult for itself before reaching 164-6 with 63 deliveries to spare. Sri Lanka had reduced …

GROS-ISLET, June 25(ABC): Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell consolidated a dominant position for the West Indies in reaching 67 without loss at stumps after their bowlers dismissed Bangladesh for 234 on the first day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Friday. A day that started well for the home captain when he won the toss to …

LAHORE, June 25(ABC): With the Indian Premier League (IPL) potentially getting a two-and-a-half-month window in the next International Cricket Counsil (ICC) Future Tours Programme (FTP), the PCB will raise the issue at the ICC AGM in July. There has been no announcement from the ICC about the window, and it is unlikely to be one given it is a domestic …

KARACHI, June 24(ABC): Pakistani athletes have won three more medals — one silver and two bronze — on Friday to finish in overall third position in the fourth Mas-Wrestling World Championship in Russia. According to Nawab Furqan Khan, the president of the Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Federation, Pakistan’s Ali Azhar had to settle for the silver medal in the 70 kg weight …

KARACHI, June 24(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday appointed former Test cricketer Nadeem Khan as tournament director for Pakistan Junior League (PJL). Nadeem, 52, has played two Tests and two one-day internationals (ODIs) for Pakistan. He is currently PCB’s director of high performance. His job as tournament director will be in addition to his already existing responsibility as head …

LAHORE, June 24(ABC): Ramiz Raja also revealed that the Board of Governors (BoG) has approved a Rs15 billion budget for the PCB for the upcoming fiscal year. According to the chairman, 78% of the budget will be spent on cricket-related activities, including the inaugural of Pakistan Junior League (PJL), the PCB chairman’s dream project. The chairman also revealed information about …

LAHORE, June 24(ABC): PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said Friday that he wants to maintain good relations with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after former Prime Minister Imran Khan “cut off contact with him”. Raja revealed during a press conference on Friday that Khan cut off contact with him soon after he was removed from premiership. “Imran bhai cut off contact with me, and …

BUDAPEST, June 23(ABC): Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool by Team USAs head coach after fainting in a distressing scene at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not breathing after passing out at the conclusion …

KARACHI, June 23(ABC): Pakistan’s talented young swimmer and four-time national gold medalist Faizan Akbar mysteriously went missing in Hungary just hours after arriving last week to compete in the 19th FINA World Championships, which are currently underway. According to reliable sources, the 22-year-old Gujar Khan-born swimmer decided to rest at a hotel after arriving in Budapest and then vanished. A …