KARACHI, June 22(ABC): In an attempt to add more colours, pace and excitement to cricket, the Cricket West Indies has tweaked the T10 format to introduce a new one called THE 6IXTY. According to Cricket West Indies, the first edition of THE 6IXTY will be played between August 24 to 28 in St Kitts & Nevis. “This revolutionary format will …

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (ABC): Pakistan Taekwondo team has left for South Korea to feature in three back-to-back upcoming championships scheduled to be held from June 23 to July 2. According to details, the championships include 7th Asian Poomsae, 25th Asian Kyorugi and Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships 2022. Pakistan team would begin their tour by taking part in training …

LONDON, June 22 (ABC): England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand. Stokes missed training on Tuesday through illness, with a team spokesman saying the all-rounder tested negative for the coronavirus and was being kept away from the …

BUDAPEST , June 22(ABC): A teenage prince grabbed his first title, while a veteran queen of swimming reclaimed her throne in the first two finals in the World Championships on Monday in Budapest. David Popovici, a 17-year-old Romanian, seized the men s 200m freestyle title in 1min 43.21sec to break the world junior record he set in qualifying. “My goal was …

EASTBOURNE, June 22(ABC): Serena Williams returned to tennis after a year away with a doubles win at the Eastbourne International on Tuesday and while the American great reaffirmed her love for the game she said her future on the circuit remains uncertain. The 23-times major champion had not played competitive tennis since limping out of her first-round match at last …

WEB DESK, June 22(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, slated to take place next month. Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah will mark his return to the national men’s cricket team as chief selector Muhammad Wasim announced the 18-member squad for the Test series today (Wednesday). Sri Lanka will …

LONDON, June 22(ABC): Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will head into next week’s tournament as the men’s top seed with Russian world number one Daniil Medvedev banned from taking part while Germany’s second-ranked Alexander Zverev is out injured. Organisers of the grasscourt Grand Slam have banned players from Russia and Belarus from playing at this year’s Wimbledon following Moscow’s invasion of …

COLOMBO, June 22(ABC): Australia failed at the final ball of the fourth one-day international on Tuesday with Sri Lanka winning by four runs and taking an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the series. No. 10 batter Matthew Kuhnemann needed to score five runs for Australia to beat Sri Lanka outright and stay alive in the five-match series but was caught against …

LAHORE, June 22(ABC): For the very first time, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to end its one contract mechanism, after which players will receive separate contracts for One Day International (ODI) and Test matches, reported. Those playing all three formats of cricket match will get two contracts and the list includes captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad …

LAHORE, June 21(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to organise the upcoming T20 matches between Pakistan and England in Karachi, Lahore, and Multan, well-informed sources said Tuesday. Per media reports, England’s T20 squad is expected to arrive in Pakistan on September 15 and they will play seven matches against the home side during the visit. They further added …