QATAR, Nov 21 (Reuters): Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East. The special fan zone set up at the industrial area on the city’s outskirts included a stadium with a giant TV …

  ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (EW): The ongoing Azadi March by former ruling PTI has forced the Pakistan Cricket Board of mulling other options for the venue for the Pakistan vs England Test series, with the home series likely to be held in the country’s largest city Karachi. Reports in local media said the board officials mulled backup plans to host …

  DUBAI, Nov 15 (AFP): Qatar’s World Cup will be the first on Arab soil but despite excitement in the Middle East, the fervour is not universal in a region usually united by its passion for football. Although the November 20-December 18 tournament is geographically close for many Arab fans, high costs are a problem as a cocktail of crises …

  (Reuters): Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo says that the club have betrayed him and that he is being forced out, while he has no respect for manager Erik ten Hag. Ronaldo rejoined United from Juventus for a second spell at Old Trafford in August 2021 on a two-year deal, returning to the club where he won eight major trophies from …

  ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday decided to hold winter sports festival in January this upcoming year to attract tourists and promote local talent. The decision was taken in a high level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary (CS) Muhammad Usman Charchar and attended by Secretaries and Director Generals (DGs) tourism, sports, culture and …

  MELBOURNE, Nov 11 (FD): Pakistan will lock horns with England on November 13 (Sunday) at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the final game of the T20 World Cup 2022. Photos shared by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Twitter show the Men in Green battling it out in the nets before the trophy-winning match. Pakistan came out victorious in the 2009 …

  MANCHESTER, Nov 11(Reuters): A rousing second-half display from Manchester United earned the hosts a thrilling 4-2 victory over Aston Villa in the EFL Cup third round on Thursday (Nov 10). After a uneventful first half, the game sprang to life just after the break as Ollie Watkins clipped Villa into the lead, before the hosts went straight down the …

  SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters): New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was frustrated by his team’s sub-par performance as their Twenty20 World Cup dream ended with defeat to Pakistan in Wednesday’s semi-final. The loss means Black Caps will return home without a trophy from a fifth straight white-ball World Cup, despite reaching at least the semi-finals in all of them. Williamson …

  SYDNEY (FD): Pakistan’s team mentor Matthew Hayden has backed openers Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam to regain form, saying that special doesn’t stay down for long. Azam and Rizwan haven’t had a great time in Australia this year, with the Pakistan captain having just 39 runs from five outings in the tournament at an average of 7.8. Rizwan, on …

  Bowler Tim Southee said New Zealand will not underestimate Pakistan in the  Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals despite the South Asian side’s struggles to make it through the group phase. Pakistan looked set to exit the competition until the Netherlands pulled off a surprise 13-run win over South Africa on Sunday that meant victory over Bangladesh later in the day took …