KARACHI, June 02(ABC): Leg-spinner Ghulam Fatima produced her career-best while seasoned opener Sidra Amin and captain Bismah Maroof stroked half-centuries as Pakistan recorded a crushing eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ICC Women’s Championship ODI series at the Southend Club, Karachi on Wednesday. This was the first match in the 10-team ICC Women’s …

LONDON, June 01 (ABC):New England captain Ben Stokes said he wanted everyone in the side to “feel free” under his leadership as James Anderson and Stuart Broad were recalled for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s starting Thursday. Stokes has taken over as skipper from Joe Root, with England on a woeful run of one win in 17 …

LAHORE, June01(ABC): Commonwealth Games Federation was greeted with a lot of flak after it didn’t allow Maroof’s daughter and mother to travel with the cricketer. However, the PCB confirmed that the federation changed its decision. Pakistan women’s team captain Bismah Maroof and her family will be accommodated at the Commonwealth Games village in Birmingham, England in July so she can …

ISLAMABAD, June 01(ABC): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that the national squad is excited to play in the upcoming home series against West Indies, slated to start on June 8 in Multan — the post COVID-19 scenario. “It feels good to meet and interact with the media in this way [physically],” Babar said while addressing a press conference. …

PARIS, June 1 (ABC): Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair’s 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal sealed his …

DHAKA, June 01(ABC): Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque said he was stepping down from his position Tuesday to focus on his batting, after a poor run of form so far this year. The 30-year-old announced his decision during a meeting with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chiefs at the home of board president Nazmul Hassan. His batting has come under heavy …

LONDON, June 01(ABC): England veteran quick Stuart Broad has vowed to leave his “heart and soul” on the field should he earn a Test recall against New Zealand at Lord s this week. Both James Anderson and Broad, England s two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, were controversially left out of the squad that lost 1-0 in a three-match series in the …

  LAHORE, June 01(ABC): Pakistan spinners Anam Amin and Nida Dar have made notable gains in the latest weekly update to the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances in their three-match home series against Sri Lanka. According to ICC, Left-arm spinner Amin, who grabbed three for 21 in the first match and finished with four …

  KARACHI, June 01(ABC): Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan are hoping to carry forward the winning momentum gained in the T20I series as they take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three ICC Women’s Championship ODIs at the Southend Club, Karachi tomorrow (Wednesday). The Pakistan-Sri Lanka series marks the beginning of the new ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 cycle which is …

AHMEDABAD, INDIA, May 31(ABC): All-rounder Hardik Pandya is being tipped as a future India captain after leading an unfancied debut team to victory in the world’s most valuable cricket tournament. Pandya’s Gujarat Titans thrashed Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League final on Sunday, with the skipper taking three wickets and scoring 34 runs in front of …