LAHORE, May 31(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced that the three-day one-day internationals (ODIs) between Pakistan and the West Indies have been shifted to Multan. According to the statement, the matches will take place on June 8, 10 and 12 at 16:00 PKT time. Before moving to Multan on June 5, the training camp of the Pakistan …

  MASHHAD, May 31(ABC): Pakistan’s contingent continued their dominance on day 2 of the second Imam Reza International Athletics Cup. In the 200m race, Pakistan’s Shajjar Abbas bagged a gold medal as he completed the race in the fastest time (20.91seconds). Mueed Baloch, who won silver in the 400m race and registered national record the other day, this time won …

QATAR, May 31(ABC): The first-ever FIFA World Cup to be held in the Middle East is happening in Qatar, in November 2022. Qatar is also the second Asian country to host the tournament after Korea and Japan did so in 2002. It is the first World Cup that will be played in winter due to the extremely hot weather in …

SYDNEY, May 30(ABC): Teams from six nations will tour Australia during the country s busiest ever summer after Cricket Australia announced a packed calendar as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The schedule, which includes Australia s hosting of the Twenty20 World Cup, contains more days of international cricket than ever before but has raised concerns in South Africa over …

SAINT LUCIA, May 30(ABC): Peshawar Zalmi former captain and current head coach Daren Sammy Monday received the civil award ‘Sitara-e-Pakistan’ for his invaluable contribution to reviving international cricket in Pakistan. Taking to his official Twitter handle, the star player shared pictures of him receiving the highest civilian award. “There it is…me collecting the Sitara-e-Pakistan award. Such a proud moment,” he …

ISLAMABAD, May 30(ABC): Weeks after the economic uncertainty and political turmoil in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan cricket board is now eager to start the Asia Cup T20 Cricket on the new dates — August 24 to September 7, 2022 — and has sought the agreement of participating countries,  reported Monday. The 18th Asia Cup, which had been postponed twice …

PARIS, May 30 (ABC): Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarter-final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic and pledged to “fight until the end”. Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros and holder of a record 21 Grand Slam titles, triumphed over the Canadian 3-6, …

MASHHAD,May 30(ABC): Abdul Mueed Baloch, dubbed Baloch Bolt, bagged a Silver Medal in the 400m category of the second Imam Reza International Athletics Tournament here on Sunday. Mueed clocked 46.73 seconds — setting a national record — to claim the second position in the tournament. Athletes from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, and other nations competed in …

PARIS, May 29 (ABC): Vinicius Junior scored a winner in the second half to fire Real Madrid to a record-extending 14th UEFA Champions League title as the Spanish giants beat Liverpool 1-0 in a delayed final at Stade de France on Saturday. The Brazilian winger capitalized on Federico Valverde’s cross in the 59th minute to tap the ball into an …

PARIS, May 29 (ABC): Chinese 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen said she was eager for the chance to test herself against Iga Swiatek after setting up a last-16 meeting with the world number one and former Roland Garros champion. Zheng, who shocked 2018 French Open winner Simona Halep in the previous round, advanced Saturday when Alize Cornet retired with a thigh injury …