KARACHI, May 29(ABC): Pakistan women produced one of their best fielding displays to defeat Sri Lanka women by four wickets in a last-ball thriller to win the third and final Twenty20 International in front of PCB cameras at the Southend Club on Saturday. The victory gave Pakistan a 3-0 series result. Electing to bat first, Sri Lanka were in a …

PARIS, May 28 (ABC): Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal closed in Friday on a blockbuster clash at the French Open as both reached the last 16, while 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to make the second week in Paris since 2006. Reigning champion Djokovic and 13-time winner Nadal are on course to meet in the quarter-finals, with the …

LONDON, May 28(ABC): England’s new Test coach Brendon McCullum hopes his outsider status as a New Zealander will help rid the under-performing team of their “fear of failure” after a dismal 15 months. The former Kiwi captain — appointed earlier this month — has inherited an England side that sits rock bottom of the World Test Championship with just one …

BIRMINGHAM, May 28(ABC): Irish batter Paul Stirling is hoping to be back with Islamabad United for the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after enjoying his time with the franchise in this year’s edition. Stirling joined Islamabad United as a replacement player in 2021 for the sixth edition of PSL and was re-signed by the franchise in the …

MANCHESTER, May 27(ABC): Pakistani wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan has made his debut in the T20 Vitality Blast by scoring an unbeaten 81 runs in a memorable innings. The cricketer is currently in England representing Sussex County Cricket Club in county cricket. T20 Vitality Blast is England’s premium T20 tournament. With the dazzling performance, Rizwan become the highest individual scorer among all …

DHAKA, May 27 (ABC): Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “We knew we needed …

SYDNEY, May 27(ABC): Justin Langer has blamed “politics” for contributing to his exit as Australian cricket coach despite guiding the team to an Ashes thrashing of England and the Twenty20 World Cup crown. The 51-year-old walked away from the job in February after failing to secure the public support of key players and following acrimonious contract talks with governing body …

ISLAMABAD, May 26 (ABC): Pakistan’s hopes to enter the super four stage of Asia Hockey Cup 2022 and qualify for the 2023 Hockey World Cup suffered a big blow as they conceded a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Japan in a closely-fought Pool A match at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday. According to …

LAHORE, May 26(ABC): Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has suggested that the International Cricket Council (ICC) review its COVID-19-related policies now that the situation is “back to normal”. The skipper told that bowlers in particular faced a challenging situation during COVID-19. “We have indeed encountered various obstacles as a result of COVID-19, but things are finally returning to normal. And now …

RAWALPINDI, May 26(ABC): In light of the political unrest in the country, the Pakistan-West Indies ODI series has been moved from Rawalpindi to Multan, according to sources. The first ODI between Pakistan and the West Indies will take place on June 8. According to the sources, the official announcement of the venue change is likely to take place later today …