Konta sweeps Stephens off the court to reach French semis
Paris?? -?? Johanna Konta produced a remarkably dominant performance against last year?s runner-up, winning 6-1, 6-4 Tuesday to become the first British woman to reach the French Open semifinals since Jo Durie in 1983. ... She executed a good game plan, and that was that.? Konta?s semifinal opponent will be either 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova or 31st-seeded Petra Martic, who were ...
Beware of complacency and carry the momentum, Latif urges team
ISLAMABAD?? -?? Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said that Eoin Morgan?s decision of putting Pakistan to bat first was a huge mistake, while drop catches also didn?t help England?s cause, rather helped green caps registered morale-boosting victory against hosts. He simply outclassed and outshone the most sought-after English bowler Jofra Archer, who was tipped to rattle Pakistan top ...
Bangladesh, New Zealand hunt for early advantage
London?? -? Having won their respective first matches rather impressively, both Bangladesh and New Zealand will want to stamp their authority when they lock horns at The Oval on Wednesday, 5 June. New Zealand were ruthless in their first game, the bowlers bundling Sri Lanka out for 136 in Cardiff and their openers then gallopping past the total effortlessly. ...
Emerging all-rounder Ali Imran eager to excel
The MD is going to sign agreement with English counties for exchange programme of players and coaches, which will help us gain much-needed exposure in English conditions,? he added. ?Today whatever I am enjoying is just because of my father Ch Ajmal Sabir, a renowned cricketer promoter, and my elder brother Engr Hassan Irtza Chaudhry, who is going to ...
Nayyer elected AFC Appeals Committee member
LAHORE ? -? ?? Nayyer Husnain Haider has been elected as member of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Appeals Committee during its extraordinary congress held in Paris on Tuesday. The AFC extraordinary congress was participated by AFC vice president and FIFA-recognized PFF president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat along with Nayyer Husnain and member of PFF congress Arif Rahim. It ...
Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in rain-hit match
Earlier, Mohammad Nabi ran through a panic-stricken Sri Lanka top order as Afghanistan bowled their struggling opponents out for 201 in a rain-affected match in Cardiff. But Nabi, who had earlier removed captain Dimuth Karunaratne for 30, turned the match in the Welsh capital on its head, with three wickets in five balls as Sri Lanka slumped to 146-4. ...
England’s Archer, Roy fined for misconduct in Pakistan loss
Nottingham ? -? ? England?s Jofra Archer and Jason Roy were both fined 15% of their match fee for misconduct during their 14-run defeat by Pakistan in the World Cup on Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said. ?The incident occurred during the 14th over of Pakistan?s innings when Roy used an audible obscenity after misfielding which was ...
Dale Steyn ruled out of World Cup with injury
Steyn, South Africa?s fifth highest ODI wicket-taker of all time, withdrew from the Indian Premier League with the same issue and has already missed the first two games of his team?s campaign at the Cricket World Cup. Hendricks? returns in ODI cricket have been limited so far, with just one wicket from two matches, but he has had more ...
Prime Minister greets Pakistan cricket team
Islamabad ? -? ? Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Pakistan cricket team for a great win in ICC World Cup 2019 match against England. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: ?This great win is for coming back into form after a poor start in the warm-up matches and the first World Cup match.
Rattled South Africa face uphill challenge
Southampton?? -? After conceding their first two games, now run into a powerful, and fresh, Indian side, who open their ICC Men?s Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign today (Wednesday). have had a tough initiation into this World Cup, suffering defeats in both their games so far, and it doesn?t get any easier as they face world No.2 India, ...
Pradeep, Malinga strike as Sri Lanka recover to beat Afghanistan
Afghanistan, bidding for just their second win in a World Cup match and their first over a Test nation were in command halfway through a gloomy day in Cardiff after dismissing Sri Lanka for 201. The delay meant the match was reduced to 41 overs a side but Sri Lanka folded quickly after the resumption, losing Malinga and Pradeep ...
Pradeep and Malinga strike as Sri Lanka recover to beat Afghanistan
Afghanistan, bidding for just their second win in a World Cup match and their first over a Test nation were in command halfway through a gloomy day in Cardiff after dismissing Sri Lanka for 201. Afghanistan, playing in only their second World Cup, beat Sri Lanka soundly in last year's Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but for ...
Sri Lanka snatch victory away by 34 runs in World cup clash against Afghanistan
Sri Lanka came out of the blocks quickly under leaden skies, reaching 144 for one before the halfway point of their innings and were on course for a morale-boosting big score against the unfancied Afghans. But Nabi, who had earlier removed captain Dimuth Karunaratne for 30, turned the match in the Welsh capital on its head, with three wickets ...
ICC World Cup 2019: Fixtures & Results
May 30: England beat South Africa by 104 runs, at The Oval, London May 31: West Indies beat Pakistan by 7 wickets, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham June 1: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, at Wales Stadium, Cardiff June 1: Australia beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets, at Bristol June 2: Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs, at The Oval, London June 3: ...
Sri Lanka Collapse Against Afghanistan In World Cup Before Rain Intervenes
Sri Lanka came out of the blocks quickly under leaden skies in Cardiff, reaching 144 for one before the halfway point of their innings and were on course for a morale-boosting big score against their unfancied opponents. But Nabi, who had earlier removed captain Karunaratne for 30, turned the match in the Welsh capital on its head, with three ...
Sri Lanka Collapse Against Afghanistan In World Cup
But off-spinner Nabi, who had earlier removed Dimuth Karunaratne, then created panic in the Sri Lankan ranks, taking three wickets in an over. Earlier, Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat, hoping to take advantage of the favourable conditions for bowlers in the Welsh capital. "Afghanistan, playing at only their second World ...
Sri Lanka snatch victory away by 34 runs in World cup clash against Afghanistan
Afghanistan suffered a steady wall of wickets after the resumption of a rain-affected World Cup match in Cardiff on Tuesday against Sri Lanka, with the former managing to close in to victory in the last few overs but the latter's bowlers dominating to seal victory for the side. Sri Lanka came out of the blocks quickly under leaden skies, ...
Road to 2022 World Cup begins in Mongolia
Mongolia, who have only ever won a single World Cup qualifying match, host Brunei Darussalam in the first of six first round qualifiers across Asia, which also serve as early round eliminators for the next Asian Cup in 2023. ?Given the fact that the 2022 World Cup will take place in November-December and that each confederation plans a different ...
Afghanistan eight men down in rain-washed World Cup clash against Sri Lanka
Afghanistan suffer a steady wall of wickets after the resumption of a rain-affected World Cup match in Cardiff on Tuesday against Sri Lanka, with the side at 140-8 at 31.2 overs. Sri Lanka came out of the blocks quickly under leaden skies, reaching 144 for one before the halfway point of their innings and were on course for a ...
India all set to sink teeth into under-performing Proteas today
While India have been away, sticking to themselves with nothing but training and paintballing to do over the last week or so, the World Cup has gone from spice-less to action-packed in a matter of days. Lungi Ngidi isn?t fit for the the India game, and Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the entire tournament. While South Africa ...
