Somerset End Trophy Drought With One-Day Cup Final Win
London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) :Somerset won their first major trophy in 14 years as they beat Hampshire by six wickets in the final of county 's One-Day Cup at Lord's on Saturday. That never looked like being enough to deny Somerset for whom rising star Tom Banton made 69 ...
India Run-machine Kohli Eyes World Cup Glory As Captain
New Delhi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) :Virat 's reputation as one of 's great entertainers is well-established, but the star will not be completely satisfied until he leaves an indelible mark by winning the Cup as captain. But it is the possibility of winning the Cup as skipper ...
Old Warhorse Malinga Keeps Sri Lanka Dreaming
Colombo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) :Lasith Malinga will be one of the Cup's oldest players but the paceman shows no signs of slowing down as he bids to prove his critics wrong. Sri Lanka's selectors, led by former bowler Ashantha de Mel, said Malinga was unable to unite ...
'Trophies Are Important' - Kovac Job Seems Safe After Cup Win
Berlin, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) : Niko Kovac appears to have avoided the sack after his side secured a domestic double with victory over RB in the Cup final on Saturday. Rummenigge, who was considered one of Kovac's strongest boardroom critics this season, said that it had been ...
Sporting Lisbon Take Portuguese Cup On Penalties After Epic Final
Lisbon, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) :Sporting won their 17th Portuguese Cup on Saturday after triumphing 5-4 on penalties in a thrilling final taken to spot-kicks thanks to a 121st-minute equaliser that saw the two sides draw 2-2. Sporting thought they had won it late in the first half of ...
Valencia Stun Deflated Barcelona To Win Copa Del Rey
Seville, Spain, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 26th May, 2019 ) : wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Chasing a record fifth consecutive triumph, Barca were undone by a relentless ...
Panesar eyes return to cricket after conquering mental woes
The 37-year-old?who became a bit of a cult hero at his peak taking 167 wickets in 50 Tests?told the Daily Mail he had been helped enormously by former England captain Mike Brearley, who is a respected psychoanalyst. Panesar?s depression started to spiral and contributed towards an unhappy stint at Essex and had a brief spell at Northamptonshire, where he ...
Grieving Asif rejoins Pakistan squad after daughter’s funeral
Lahore Grieving Pakistan cricketer Asif Ali on Saturday left for England to join up with his country?s World Cup squad following the funeral of his daughter, who he said will continue to be his strength and inspiration. Asif left the team?s tour of England and returned to Pakistan following the death last Sunday of 19-month-old Dua Fatima, who had been ...
Pakistan U-19 to take on Sri Lanka in first 50-over match today
Squads (to be selected from): Pakistan- Rohail Nazir (captain, wicket-keeper) (Islamabad); Mohammad Taha (vice-captain) (Karachi); Abbas Afridi (FATA); Akhtar Shah (Quetta); Basit Ali (Multan); Haider Ali (Rawalpindi); Khayyam Khan (wicketkeeper) (Abbottabad); Mohammad Haris (Peshawar); Mohammad Junaid (Quetta); Mohammad Wasim (FATA); Niaz Khan (Peshawar); Saim Ayub (Karachi); Shiraz Khan (Rawalpindi); Suleman Shafqat (Faisalabad) and Qasim Akram (Lahore) Sri Lanka ? ...
Cricket tournament organised to promote peace, inclusiveness
The tournament matches between teams of 12 Catholic churches from different cities sponsored by Paigham-e-Pakistan were played at Saint Mary?s Girls Academy in Rawalpindi.
England’s Eoin Morgan injures finger
Photo: Reuters England captain Eoin Morgan suffered a ?small fracture? to his left index finger on Friday, but is expected to be fit in time for the hosts? World Cup opener against South Africa next week. ?He will not take part in the match (against Australia), but is expected to make a full recovery and be available for ...
Players allowed to stay with wives after India match: PCB
Lahore The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed all members of the national squad, who want to stay with their wives during the World Cup, but not before the June 16 blockbuster against arch-rivals India to be held at Old Trafford, Manchester. Earlier, the PCB had also allowed the cricketers to stay with their wives during the recently-concluded bilateral ODI ...
Team results show short-sightedness of selection committee and high-handedness of head coach
ISLAMABAD?? -?? Pakistan team?s pathetic losing streak continues unabated as the green caps fall to new low after losing world cup warm match against cricketing minnows Afghanistan by 3 wickets. It was pretty much evident when chief selector announced the squad, that PCB is sleeping and not bothered about highly worrying and poor results of the team. The way ...
Smith hits ton as Australia edge out England
A day after England were relieved to find Eoin Morgan?s small finger fracture will not keep him out of Thursday?s World Cup opener against South Africa, they had several injury concerns arise in Southampton: Fast bowler Mark Wood is the only major worry, having felt discomfort in his left foot and going off, unable to finish his fourth over. Substitute ...
Hamilton beats Bottas to pole position in Monaco
Red Bull?s Max Verstappen was third, ahead of Ferrari?s Sebastian Vettel, who was the man who knocked out Leclerc.
Pakistan seek recovery with win against Bangladesh
CARDIFF?? -?? Pakistan, who suffered a three-wicket loss to Afghanistan in their first warm-up game on Friday, will look to find winning ways against Bangladesh, before the real action unfolds at the ICC Men?s Cricket World Cup 2019. After being clean-swept in New Zealand earlier in the year, the series saw great results for them with significant contributions from ...
Kiwis flatten India in warm-up match
LONDON?? -?? With everyone expecting 300-plus scores, India were bundled out for 179 in just 39.2 overs in their first warm-up game against New Zealand. Kohli had the luck with the coin but India?s top order had no answer to Boult who gave New Zealand a perfect start, striking not once, not twice, but thrice with the new ball. ...
Grieving Asif Ali rejoins squad after daughter’s funeral
KARACHI ? - ? Grieving Pakistan cricketer Asif Ali on Saturday left for England to join up with his country?s World Cup squad following the funeral of his daughter, who he said will continue to be his strength and inspiration. Asif left the team?s tour of England and returned to Pakistan following the death last Sunday of 19-month-old Dua ...
Afridi slams Gambhir’s Pak-India World Cup match comment
KARACHI ? - ? Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi lashed out at Gautam Gambhir yet again when a journalist asked him for a comment on the former opener?s suggestion to the BCCI. Gambhir had said that the Indian team should not play against Pakistan in the World Cup even if the Men in Blue meet them in the final ...
Clarke praises Babar as ‘Kohli’ of Pakistan
LONDON ? - ? Former World Cup-winning skipper Micheal Clarke hoarded Pakistan middle-order batsman Babar Azam with praise as he called him the Virat Kohli of Pakistan cricket team. Babar Azam used to be considered an intense rival of Indian skipper Virat Kohli in early years of his career whereas Kohli carved his skills into God tier with time ...
