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KARACHI:  Selfie master Ahmed Shahzad was fined Rs 20,000 after he ‘misbehaved’ with an umpire during a match between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Habib Bank Limited (HBL), local media reported on Wednesday. Ahmed Shahzad is skipper of the HBL team. The match was being played as part of …

BRISBANE: (Web Desk) Impossible, Muhammad Ali once told us, is not a fact, nor a declaration. It is a dare. It is potential. It is temporary. The most abridged version of his famous quote comes down to three words: “Impossible is nothing.” In cricketing terms, a fourth-innings Test chase of …

GABA, BRISBANE: (Web Desk) With an application rarely seen in their batting performances overseas and a constant willingness to believe, Pakistan made history, and yet didn’t quite make it. The local cafes have been packed for days, but on the fifth day, there is no queue to get your ten-dollar …

BRISBANE: (Web Desk) Captain Steve Smith admitted Pakistan got too close for comfort to an incredible record-breaking victory before Australia finally wrapped up the first Test at the Gabba on Monday. Pakistan, faced with a massive 490 runs to win the day-night Test, went down by just 39 on the …

BRISBANE:  In reply to Australia’s 490, Pakistan team managed to score 450 runs in their second innings before being bowled out at the first Test at the Gabba on Monday. Asad Shafiq’s brilliant century was instrumental in helping Pakistan take the match to the final day, earning him the man …

LONDON: (Web Desk) Diego Costa earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday as the Premier League leaders claimed a club record-equalling 11th consecutive league victory. Costa headed home Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross in the 43rd minute at a foggy Selhurst Park to send Antonio Conte’s men nine points …

BRISBANE: (Web Desk) Younis Khan and Azhar Ali batted through the first session as Pakistan stonewalled Australia’s push for victory on the fourth day of the day-night first Test at the Gabba on Sunday. The pair got through the opening two hours of play as a storm sent the players …

Pakistan were bowled out for 142 in their first innings before tea on day three of the first day-night Test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, conceding a first-innings lead of 287 runs. The hosts decided not to enforce the follow-on and will try to bat Pakistan out of the …

BRISBANE: Pakistan hit early trouble chasing Australia’s first innings of 429 on the second day of the day-night first Test at the Gabba on Friday. Pakistan lost their first wicket in the fifth over when Azhar Ali was well caught by a diving Usman Khawaja at third slip off Mitchell …

Pakistan pace sensation Mohammad Amir was helped from the field after digging his right knee into the Gabba turf midway through the final session of the first Test against Australia. With Australia at 220 for the loss of three wickets, batsman Peter Handscomb pulled a ball from pacer Wahab Riaz …