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 …
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‘Shafiq made a match out of nothing’ – Misbah
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 …
Read More »Pakistan claim the Gabba with heart, and mind
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 …
Read More »Aussie captain Smith admits win against Pakistan got ‘too close for comfort’
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 …
Read More »Pakistan vs Australia 1st Test Day 5: Australia beat Pakistan by 39 runs
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 …
Read More »Coasting Costa brings down Crystal Palace
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 …
Read More »Younis, Azhar stonewall Aussies as storm hits Gabba
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 …
Read More »Pakistan dismissed for 142 against Australia in first innings
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 …
Read More »Pakistan suffer early loss, Australia all out for 429
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 …
Read More »Mohammad Amir injured in first test against Australia
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 …
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