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  • Cricket Australia’s big announcement for Pakistani fans

    Cricket Australia has announced to opening the doors of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) free for Pakistani fans on December 21. Pakistani cricket fans will be allowed free entry to watch Pakistan’s training session in Australia’s largest Melbourne ground.

    Cricket fans have been invited by the Australia Board to watch Pakistan’s training session ahead of the Boxing Day Test. Fans will be allowed free entry to the MCG before 10 am on December 21.

    The training session will continue from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Australian time.

  • Messi’s shirts fetch $7.8 million at auction

    Messi’s shirts fetch $7.8 million at auction

    Six shirts worn by Argentina megastar Lionel Messi during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for $7.8 million at auction.

    The auction house told AFP on Thursday “A total of three bids were made for the rare collection, Lionel Messi’s light blue and white striped Argentina jersey worn in a historic 2022 FIFA World Cup match.”

    The auction house stated that the hefty price broke the record for any item associated with the world-famous Argentine star, making it the most valuable sports item sold at auction so far this year.

    On December 18, 2022, Messi led his team to a 4-2 victory on penalties while playing against France at the 80,000-capacity Lucille Stadium in Qatar.

    Sotheby’s head of modern collections Wachter said, “The 2022 FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest events in sporting history, connecting with Messi’s incredible journey and cementing his status as one of the greatest players of all time,”

    “It is an honor for Sodeby to present and showcase this invaluable collection to the public.”

    “These historic shirts are a tangible reminder of one of the most important moments in sports history and fundamentally about one of the most honored, most important moments in a football player’s career,” he said.

    Earlier this month, Messi was selected as Time magazine’s “Athlete of the Year” for 2023.

  • Ahmed Shehzad says goodbye to Pakistan Super League

    Ahmed Shehzad says goodbye to Pakistan Super League

    After not getting a place in any Pakistan Super League (PSL) team, Ahmed Shehzad has made a major decision about his future.

    Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, Ahmed Shehzad said goodbye to PSL.

    All the teams have completed their squads for season 9 of the Pakistan Super League during the drafting, but now some players will be selected in the supplementary as well. Ahmed Shehzad seems to be quite depressed for not being part of any team in the draft.

    “A heartfelt goodbye to Pakistan Super League! I’m writing this note which I thought I wouldn’t be writing this year. Another PSL draft goes by and the same old story – didn’t get picked. God knows why, but they plan, and Allah plans. Indeed ALLAH is the best of Planners. I have tried hard by giving it all in the domestic circuit consistently in the last few years and did reasonably well in the National T20 Cup just before the PSL draft.”

    “There seems a deliberate effort to keep me out, even when franchises have opted for other performers with inferior numbers than me. But when everything is pre-planned it doesn’t matter. I don’t know whose responsibility it is to get top domestic performers in the PSL then. But I exactly know the reasons why I’m not made part of the PSL – the whole country, and my fans will know it very soon.”

    He wrote, “I’m parting ways and saying goodbye to Pakistan Super League for my own self-respect. I’ve never played for money and will never do it. While many chose international leagues across the globe, I decided to grind in the domestic circuit to prove my love for the game, and to wear the Green Flag again. I’m taking this decision to keep money out of it (was offered several contracts to play leagues yet chose Pakistan)”.

    “I will not play the PSL again with these 6 teams. It seems like a shared responsibility to keep me away from PSL, and all franchises have shaken hands”.

    “Lastly, I’m thankful for all the support I’ve received from my fans across the world. I can only assure one thing and that’s never giving in to unfair demands or accepting anything that lets my country down”.

    “All I know is in this day and age being patriotic and putting your nation first goes against you. I’m thankful to Allah that I always stood firm on my moral responsibilities and have never let myself, my family, and my country down. If that’s the price I have to pay for my honesty and dedication, it’s a small price to pay and I will continue doing it. Pakistan Zindabad!”

  • Perth Test: Aamir Jamal becomes 14th Pakistani to take 5 wickets on debut

    Perth Test: Aamir Jamal becomes 14th Pakistani to take 5 wickets on debut

    Pakistani bowler Aamir Jamal took six wickets on his debut against Australia in the Perth Test. Aamir Jamal has become the 14th Pakistani to take five or more wickets on debut and second to achieve this feat on Australian soil.

    Before Aamir Jamal, Arif Butt had achieved this feat on Australian soil in 1964.

    Apart from this, Pakistan’s Arif Butt, Muhammad Nazir, Shahid Nazir, Muhammad Zahid, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Sami, Shabbir Ahmed, Yasir Arafat, Wahab Riaz, Tanveer Ahmed, Bilal Asif, Nauman Ali, and Abrar Ahmed also won this honor in the first match.

    Aamir Jamal took a total of six wickets in the first innings of the Perth Test while the Australian team was bowled out for 487 runs in the first innings.

  • Perth Test: Australia bowled out for 487 in the first inning

    Perth Test: Australia bowled out for 487 in the first inning

    In the first Test between Pakistan and Australia, the host team has been bowled out for 487 runs in their first innings.

    First day:

    The Kangaroos scored 346 runs for the loss of five wickets on the first day of the game.

    David Warner was dismissed for 164 runs, Usman Khawaja scored 41 and Travis Head put up 40 runs.

    Second day:

    Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey started the second day aggressively, however, Australia suffered their sixth loss at 411 when Alex Carey was bowled by Aamir Jamal.

    The seventh wicket of the Australian team fell on 449 runs when Mitchell Starc returned to the pavilion after playing an inning of 12 runs, he was also dismissed by Aamir Jamal. Mitchell Marsh played an inning of 90 runs. Captain Pat Cummins was also dismissed for nine runs on a total of 481.

    From Pakistan, Aamir Jamal has taken six wickets for 111 runs.

  • Big name missing from FIFA Player of the Year award nominees

    Big name missing from FIFA Player of the Year award nominees

    The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) has announced final nominees for the men’s and women’s players of the year awards but one prominent name is missing from the list. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is not included in the nominations.

    According to FIFA, this award will be given to the player who has shown the most outstanding performance in the game from December 19, 2022, to August 20, 2023.

    The nominees for the men’s Footballer of the Year award include Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Norway’s Erling Haaland, and France’s Kylian Mbappé.

    The nominees for the Women’s Footballer of the Year award include Aitana Bonmatí, Linda Caicedo, and Jenni Hermoso.

    The FIFA Footballers of the Year award ceremony will take place on January 15 in London.

  • Pakistan Super League season 9 schedule has been changed

    Pakistan Super League season 9 schedule has been changed

    The schedule of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine has been changed due to the general elections of 2024.

    The opening ceremony of PSL season nine will take place in Lahore on February 13, while the final will be played in Karachi on March 19, 2024. Earlier, the starting date of PSL nine was fixed on February 8, but general elections have also been fixed for the same day by the Election Commission of Pakistan, leading to the administration changing the schedule of the domestic league.

  • PUBG Mobile roadmap 2024: PMGO, PMSL and much more to know

    PUBG Mobile roadmap 2024: PMGO, PMSL and much more to know

    Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile is all set to introduce a brand new roadmap for the PUBG mobile E-sports year 2024. PUBG mobile has introduce a new global event named Pubg Mobile Global Open (PMGO). The major changes in PUBG mobile E-sports year 2024 is the expansion of leagues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), America, Central and South Asia.

    James Yang, the senior director of PUBG Mobile Global E-sports revealed three Global leagues in year 2024; the PUBG Mobile Global Championship, PUBG Mobile World Invitational (PMWI) and the new event PMGO.

    The PMGO will take place in Brazil in months of March and April in 2024 with prize-pool of 500,000 USD. This event includes teams from the host region qualifiers, regional PMSL qualifiers and PMSL partnership teams.

    Another major change is the addition of PUBG Mobile Super League (PMSL) which will replaces the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL). The PMSL will bring the PUBG mobile competition to another level, and will have offline events for each PMSL league. The South East Asia (SEA) region will have three seasons of PMSL while EMEA, America, Central and South Asia (Now United) will also have two leagues seasons.

    James Yang explained, why the SEA region will have one extra PMSL league than other regions. He said, “This is due to the developed E-sports system in these regions, and we would see that three seasons will have better because the audience wants to see more competition”.

    Below the second tier there will be PMSL regional qualifiers to give a chance for Underdogs teams to compete against Professional players. The fourth tier will have smaller regional tournaments like PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO).

  • Sadia Iqbal improves in ICC Rankings

    Sadia Iqbal improves in ICC Rankings

    Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal has moved up to the fourth position in the women’s International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20 rankings.

    Sadia has played 28 T20Is, taking 29 wickets, with best figures of 3/19 against Bangladesh in 2019.

    Sadia Iqbal said, “Cricket is a game of challenges and milestones, reaching the fourth place in the world T20 bowling ranking is an important milestone in my career. My success is due to the collective efforts of the team and the support of the fans.”

    Another Pakistani left-arm spinner, Nashra Sandhu, is also among the top ten bowlers in the ICC Women’s T20 rankings, with 53 wickets in 51 T20s and is ranked eighth on the list.

  • Ahmed Shehzad not picked by any franchise for PSL 9

    Ahmed Shehzad not picked by any franchise for PSL 9

    Aggressive batsman Ahmed Shehzad was not inducted into any franchise for the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Ahmed Shehzad, who performed well in domestic cricket this season and left the world’s leagues for Pakistan’s domestic cricket, could not find a place in the Pakistan Super League.

    All six franchises participating in the event selected players from different categories, completing their 18-member squads.

    Umar Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, and young player Haider Ali also failed to earn the trust of the franchises and were also not included in any team.