Category: Sports

Get the latest sports news, opinion, analysis, player rankings, scores and updates.

  • Big upset: USA defeats Bangladesh by five wickets in first T20

    Big upset: USA defeats Bangladesh by five wickets in first T20

    In a huge upset before T20 World Cup, USA defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20 International match of the series.

    USA has won the first victory against an International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 top 10 ranking team.

    In the match played in Houston yesterday, Bangladesh batted first and scored 153 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

    Tawheed was prominent by playing an innings of 58 runs while Mohammad Riaz scored 31, Soumya Sarkar 20, Liton Das 14 and Shakib Al Hasan scored 6 runs.

    USA achieved the target of 154 runs for the loss of 5 wickets three balls earlier.

    On behalf of America, Harmeet Singh played a great innings of 33 runs and played an important role in the success, while Corey Anderson scored 34 runs and Steven Taylor scored 28 runs.

  • ICC considers changing Champions Trophy format

    ICC considers changing Champions Trophy format

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering changing the format of Champions Trophy 2025 from ODI to T20.

    According to a Cricbuzz report, important discussions were held between stakeholders, including broadcasters, at the ICC headquarters.

    The meeting suggested that the Champions Trophy event should be played in the T20 format instead of 50 overs, with figures presented showing that the 50 overs format has seen a 20 percent drop in attendance since the 2019 World Cup.

    Broadcasters prefer the one-day format due to advertising, but the chances of selling slots are low.

    The upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan is likely to be held between February and mid-March next year, while the biggest challenge for the organizers is to find a window of 17-18 days allotted for the eight-team Champions Trophy.

    The ICC has sold the rights to the event in ODI format.

    On the other hand, the top officials of the ICC are determined to hold the Champions Trophy 2025 in the ODI format.

  • Babar, Rizwan to visit American Islamic center before T20 World Cup

    Babar, Rizwan to visit American Islamic center before T20 World Cup

    Cricket captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan will visit the Islamic Center of America before participating in the T20 World Cup.

    A post shared by East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is going viral on social media in which the details of Babar and Rizwan’s visit to the Islamic Research Center have been confirmed.

    Both cricketers will participate in a charity event on June 1 in Dallas, USA, where interest-free loans and donations will be given to students for their education.

    Earlier Mohammad Rizwan had visited the Islamic Center of New Zealand and Australia, where a video of his teaching went viral on social media.

  • Pakistan’s Sirbaz Khan climbs Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen

    Pakistan’s Sirbaz Khan climbs Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen

    Pakistani mountaineer Sarbaz Ali Khan has climbed the world’s highest peak- Mount Everest- without supplemental oxygen.

    Sarbaz Ali is the second Pakistani to climb Mt Everest without artificial oxygen after Sajid Sadpara previously achieved the feat.

    Sarbaz Ali has climbed 11 out of 14 peaks above 8,000 meters making him the only Pakistani to climb 11 peaks without oxygen.

    He has climbed a total of 13 peaks above 8,000 meters.

  • Cricket Australia to start ticket sales for Pakistani fan zone

    Cricket Australia to start ticket sales for Pakistani fan zone

    Cricket Australia will start the sale of fan zone tickets for this year’s Pakistan-Australia white ball cricket matches and India-Australia Border Gavaskar Trophy from June 4.

    The Pakistan and Indian fan zone tickets will cost between $30 and $70.

    According to Cricket Australia, there will be a discount in the first part of the ticket sale from June 4 to 14. Cricket fans have to register to get discount tickets, while in the second part, they can book their tickets without registration.

    Pakistan will tour Australia for six white ball matches and India will play the Border Gavaskar Trophy this year.

  • Video of Azam Khan wiping sweat with dollars goes viral

    Video of Azam Khan wiping sweat with dollars goes viral

    A funny video of rising player Azam Khan and captain Babar Azam has gone viral on social media.

    In the video, it can be inferred that the cricketers are joking with each other over dollars. Babar, who is not visible in the video, jokingly asks Azam what happened?

    Azam Khan wipes his face and forehead with foreign currency and says that it is very hot Wasim Bhai. All the cricketers laugh loudly at this.

    The video has become an instant fan favourite.

  • Pakistani- British McKeal Abdullah joins Pakistan football team

    Pakistani- British McKeal Abdullah joins Pakistan football team

    Pakistani-born British McKeal Abdullah has joined the Pakistan football squad. Abdullah is a part of the British club Mansfield Town, where he is considered one of the best Asian footballers in the UK. The young striker will join the Pakistan team at the end of this month.

    Abdullah will be available for the home match against Saudi Arabia and the away match against Tajikistan. The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has also confirmed the inclusion of Pakistani-born Briton Adam Khan. Otis Khan, who missed the previous match due to injury and Muhammad Fazal will also return to the team.

    Pakistani-born Briton Essa Sulaiman will not be available due to performing Hajj.

  • PTI, Palestine, Afghanistan, Israel flags banned in stadiums during Pak-England series

    PTI, Palestine, Afghanistan, Israel flags banned in stadiums during Pak-England series

    England Cricket Board (ECB) has banned the flags of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Israel, Palestine and Afghanistan inside the cricket stadium during the T20 series of Pakistan and England.

    The decision to ban the flags comes after the disruption during Pakistan and Ireland series where fans where displaying PTI flags, Imran Khan posters, Palestine and Afghanistan flags.

    After a match between Pakistan and Ireland in Dublin on May 12, an Afghan fan used foul language with bowler Shaheen Afridi. Later the spectator was kicked out of the ground by security personnel.

    Pakistan has recently defeated Ireland in a T20 series by 2-1. Babar Azam became the captain with most wins in T20 format while he is just 82 runs away from becoming the highest run scorer in T20 format.

  • Four Pakistani PUBG mobile teams reach Nepal to play PMSL 2024

    Four Pakistani PUBG mobile teams reach Nepal to play PMSL 2024

    Pakistani PUBG mobile teams AsAgonxi8, 52 eSports, Team R3CIDIGE eSports and Team Guts and Glory which is currently playing under Mongolian eSports Organization WAWO eSports, reached Nepal to play in the Pubg Mobile Super League (PSML) 2024.

    PMSL is a LAN (Local Area Network) event which is scheduled in Kathmandu, Nepal.

    PMSL is a two phase event including league stage and final stage. The league stage is a three weeks battle with total 30 matches, staring from May 22. Each week will consists of five match-days with six matches per day.

    Here is the list of teams participating in the event:

    ASagi8 Esports
    WAOW Esports
    52 Esports
    R3GICIDE
    DRS Gaming
    Horaa Esports
    KS AXE
    A1 TMT Esports
    IHC Esports
    Stalwart Esports
    4Merical Vibes
    MadBulls
    Everest Gaming
    Stronger Esports
    Falcons Force
    Major Pride
    Team Lakers
    RUKH eSports
    HardBass Team
    De Muerte

    A total of 20 team from Pakistan, South Asia and Central Asia will compete in this event. Top 16 teams from league stage will advance to three days final stage starting from June 13 to June 15.

    The total prize pool of the event is $200,000. The matches will be live streamed on official YouTube channel of PUBG MOBILE eSports South Asia.

  • Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma get emotional after RCB win in IPL

    Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma get emotional after RCB win in IPL

    The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) in India is now heading towards its end where the win of Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday left Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma emotional.

    In the match played on Saturday was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s last chance to go to the play-off stage. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs to secure the last position in the play-off stage.

    Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma couldn’t contain their emotions as the result of the match came and both were seen emotional in various videos.

    Fans of Virat Kohli’s team Royal Challengers Bangalore were also very happy on this occasion.

    Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s photos and videos are also being liked by their fans on social media.