Sports

Karachi: New Zealand opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a commanding 60-run victory over defending champions Pakistan at the National Bank Stadium, exposing familiar frailties in Pakistan’s batting lineup. The result not only extended New Zealand’s dominance over Pakistan in the tournament, with...

Karachi: Opener Will Young and skipper Tom Latham struck fluent hundreds to guide New Zealand to a competitive 320 for five against hosts and defending champions Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener here Wednesday. Glenn Phillips blazed away to a 39-ball 61 to prop up...

Dubai: India vice-captain Shubman Gill Wednesday dethroned Babar Azam of Pakistan from the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters on the back of his strong show against England in the recent home series. The ICC issued the latest rankings just ahead...

Karachi: Defending champions Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener here Wednesday. Pakistan had won the last edition of the tournament in 2017. The eight-nation ICC showpiece marks the first major global tournament hosted by Pakistan...

Bhubaneswar: India were found wanting against a relentless German outfit as they suffered a 1-4 drubbing at the hands of the reigning world champions in their FIH Pro League match here Tuesday. India were weak in defence and they lacked enough quality in the final...

Dubai: India's bowling coach Morne Morkel has left for his home in South Africa due to a family emergency, reliable sources said Tuesday. Morkel, who was appointed for the job in September last year, had travelled to Dubai with the Indian team Saturday, and also...

Karachi: Ahead of the much-awaiting clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy Sunday, pacer Haris Rauf said that he is ready to face legendary batter Virat Kohli in the encounter, who smashed famous consecutive sixes against him in the 2022 T20 World...

Karachi: A social media controversy was triggered after a video of Karachi’s National Stadium surfaced, showing flags of participating nations playing in the upcoming ICC Champion’s Trophy 2025, which is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan from February 19. The video shows that the Indian...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian men's hockey team made a brilliant comeback to beat Spain 2-0 in a return leg match of the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar Sunday. India lost to Spain 1-3 in their first leg match Saturday despite taking the lead through Sukhjeet Singh's...

Bhubaneswar: The Kolkata Knight Riders' historic Trophy Tour made a grand stop in Bhubaneswar Sunday, bringing the IPL 2024 championship celebrations to Odisha. The prestigious IPL trophy was first taken to the Jagannath Puri Temple, before heading to Nexus Esplanade Mall, where thousands of passionate...