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[ad_1] Former legendary Pakistan pacer, Wasim Akram, has extended his heartfelt wishes to the national cricket team as they set out on their tour to Australia for a three-match Test series. In a recent social media video shared on platform 'X,' Akram specifically highlighted the newly appointed leadership, emphasizing the need for patience and decisiveness in their roles. He also expressed his well wishes, particularly to the "new boys" in key positions, including Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Kamran Akmal, among others.  “Pakistan team has reached Australia, wish them all the luck, especially to the new boys. By new boys I mean Mohammad Hafeez who joined as Team Director/Head Coach, Wahab [Riaz] as chief selector, Kamran Akmal and others, give them time,” Wasim Akram said. The left-arm pacer also provided valuable advice to the newly appointed officials, cautioning against excessive media interactions. “They are present cricketers, it is their time. Le

[ad_1] PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday threatened to quit the Parc des Princes ground, which has been their home for almost 50 years, after city officials refused to sell the stadium to them. City mayor Anne Hidalgo said in an interview published in Saturday's Parisien newspaper that the stadium "is not for sale" and "will not be sold" to Qatari-owned PSG. However, a spokesman for the club said he was "disappointed and surprised" that the city wanted to "turn Paris Saint-Germain and their supporters out of the Parc des Princes". "The mayor is forcing PSG to leave its home." He added: "Everyone loses in the position taken by the mayor. PSG is now forced to find alternative options to relocate the club. "This is not the outcome the club, nor its supporters, were hoping for." PSG has made acquisition of the ground in the city's leafy western suburbs a condition for carrying out modernisation and

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[ad_1] Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi celebrates after dismissing West Indies' Ravi Rampaul during their Cricket World Cup 2011 quarter-final match in Dhaka March 23, 2011. — Reuters/File The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi Sunday championed the appointment of Shahid Afridi as selection committee head as worthy, calling him a “bold and beautiful” player having the guts to take daring as well as endearing decisions on and off the field.  Speaking to Arab News , the PCB managing committee chairman, who was given the responsibility last month in a sudden change of guard at the cricket board, said that Afridi was very popular and the sort of person they wanted in the selection committee who could take “bold” decisions. Afridi was given charge of men’s team selection after Mohammad Wasim was sacked by the new PCB management. Since then, multiple changes have been made in the squad for the New Zealand Test series. Defending his decision to bring in th

[ad_1] LONDON: Mauricio Pochettino is ready to "risk" his reputation at troubled Chelsea, but the new Blues boss won't be bolstered by a reunion with Harry Kane. Kane has been linked with a move away from Pochettino's former club Tottenham and a switch to Stamford Bridge could have suited both parties. Pochettino needs a top-class striker to improve on the club's dismal goal-scoring record last season and England captain Kane fits the bill perfectly. Tottenham's record goalscorer, who rose to prominence under Pochettino, is keen to leave the north Londoners after failing in his bid to engineer a transfer to Manchester City two years ago. Linked with Bayern Munich and Manchester United, Kane's Tottenham contract expires next year, increasing the urgency to resolve his future. However, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy might see the prospect of selling Kane to a London club, and one managed by the man he sacked in 2019, as a bridge too far. Speak

[ad_1] Karachi Kings during their training session ahead of PSL 8. — Twitter/@KarachiKingsARY Undoubtedly, Karachi Kings, which represents one of the most populous cities in Pakistan, will be looking to give their fans something to cheer for in HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8, after their disastrous stint in PSL 7. Finishing positions in previous seasons Karachi Kings have won the title only once during the PSL history, under the leadership of Imad Wasim, which came in 2020 when they defeated Lahore Qalandars in the final. They also qualified for the playoffs in the first four seasons of the event. The Kings finished last on the points table in PSL 7 which also marked the first time that they didn’t qualify for the playoffs in the tournament’s history. Squad Haider Ali, Imad Wasim , Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfa

[ad_1] NEW DELHI:   The International Boxing Association (IBA) has fulfilled all reform criteria and it would be "criminal" if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) drops boxing from Olympics, IBA President Umar Kremlev told Reuters on Friday.   The IOC suspended the IBA in 2019 over finance and governance issues and did not involve it in running boxing events at the subsequent Tokyo Olympics either.   The strained relation between the sports bodies further soured after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.   The amateur boxing's governing body defied IOC guidance and lifted a ban on the Russian and Belarusian boxers competing under their flags last October.   Kremlev said IBA under him had put corruption and bankruptcy behind itself to emerge as an efficient organisation.   "The IBA has fulfilled all the criteria 100% concerning all the questions that were raised in relation to judging and system reforms," the Russian told Reuters on t

[ad_1] BARCELONA: Jordi Alba struck a late winner for Barcelona in a 1-0 win over 10-man Osasuna on Tuesday to move the Catalans a step closer to their first La Liga title since 2019. Xavi Hernandez's side climbed 14 points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, who lost 2-0 at Real Sociedad. The visitors had debutant Jorge Herrando sent off in the first half for a professional foul on Pedri, as they sat deep and tried to frustrate hosts Barcelona. Visiting goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez kept the leaders at bay in the second half but eventually substitute Alba, who has had reduced minutes this season, sliced home a volley to snatch a late victory. "We're going to wait and see, but it's a giant step forward," said Xavi . "We suffered too much. We missed some very clear chances, the kind where you can just push it in. "And then came Jordi's goal, which sometimes makes it better to win like that." Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate rotated heav

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Cincinnati extended their unbeaten start to the Major League Soccer season with a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia Union on Saturday to remain on top of the Eastern Conference standings. Luciano Acosta scored the game's only goal, rifling in a penalty in the 69th minute after Philadelphia goalkeeper Andre Blake was adjudged to have fouled the Argentine playmaker in the build-up to a disallowed Cincinnati goal moments earlier. Cincinnati are unbeaten in seven games and lead the Eastern Conference with 17 points, one clear of second-placed New England Revolution on 16 points. New England maintained their strong start to the season with a ruthless 4-0 win over Canadian strugglers Montreal, who remain rooted to the foot of the Eastern Conference with three points. Dylan Borrero opened the scoring for New England with a superb curling strike into the top corner in the 21st minute before Spanish midfielder Carles Gil doubled the lead from the penalty spot in

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Tuesday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in 2023 after previously suspending all events in the country, including Hong Kong, last November due to the uncertainty over tennis player Peng Shuai’s safety . Peng was feared to be held incommunicado by the Chinese government after she accused retired Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of forcing her into sex during a years-long on-off relationship. The immediate response from Chinese authorities was to censor any mention of the accusation online and block Peng’s Weibo account from search results. Peng disappeared from public view for more than two weeks, prompting the world’s biggest tennis stars and the United Nations to demand answers as to her whereabouts – as well as a full investigation into her allegations against Zhang. Peng, a three-tim

[ad_1] Pakistan's former Test captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. — Twitter/@TheRealPCB "I found out through TV that my resignation was not accepted." Inzamam says didn't resign due to team's performance in World Cup. Says willing to take responsibility for the team's performance. Ex-Pakistan cricket team captain and former chief selector Inzamam ul Haq Wednesday lashed out at Zaka Ashraf-led Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), slamming the board's top head for escaping responsibility and mishandling his resignation. Speaking on Geo News' programme "Capital Talk", Inzamam slammed the PCB for not responding to his email, saying that the board is not summoning him.  The former star cricketer resigned as chief selector on October 30 following "conflict of interest" allegations against him after it was revealed that he was a partner in Yazoo International Ltd — a players' management company owned by Talha Rehmani which represents Pakistan

[ad_1] Former West Indian fast bowler and renowned cricket commentator, Ian Bishop, have described Pakistan and Indian cricketers in one word. In a video segment with ESPNCricinfo, Bishop was asked to describe the likes of Babar Azam, MS Dhoni, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Virat Kohli, and Shahid Afridi. Bishop termed Babar as 'consistent, Dhoni as 'intellectual, Shaheen as 'showman', Kohli as 'graceful, and Shahid as 'superb.' Previously, the 53-year-old had named Babar as his all-time favorite cricketer from Pakistan. When Babar amassed 5000 runs in ODI cricket, Bishop took over his Twitter to congratulate the Pakistan skipper. "Some of these Babar Azam drives today though. Happy 18th ODI century, & Congrats on becoming the fastest to 5000 ODI runs. That's not to be taken lightly, given the great names he has surpassed," Bishop tweeted. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/stports/bishop-describes-babar-virat-dhoni-

[ad_1] former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz (right) with Zaka Ashraf, the head of the Management Committee (left), and ex-captain Mohammad Hafeez (centre) in Lahore, on August 7, 2023. — PCB The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday restored ex-fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz's pension after a gap of more than years. Zaka Ashraf, the head of the Management Committee, met Nawaz to resolve the outstanding matters over his unpaid ex gratia payments since January 2017, a statement from the board said Tuesday. The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere at National Cricket Academy in the presence of former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez. Ashraf handed over a cheque to settle the payments under the Players’ Welfare Policy and assured Nawaz of unconditional support, the statement mentioned. The ex gratia payments had been discontinued as a result of disciplinary proceedings initiated against Nawaz by the previous management over the violation of the Code of Conduct under

[ad_1] Pakistan’s red-ball skipper Shan Masood opened up ahead of the last Test of the three-match series which will begin on January 3 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Pakistan’s fielding during the tour has been abysmal as some catch drops cost them the match and Shan wasn’t unaware of that. The 34-year-old shared his two cents on his team’s fielding, especially at the slips. "In a game, your hands are tied because slips are very specialised. A lot of fielding places in Test cricket are very specialised. We had four genuine quick bowlers, so it was hard to get them into the slips. And then Abdullah Shafique has been a good slipsman for us and those are the guys that practise for hours every day," Masood said. Masood also revealed that he could use Babar Azam at the slips as the 29-year-old had previously done his job decently at that position. "He's a brilliant slips fielder. He's got age on his side. But I think if he doesn't feel comfortable, B

[ad_1] India lost in the World Cup final against Australia despite being undefeated throughout Australia's Pat Cummins with India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and Australia's deputy prime minister Richard Marles after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup. — Reuters Despite an amazing World Cup campaign, India failed at the biggest stage of the tournament, the final. The Men In Blue were undefeated throughout the mega event, but it seemed like it just wasn’t their day as Australia shattered a billion dreams after thrashing them in the final on November 19. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium — the biggest cricket stadium in the world that can host 132,000 spectators — to witness his team lose the match. But was it Modi due to whose presence India lost? Well, Indian opposition party Congress leader Rahul Gandhi thinks so. Speaking at a rally in an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday, according to Live Mint , Gandhi

[ad_1] Dec 16, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Luton Town have confirmed defender and club captain Tom Lockyer is in a "stable" condition in hospital after going into cardiac arrest on the pitch during his team's match at Bournemouth . The Premier League game was abandoned Saturday after Lockyer collapsed on the pitch after 59 minutes. Rob Edwards immediately ran onto the pitch to ensure medical attention arrived to Lockyer quickly.  Photo by Steven Paston/PA Images via Getty Images According to the club, the defender became responsive before being stretchered off the pitch. "Our medical staff have confirmed that the Hatters captain suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch, but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher," the club said in a statement on X. "He received further treatment inside the stadium, for which we once again thank the medical teams from both sides. "Tom was transferred to hospital, where we can reassure supporters that he

[ad_1] Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso at FIFA Women's World Cup. — Reuters Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign over kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, despite pressure from FIFA, players, unions and polticians. Speaking at an emergency assembly on Friday, Rubiales complained that "false feminists" were "trying to kill me". He described the kiss as a peck that was "free, mutual and consensual". "Is a consensual peck going to take me out of here? I won't resign. I will fight until the end," Rubiales said, drawing applause from the predominantly male audience. Spain´s second deputy prime minister Yolanda Diaz said on Friday that Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales´ speech and refusal to resign over kissing a Women´s World Cup player on the lips was "unacceptable". "The government must act and take urgent measures: impunity for macho actions is over.

[ad_1] Najam Sethi, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), recently proposed the idea of hosting the Asia Cup in England. “England could be a possibility as a venue for the Asia Cup,” Najam Sethi said in a interview with an Indian media outlet. However, Salman Butt, a former Pakistani cricketer, expressed his reservations about hosting the Asia Cup in England, stating that it would not make sense to have a neutral venue for a tournament that is meant to represent the Asian continent. “A neutral venue like this [England] is not viable for Asia Cup, it will not make sense as it will mean that there is not a single venue in Asia where it could be held,” Salman Butt said. Butt argued that for the sake of giving options, you can provide as many as possible, but it is important to see if they are feasible or not. “You can include England in it and make it Euro-Asia Cup. You can also give this suggestion. In the past, Austral-Asia Cup used to take place in which Australia

[ad_1] Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final - New Zealand v Australia- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 14, 2021 Australia's Aaron Finch in action.— Reuters Finch led Australia to their first T20 World Cup in 2021. He scored over 8,000 runs acorss formats.  He had an excellent BBL, smashing 428 runs at an average of 38.9. MELBOURNE: Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch announced his retirement from internationals on Tuesday, drawing a line under a career that yielded more than 8,000 runs across all formats. A hard-hitting opening batsman and limited overs specialist, the 36-year-old retired from the ODI team in September and took time over the home summer to decide on his T20 future after Australia's World Cup title defence ended before the semi-finals. He had an excellent tournament in the domestic Big Bash League, smashing 428 runs at an average of 38.9 to help guide the Melbourne Renegades into their first finals

[ad_1] LONDON: Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua says he is still feeling fresh as he targets his first win since 2020 after putting "his heart" back into boxing. The British boxer will face Jermaine Franklin at London's O2 Arena on April 1 after losing his previous two fights to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua's last victory came against Kubrat Pulev in December 2020, while American Franklin beat Pavel Sour and Rodney Moore before losing a close fight against Dillian White at Wembley Arena in November. Joshua has fought 27 times professionally, but the 33-year-old says he still feels "fresh and young". "I adapted to certain fights so I didn't take crazy punishment so at this stage of my career I don't think... I've taken so much punishment' or I'm war-torn," he said. "I still feel fresh. "I like making money, straight up, this is a prize-fighting sport. People question if my head is i