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Pakistan’s then captain Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match against Canada on June 11, 2024. – AFP LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has returned to the Pakistan T20I squad as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the squads for the upcoming white-ball home season against South Africa,…

Australian Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner celebrate after winning the match against England during the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India on October 22, 2025. – Reuters INDORE: Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland played with the bat as unbeaten Australia recorded a convincing six-wicket win over Ashes rivals England in…

Asif Afridi celebrates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 22, 2025. – AFP RAWALPINDI: Pakistan left-arm spinner Asif Afridi created history on Wednesday by becoming the oldest player…

PFF President Mohsin Gilani (right) and SAFF President Yasser Al-Misehal shake hands after signing the agreement. – Reporter The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have formally joined hands to enhance cooperation and promote football development between the two countries. According to PFF sources, a memorandum of understanding was signed…

Noman Ali celebrates after taking the wicket at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 26, 2024. -AFP Pakistan left-arm spinner Nauman Ali has moved up to second in the ICC Test bowling rankings, closing in on top position holder Jasprit Bumrah after his impressive performance in the opening Test against South Africa. The…

Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif posed with the national flag on a mountain peak. — X@Shehrozekashif2 Young mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has once again expressed his disappointment over what he describes as the government’s unfulfilled promises of financial support. The 22-year-old climber, who has hoisted the Pakistani flag on all fourteen peaks of the world above 8,000…

Pakistan’s Asif Afridi (R) celebrates with teammates after taking his fifth wicket from South Africa’s Simon Harmer during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 22, 2025. – AFP The South African tails fought back strongly on the third…

South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs raises his bat to celebrate the half-century during day two of the second and final Test match against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 21, 2025. – PCB South Africa resumed their innings with an overnight score of 185-4 on Day 3 of the second Test against Pakistan at…

South African players celebrate a wicket during their Women’s World Cup 2025 match against Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, October 21, 2025. – ICC COLOMBO: Pakistan were eliminated from the 2025 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after South Africa defeated them in a rain-shortened match at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Chasing a revised target…

ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi (left) and the Indian team after winning the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai on September 28, 2025. — PCB/File/AFP Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has proposed a ceremony to hand over the Asia Cup 2025 trophy to India following their title win last month. The Indian team, acting on…

Technicians install a giant screen during the renovation of the National Stadium in Karachi on February 6, 2024. — AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalized a plan for the upgrade of the National Bank Stadium Karachi, with renovation work expected to begin next month. Sources said the revamp will include a redesign of…

Pakistani batsman Saud Shakeel plays a shot during the first day of the second Test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, October 20, 2025. – APP Pakistan resume at 259 for five on the second day of play, in the Test match against South Africa, in Rawalpindi with Saud…