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South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (C) and South Africa’s Tazmin Britten (L) embrace as they celebrate their team’s victory against Sri Lanka during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 17, 2025. – AFP South Africa extended their dominant run at the 2025 ICC…

Pakistan’s Omaima Sohail addresses a press conference at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on October 17, 2025. – Screengrab via ICC Pakistan batsman Omaima Sohail on Friday expressed optimism about reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 ahead of the match against New Zealand. The Green Shirts have played four matches…

South African great AB de Villiers launches Test Twenty, October 16, 2025. — X/@ABdeVilliers17 Cricket will test a one-day hybrid format called Test Twenty, combining Test tactics with T20 pace. Designed to retain the tactical nuance of the longest format while making it more accessible, Test Twenty completes a match in one day. Each match…

India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pictured during a practice session. — AFP/File MELBOURNE: Australian cricket fans may get their last chance to watch India’s batting stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in international matches when the pair tour in the one-day international series starting in Perth on Sunday. With nearly 600 ODIs between them,…

Pakistan’s Irfan Ashab in action against Hong Kong’s Matthew Lai in the 16th round against Richardson Wealth Vancouver Men’s Open 2025. – Reporter Pakistani squash players Noor Zaman and Ashab Irfan advanced to the quarter-finals of the Richardson Wealth Vancouver Men’s Open 2025 after putting in impressive performances in their Round of 16 matches on…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts while Hungary’s Balazs Toth looks on. — Reuters/File Cristiano Ronaldo is inching closer to reaching the 1,000 goals milestone as he has achieved an astonishing scoring rate of over 50 goals per year since 2010, with 948 goals already to his name. The Portuguese star is expected to become the first…

Alyssa Healy of Australia celebrates her century during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between Australia and Bangladesh at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on October 16, 2025 in Visakhapatnam, India. -AFP VISAKHAPATNAM: Captain Alyssa Healy hit an unbeaten 113, her second consecutive hundred, to guide defending champions Australia…

The photo collage features the Australian men’s and women’s players in a video segment ahead of India’s tour of Australia. – Screen recording/X Australian men’s and women’s cricketers have mocked India’s ‘no handshake’ attitude towards Pakistan during the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, playfully suggesting humorous alternatives to the traditional handshake. Players including Josh…

England’s Charlie Dean plays a shot during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match against Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on October 15, 2025. – AFP England set a modest target of 113 runs for Pakistan under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method as the rain-affected ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match was reduced to 31…

Pakistani players celebrate during the third day of the first Test cricket match against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 14, 2025. – AFP South Africa started their second innings at 51 for 2 on Wednesday, chasing a 277-run target against Pakistan on Day 4 of the opening Test at the…

Pakistan’s Etzaz Hussain celebrates scoring a goal during their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Afghanistan at Ali Subah Al-Salem Stadium in Al-Ardiya on October 14, 2025. – PFF AL-ARDIYA: Etzaz Hussain’s stunning goal earned Pakistan a 1-1 draw against Afghanistan in their second Group E match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the…

Indian and Pakistani players shake hands before the start of the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey match on October 14, 2025. — JOHOR BAHRU: Sufyan Khan’s strike in the 54th minute helped Pakistan hold arch-rivals India to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Sultan of Johor Cup match at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium on…