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An undated photo of Pakistan spinner Asif Afridi representing FATA region in the Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2025-2026. —PCB LAHORE: Pakistan will begin its 2025-2027 ICC World Test Championship on Sunday with the opening match of a two-Test series against defending champions South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where 38-year-old Asif Afridi is expected…

New Zealand players celebrate after taking a wicket during their Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on October 10, 2025. – ICC GUWAHATI: Skipper Sophie Devine and Brooke Halliday’s half-centuries and a combined bowling effort helped New Zealand beat Bangladesh in their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup…

Top javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem (second from left) and his coach Salman Iqbal Butt (second from right) visit Aitchison College, Lahore. — Facebook/@arshadnadeem76 Arshad Nadeem’s coach Salman Iqbal Butt has hit back at the Pakistan Athletics Federation after being questioned about the Olympic champion’s poor performance at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, blaming…

South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and Chloe Tryon bump fists during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match against India in Visakhapatnam, India, on October 9, 2025. – ICC South Africa secured a three-wicket victory over India in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 thriller at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium….

The teams from Pakistan and Afghanistan faced each other in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. – PFF The much-awaited AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 qualifying match between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended in a stalemate at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on Thursday. The…

The Australian captain Pat Cummins (left) speaks with Travis Head during the fifth day of the first test between Pakistan and Australia in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 8, 2022. – AFP The Australian captain Pat Cummins and Slagman Travis Head are reportedly offered millions from a franchise group from the Indian Premier League…

Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Saudi Pro League match against Al Hilal at King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 1, 2023. – Reuters Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has officially become football’s first billionaire, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, which estimates the Al-Nassr forward’s net worth at $1.4 billion. The 40-year-old…

The Pakistani captain Fatima Sana (left) and the Australian Alyssa Healy at the Toss prior to their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match in the R. Premadasa Stadion in Colombo on 8 October 2025.-Screengrab/live stream Colombo: Pakistan won the toss and chose to be the first to bowlen Australia in the 9th game of the…

South African Test squad players reach Lahore to play a two-match Test series against Pakistan. —x@TheRealPCB The South African Test squad arrived in Lahore on Wednesday for the two-match series against Pakistan, starting from October 12. South Africa will tour Pakistan for a series across all formats of the game. The first Test is scheduled…

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (right) and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Agha (left) walk onto the pitch before the start of the 2025 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium on September 28, 2025. – AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday responded to suggestions to the International Cricket Council…

Salman Ali Agha van Pakistan in action during their ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 match against Bangladesh in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 25, 2025. – AFP Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Selectors are considering replacing Salman Ali Agha as T20i captain, because his role in the team was…

Charlie Dean and Heather Knight from England celebrate the winning of the match in Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati, India on October 7, 2025. – Reuters Guwahati: Heather Knight’s Resilient 79 Powered England to a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the 8th game of the ICC World Cup World Cup for Women at the Barsapara…