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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam plays a shot during the first Test against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, October 12, 2025. — X@TheRealPCB LAHORE: Pakistan star Babar Azam achieved a major milestone in the first Test against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, becoming the first Pakistani player to cross the 3,000-run mark…

Pakistan and South Africa will attend the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 12, 2025. — Facebook@PakistanCricketBoard LAHORE: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first as they kicked off their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign with the opening match of the two-Test series against defending champions South…

England’s Alice Capsey celebrates with Heather Knight and teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika Silva at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 11, 2025. – Reuters COLOMBO: England underlined their authority at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday with an impressive 89-run win over Sri Lanka in…

Pakistan captain Shan Masood speaks during a press conference at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, October 11, 2025. — Facebook/Pakistan Cricket Team LAHORE: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood on Saturday said his focus was on “result-oriented pitches”, rather than surfaces that yield high-scoring draws. Speaking at a pre-match press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium ahead of…

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…