Carlos Al-Karaz said he was no longer nervous and was ready to face off against the world’s top players on a regular basis, beating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to advance to the Madrid Open final on Saturday. The 19-year-old beat Serbia 6-7 (5) 7-5 7-6 (5) in a heated competition over three hours, becoming … Read more
Real Madrid won their 35th La Liga title on Saturday with four games left, thanks to a 4-0 home win over Espanyol and two goals from Rodrigo. Madrid, who needed a point to claim the trophy, scored two Brazilian goals at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium ahead of goals from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema in … Read more
Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi says it will be a dream come true when he makes his Middlesex home debut at Lord’s on Thursday. The towering left-hander has signed a contract for England County club based in London Ground, the spiritual home of the game. Afridi told reporters at the Lord’s ahead of their match between … Read more
Ben McDermott broke the first century to lead Australia to the huge 348-8 in a second day and night international match against Pakistan in Lahore on Tuesday. The 27-year-old broke 104 108 balls in his fourth ODI, with Travis Head 89 hits and Marnus Labuschagne 59 after Australia went to bat on flat Gaddafi Stadium. … Read more
Travis Head closed a surprising comeback to limited cricket with two wickets before allowing them for an overwhelming 88-point victory over Pakistan in their first day and night international in Lahore on Tuesday. Head’s 72-ball 101 led Australia to a challenging 313-7, and the 28-year-old flips his arm 2-35 to beat Pakistan with 225 shots … Read more
Australian hitter Steve Smith will miss Day 1 and T20 games against Pakistan to manage a left elbow injury, the team said Saturday. Team physiotherapist Alex Kontouris said Smith experienced some discomfort in the second half of Australia’s 1-0 win over Pakistan in three test series matches. “Given he suffered the same elbow injury last … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the lockdown between Pakistan and Australia had been moved from Rawalpindi to Lahore. “All four matches scheduled for Rawalpindi have now been decided to be played in Lahore,” he told the press in Islamabad. The first test match between the two sides was held in Rawalpindi from March 4-8, … Read more
Skipper Babar Azam hopes that Pakistani hitters can maintain faith in his abilities as he tries to make history chasing the highest goal in test cricket to beat Australia in Karachi. Babar broke the century of battle with great support from opener Abdullah Shafique Tuesday as Pakistan thwarted Australia’s hopes of a quick win in … Read more
Three fans broke through security at Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday to take a selfie with Indian superstar cricketer Virat Kohli, and one returned successfully. Kohli slipped for the first time during the final session of Day 2 of the pink ball test against Sri Lanka when three youngsters ran down the pitch to … Read more
Australian starter David Warner said he hopes for an improved pitch for a second test in Karachi after visitors were able to claim just four Pakistani wickets in the series opening draw against Rawalpindi’s docile wicket. “I want a game where you can actually make 20 chances,” Warner said on Thursday. “It will be exciting … Read more