LAHORE - Pakistan cricket team captain, Sarfraz Ahmad, on Sunday promised a determined comeback of his team in the second T20 international against Sri Lanka after his team's dismal show in the opener. "No doubt we are the world number one side but again I say that in T20 cricket no team is weaker ...

LAHORE - Sarfaraz Ahmed has been retained as Pakistan captain while Babar Azam has been named as vice-captain for three ODI and three T20I home series against Sri Lanka, which will be held from 27 September to 9 October. In April 2016, Sarfaraz was appointed Pakistan captain for the T20Is before ...

CHESTER-LE-STREET - Sri Lanka humbled West Indies by 23 runs in a fresh clash of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on Monday. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a massive total of 338 runs after West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. Avishka Fernando ...

 CARDIFF - New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the fresh encounter of World Cup 1029 on Saturday. Kiwis won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka in their opening game at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Batting First Sri Lanka was sent to the pavilion on 136 runs; Kiwis ...

LAHORE - The toll in a series of eight blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to at least 207, with over 450 people wounded, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. Speaking at a press conference, he said three people had been arrested in connection with the attacks that mostly targeted high-end ...

COLOMBO – More than 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a string of bomb attacks on hotels and churches as worshippers attended Easter services in major Sri Lankan cities. Americans, British and Dutch citizens were among dozens of foreigners killed. At least 525 people ...

NELSON, New Zealand - Veteran Ross Taylor and rising star Henry Nicholls both smashed centuries as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 115 runs in the third one-day international in Nelson Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. Taylor top-scored with 137, and Nicholls was unbeaten on 124 off just 80 ...

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand - New Zealand staved off a rollicking 140 by Thisara Perera to wrap up the one-day series against Sri Lanka Saturday with a 21-run victory in the second ODI at Mount Maunganui. Sri Lanka were 128 for seven chasing New Zealand's 319, with Perera's valiant maiden century ...

COLOMBO – Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga over his role in a shooting that killed one and injured two others in Colombo on Sunday. Ranatunga, who was the country's Minister for the Development of Petroleum Resources in the cabinet of sacked PM Ranil ...

DUBAI - The opening match of the 14th edition of the much-awaited Asia Cup 2018 will be played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 4:30 Pakistan time between the teams of the Group B. Afghanistan have also been clubbed with ...

DUBAI - Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged with ball tampering. The ICC tweeted the news, detailing that the captain was in breach of Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for 'changing the condition of the ball - the same charge levelled at Australia batter Cameron Bancroft ...

LAHORE – The United Arab Emirates have been awarded the 2018 Asia Cup, earlier slated to be held in India. The tournament is likely to be played between September 13 and 28. Political tensions between India and Pakistan have been cited as the reason for the change. "The ACC deliberated on the ...

COLOMBO - Pakistan Women's team beat Sri Lanka by 108-run in their third and last ICC Women’s Championship match played at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, sealing the three-match series 3-0. Batting first, Pakistan scored 215 for the loss of nine wickets and had hosts ...

KARACHI - The second Pakistan Navy International Nautical Competition has begun with an impressive opening ceremony at Pakistan Naval Academy in Sindh capital. Cadets and Midshipmen from Naval Academies of China, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and UAE are participating in the event. Under the auspices of ...

LAHORE - The World XI team is coming to Pakistan next month, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi has confirmed while reaffirming his aim to restore international cricket in the country. Speaking at the development program ceremony held for Lahore Qalandars' players in the Punjab ...

KARACHI - More than 35 countries are going to conduct international naval exercise - 'Aman-17' - in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi from February 10-14. Themed 'Together for peace', the joint naval exercise has helped clear the Arabian Sea of pirates, Commander Pakistan Fleets Vice Admiral ...