Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. World soccer's governing body FIFA had invited bids from Asia and…

Pakistan Tuesday restricted Bangladesh to 204 in a must-win World Cup match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the 31st match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens. Babar…

Shaheen Afridi became the quickest fast-bowler to complete 100 wickets in one-day cricket during the World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh on Tuesday in Kolkata. The 23-year-old pacer did it in 51 matches, overtaking Mitchell Starc…

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the 31st match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens. Babar Azam: We would also like to bat first. There might be some swing in it early on because there is some moistu…

Fazalhaq Farooqi returned brilliant figures of 4-34 to help Afghanistan book Sri Lanka at a meagre 241 in the ICC World Cup 2023. Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the 30th match of the ICC World Cup 20…

The issue of the personal WhatsApp message leak of national cricket team captain Babar Azam has been discussed on media and social media since the last day. Two days ago, Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper of the national team, claimed in a sh…

England coach Matthew Mott on Sunday said the team remains an “incredibly tight-knit unit” despite a 100-run thrashing by India which condemned the defending champions to a fifth defeat at the ICC World Cup 2023. Mott’s claims came after former E…

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bowled superbly in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their sixth straight win in the World Cup on Sunday. England …

Dushmantha Chameera has been called into Sri Lanka’s ICC World Cup 2023 squad after fellow paceman Lahiru Kumara was ruled out through injury, the tournament’s event technical committee announced Sunday. The 31-year-old Chameera, a veteran of 44 …

England have won the toss and elected to field first against India in the 29th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at BRSABV Ekana cricket stadium. India Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Rav…

Netherlands defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs in the 28th match of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens in India on Saturday. Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 229 runs with loss of all wickets.…

James Neesham’s gutsy fifty after Rachin Ravindra’s brisk went in vain as Australia edged New Zealand by five runs in the high-scoring ICC World Cup 2023 thriller on Saturday. Australia set a target of 389 runs for New Zealand. Travis Head scored…

Australia set a target of 389 runs for New Zealand. Travis Head scored 109 runs off 67 balls, while Josh Inglis contributed 38, Pat Cummins 37, and Mitchell Marsh 36 runs. David Warner added 81 runs, and Glenn Maxwell scored 41 runs in a thrilling …

A Large number of junior boys and girls from all over Pakistan are participating in the Islamabad National Junior Tennis Championships, being held in the capital city. Sports Desk (Islamabad): The President –PTF Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, in a…

Pakistan win toss and choose to bat first against South Africa. Pakistan made two changes for the crucial ICC World Cup 2023 against South Africa today in Chennai. All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz and pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr have replaced the injured H…

Several Pakistan cricketers opted to skip the optional training session and have some rest before Pakistan on Thursday ahead of Pakistan’s ICC World Cup 2023 game against South Africa. Only eight out of 15 members of the World Cup squad along wit…

England have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. England Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c)(wk), Ben Stokes, David Willey,…

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was in awe of Australia's Glenn Maxwell, who smashed the fastest-ever World Cup century against the Netherlands at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Boom Boom is expecting middle-order batter Iftikhar…

Glenn Maxwell showed no mercy to the Netherlands bowlers and hit them to all parts of the ground during the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Australia and the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, on Wednesday. Maxwel…

Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest World Cup hundred, after David Warner’s 93-ball 104 to power Australia to a mammoth 399 runs against Netherlands. Australia have won the toss and elected to bat first against Netherlands in the 23rd match of the I…

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat first against Netherlands in the 23rd match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Australia David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk…

Hardik Pandya is likely to miss India’s next World Cup match vs England in Lucknow on October 29. The all-rounder, recovering from an ankle injury he picked up during the match vs Bangladesh in Pune, wasn’t available for the team’s next match vs …

South Africa have posted a daunting total of 382 runs for Bangladesh in their allotted 50 overs. Quinton de Kock was the top performer for South Africa. Apart from him, Heinrich Klaasen played a brutal knock of 90 runs in just 49 balls. South Af…

Wasim Akram lashed out at the Men in Green after their shocking loss against Afghanistan on Monday during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023. While speaking on a local sports channel, Akram questioned the bowling changes by captain Babar Azam during …

South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in the 23rd match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium. South Africa Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Kl…

The captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam, completed 1,000 runs in the ICC World Cups for Pakistan (T20I and ODI) during this year's mega event match against Afghanistan at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, on Monday. B…

Pakistan were bowled out for just 282 in the first innings against Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023 match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India. Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam chose to bat first after winning the toss in the 22…

The live scorecard and ball-by-ball updates of the 22nd match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be available below from 1:30pm (PST). The PAK vs AFG is being played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. from …

India on Sunday thumped New Zealand by four wickets in Sunday´s top-of-the-table World Cup clash at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Earlier, with Daryl Mitchell’s sparkling century, New Zealand set India a competit…

The Pakistan cricket team’s opener, Fakhar Zaman, has been ruled of the Green Shirts’ fifth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on October 23. Fakhar, 33, couldn’t completely recover from a knee inj…

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said on Sunday that his team are looking forward to renewing a “passionate” rivalry with Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2023 which has often reflected the stormy political relationship between the two neighbours. B…

India have won the toss and elected to field first against New Zealand in the 21st match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association [HPCA] Stadium. New Zealand Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom…

Heinrich Klaasen’s 61-ball century, followed by a combined bowling effort led South Africa to a thumping 229-run victory over defending champions England in the 20th match of the ICC World Cup 2023. Set to chase 400, England could only raise 170 …

Sadeera Samarawickrama scored an unbeaten 91 after Dilshan Madushanka and Kasun Rajitha’s four-fers to power Sri Lanka to edge the Netherlands by five wickets in the ICC World Cup 2023. Set to chase 263, Sri Lanka knocked off the winning runs for…

England have won the toss and elected to field first against South Africa in the 20th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium. South Africa Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Kla…

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and chose to bat first in the World Cup game with Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. The Dutch, who stunned South Africa last time out for their first win over a Test-playing nati…

Pakistan chose to bowl first after winning the toss in the ICC ODI World Cup against Australia in Bengaluru on Friday. Pakistan will look to get back on the winning track after being defeated by India in their last outing. They won two of the pre…

Indian cricket team’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the World Cup match against New Zealand due to injury. As per reports in Indian media, Hardik Pandya needs a week to get rid of ankle pain and Surya Kumar Yadav or Ishan Kishan…

Egypt and Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah has called for an end to “massacres” in Gaza, saying humanitarian aid must immediately be allowed into the besieged Palestinian enclave. The 31-year-old forward made his first comments on the deepening…

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the sixteenth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Bangladesh Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, …

Pakistan may induct leg-spinner Usama Mir in the playing XI in place of a pacer against Australia on Friday. Green Shirts are scheduled to play their fourth match of the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 against the Kangaroos at the M Chinnaswamy …

Algerian footballer Youcef Atal has become the latest Muslim footballer to be reprimanded by a European football club after France’s Nice suspended him for reposting an allegedly anti-Jewish message on social media related to the ongoing Israel-Pal…

Former Indian cricketer, Gautam Gambhir, emphasized the need for a shift in Babar Azam's approach as the team's captain. While speaking on a local sports platform, Gambhir expressed his views on the 29-year-old's playing style, mindse…

Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to field first against New Zealand in the sixteenth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmat…

Pakistan have achieved a maiden victory in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup as they defeated Cambodia 1-0 in Islamabad. The historic victory guided the Team Green to advance to the second round of the 2026 edition of football’s mega tournament. …

South Africa have won the toss and elected to field first against the Netherlands in the fifteenth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association [HPCA] Stadium. Netherlands Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, …

Australia's Adam Zampa would not rate his performance against Sri Lanka in Monday's World Cup clash among his best but its importance was not lost on the leg spinner. Smarting from back-to-back defeats, five-time champions Australia moved…

Pakistan team cancelled their scheduled training session on Tuesday in Bengaluru ahead of their match against Australia on October 20. The team management has decided to give rest to the players today ahead of the crucial match against Australia.…

Cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, organisers announced Monday. A vote of the International Olympic Committee’s session in Mumbai approved cricket, together with baseball/softball, flag football, squa…

Adam Zampa spun the web around Sri Lanka with figures of 4-47 and lifted Australia to book them at 209 in the fourteenth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first against…