This representative image shows a general view of hockey stick and ball. — Reuters/File Great Britain’s men’s junior hockey team beat Pakistan 3–2 on Saturday to claim the bronze medal in the third-place playoff at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Great Britain made a blistering start in the first quarter, racing to […]
South Africa storm past Sri Lanka in rain-hit encounter
South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt (L) and Tazmin Brits (C) shake hands with Sri Lanka’s Harshitha Samarawickrama (R) after winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 17, 2025. — AFP South Africa’s juggernaut rolled on in the Women’s World Cup […]
Cricket eyes shake-up with new ‘Test Twenty’ format
South African great launches Test Twenty, October 16, 2025. — X/@ABdeVilliers17 Cricket is set to trial a new format, ‘Test Twenty’, pairing the strategic depth of Tests with the pace of T20s. Designed to retain the longest format’s tactical nuance while making it more accessible, Test Twenty completes a match in a single day. Each fixture […]
Ronaldo edges closer to 1,000 goals — how soon can he get there?
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Hungary during the FIFA World Cup – UEFA Qualifiers in Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal – October 14, 2025. — Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on an unprecedented milestone of 1,000 career goals, having reached 948 so far, maintaining an extraordinary average of over 50 […]
AI-generated image falsely shows Pakistan captain bowing to Indian cricketer
A photo circulating on Indian social media claims to show Pakistan’s national women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana kneeling and touching the feet of Indian player Smriti Mandhana during the India vs Pakistan match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup on October 5. The image was created using publicly available Artificial Intelligence […]
Noman, Shaheen power Pakistan to win first South Africa Test
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi celebrates after dismissing Tony de Zorzi on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 15, 2025. – PCB Shaheen wraps up match with last three wickets quickly. Imam, Agha make 93 each in first innings as hosts make 378. South Africa’s […]
Pakistan, India hockey clash at Sultan of Johor Cup ends in draw
Pakistan players celebrate scoring their third goal against India during their Sultan of Johor Cup match at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru on October 14, 2025. — Livestream/screengrab A high-voltage Sultan of Johor Cup clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India ended in a dramatic 3-3 draw at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium […]
South Africa defeat Bangladesh by three wickets
South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp celebrates completing half-century during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match against Bangladesh, Visakhapatnam, October 13, 2025. — ICC South Africa registered their third consecutive victory by defeating Bangladesh in another successful run chase during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on […]
Muthusamy’s six-for helps South Africa reduce Pakistan to 378 in first Test
Pakistan middle-order batter Salman Ali Agha (left) plays a shot during the first Test against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 12, 2025. – PCB LAHORE: South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy dramatically turned the tide in the morning session of the first Test, reducing Pakistan from 362-5 to 378 all out at […]
Athletics Federation bans Arshad Nadeem’s coach for life over unconstitutional elections
Ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem (right) and his coach Salman Iqbal Butt (left) visit Aitchison College, Lahore. — Facebook/@arshadnadeem76 The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has imposed a lifetime ban on Olympian Arshad Nadeem’s coach, Salman Iqbal Butt, for violating the federation’s constitution during the Punjab Athletics Association (PAA) elections. According to a notification issued […]