ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Super League expanded to eight teams on Thursday with the addition of franchises in Hyderabad and Sialkot, as two investor groups submitted record bids totaling more than Rs3.6 billion in a closely watched auction that shows the growing commercial appeal of the country’s premier cricket competition.
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Bangladesh in talks with ICC over moving T20 World Cup games from India
LAHORE: The Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Wednesday that it was engaged in discussions with the International Cricket Council to find a “practical” resolution to its request to relocate the country’s group-stage matches in the upcoming T20 World Cup out of India, citing heightened security concerns amid strained diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Modi’s silence on attacks against Christians this Christmas speaks volumes
The scenes from this Christmas in India were hard to ignore, and they point to a troubling shift under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Uttar Pradesh, the country’s biggest state, crowds of Hindu activists showed up at churches right as Christmas Eve services got underway. They shouted “Death to Christian missionaries” and blasted Hindu chants to throw everything off. This wasn’t just some random flare-up; it fit into a larger wave of trouble for Christians, who make up only a sliver of the population.
After player snub in India, Bangladesh presses for World Cup games in Sri Lanka
LAHORE: Bangladesh’s government said on Sunday that it would seek to have its team’s matches in next month’s T20 World Cup moved from India to Sri Lanka, escalating a diplomatic row over cricket that has deepened amid strained political ties between the two neighbors.
Court sentences exiled journalists and critics to life in ‘digital terrorism’ case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad sentenced seven critics of the government and military, including journalists, a YouTuber and a former army official, to life imprisonment on Friday for their alleged roles in inciting riots that erupted after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in May 2023.
For the fifth time, Islamabad’s local elections appear headed for postponement
ISLAMABAD: The long-delayed local government elections in the capital, Islamabad, are poised for yet another postponement, the fifth in a row, after the federal cabinet on Friday approved a raft of amendments to the law governing the polls, casting fresh doubt on a vote already scheduled for Feb. 15.
Shaheen Afridi cut short BBL stint, heads home for knee rehab ahead of T20 world cup
LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will return home from Australia’s Big Bash League after suffering a knee injury while playing for the Brisbane Heat, the club said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to his preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Olympic javelin champion Nadeem wins Global Breakthrough Athlete Award in Dubai
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem was honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award in the Global Breakthrough Athlete category on Monday at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, capping a year of triumphs for the athlete who shattered records at the Paris Games.
Rights lawyer asks judicial council to probe IHC judge over son’s release after fatal hit-and-run
ISLAMABAD: A human rights lawyer has lodged a formal complaint with the country’s top judicial oversight body accusing a high court judge of misusing his office to secure the release of his son after a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed two young women, according to documents reviewed by a local newspaper.
PCB takes over Multan Sultans for next PSL season
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will take direct control of the Multan Sultans franchise for the upcoming 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), following a bitter ownership dispute, board chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.