Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a brilliant performance with both bat and ball to lead his team to a thumping 126-run victory over West Indies in their first one-day international on Sunday. Afridi blasted 76 off 55 balls to help the visitors recover from a disastrous start to reach 224 for nine from their 50 overs. Then he took seven wickets for just 12 runs - the second-best figures ever recor ...

Posted by Rida Zaheer Historical event of Cricket between two Common Wealth countaries statrted on  on 10 July 2013 when, from 11am, England take on Australia at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, a moment eagerly anticipated by players and supporters alike, not least because it's been known for an entire series to be shaped by events on the first morning. Whether they will still be as enthusiastic by 7 January ne ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer Korea have upset the form book to secure a stunning 4-3 victory over Pool B winners Pakistan in the Quarter Finals of the Hockey World League Semi Final event in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The Koreans produced a sensational fight-back back from 2-0 to eventually win the match, with Pakistan’s Shakeel Abbasi missing a 53rd minute penalty stroke. Pakistan were outstanding for much of the fir ...

LONDON: Third seed and 2004 champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, losing 6-3, 6-4 in the second round to Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, the world number 131. Sharapova's defeat came just hours after second seed Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the tournament with a knee injury. But it was a controversial exit for Sharapova who twice slipped and fell on Court Two. Sh ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer Coming Ashes  might be proven an interesting series  between two traditional rivals of Cricket.  Both the teams are determine to  take away  the Ashes Trophy. . New Australian coach Darren Lehmann has declared that despite all the on-field malfunctions and the dressing room problems plaguing the team currently, Australia can still win the Ashes. The links between captain Michael Clarke ...

Posted by Rida Zaheer Offer has it own charm irrespective to of the offering personalities and organizations but in the case of  Victor Wanyama might be otherwise different. The Saints are hoping to pip a number of their Premier League rivals to the 21-year-old's signature, with interest in his services having mounted steadily. They have, however, seen the highly-rated midfielder snub their first contract p ...

By Rida Zaheer India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in Cardiff and reached final of the ICC Champions Trophy. She will play final with England Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin both took three wickets each for India after putting Sri Lanka into bat first. Despite a half century from captain Angelo Mathews and Mahela Jayawardene's 38, the Sri Lankan's only managed a total of 181 for 8 at the end of thei ...

Posted By Rida zaheer Jun 20: Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first in the second Champions Trophy semifinal here today. India is unchanged and Sri Lanka have made two changes - Jeevan Mendis and Thisara Perera come in while Shaminda Eranga and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal miss out. Teams India: S Dhawan, RG Sharma, V Kohli, KD Karthik, SK Raina, MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja, R Ash ...