Author Archives: Muhammad Qasim

The current world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, admits even he has been taken aback by his startling ascent to the top of the sport as he enters this week's Miami Open hoping to retain both his championship and top rating. The 19-year-old arrived in Miami a year ago after victories on clay in Croatia and [...]

The second-ranked women's tennis player in the world, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, has said that the women's tour locker room has been hostile to her. She is however certain that the hostilities between the players from Belarus and Ukraine will eventually ease. At the media day for this week's ATP-WTA Miami Open, Australian Open winner [...]

The ODI World Cup 2023 is anticipated to begin on October 5 and conclude on November 19. The 10-team showpiece event's host country, India, has narrowed its options down to at least a dozen locations, with the final set to take place in Ahmedabad at the largest cricket stadium in the world. Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, [...]

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday may have been Sergio Perez's greatest performance to far, but Formula One needs the Mexican to keep it up in a season that is quickly developing into a story of two Red Bull teammates. The results from Bahrain and Jeddah indicate that Max Verstappen, who began 15th on [...]

Rafa Nadal's absence from Indian Wells saw the 22-times Grand Slam winner slide out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005 on Monday but the Spaniard will still be the "one to beat" at the French Open if he can get back to full fitness. Nadal was forced to skip the Masters [...]

After the home team scored their highest-ever ODI total, the second one-day international between Bangladesh and Ireland was postponed due to rain in Sylhet on Monday. As the hosts scored 349-6 thanks to Mushfiqur Rahim's century, the quickest ODI century by a Bangladeshi batsman, Ireland was unable to begin their innings due to rain. The [...]

According to a source close to the French national team, Kylian Mbappe, a forward for Paris Saint-Germain, has been named the next captain of the French national soccer team, taking over for the retired Hugo Lloris. The news agency reported on the situation on Monday. According to a team source, Kylian Mbappe has replaced the [...]

After the Ireland Matches later this month, Dimuth Karunaratne wants to leave his position as Test captain. The Sri Lankan selection committee is still in discussion with him and has not yet accepted his resignation. Karunaratne, who turns 35 in April, has held the position for four years, but with a new World Test Championship [...]

In the just concluded eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), pacer Ihsanullah of the Multan Sultans won both the Player of the Tournament and Best Bowling trophies. He also received a hero's welcome when he returned to Swat. Ihsanullah was greeted warmly by friends and family upon his return to his hometown on [...]

After losing 3-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday, Fulham captain Aleksandar Mitrovic was dismissed for assaulting the referee, setting up a fascinating FA Cup semi-final matchup between Manchester United and Brighton. As he rammed into Chris Kavanagh after a VAR review for Willian's handball on the line, Mitrovic received one of three red cards for [...]

In the second one-day international, played on Sunday in Visakhapatnam, Australia's Mitchell Starc decimated India's batting order with five wickets, leveling their three-match series at one each. Chasing 118 to win after Starc's scorching performance earlier in the day yielded 5-53 for his eighth five-wicket haul in ODIs, Australia sailed home in just 11 overs [...]

Franck Kessie's late goal helped Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 2-1 in the Clasico on Sunday, putting them 12 points ahead atop La Liga. The result makes it more difficult for Madrid to defend its crown, and it puts the Catalans in position to win the trophy for the first time since 2019. Ronald Araujo's own [...]

On Monday, New Zealand prevailed by an innings-and-58-run margin. Despite a late comeback by the visitors, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka on Monday by an innings and 58 runs to win the Test series 2-0. Just scoring 164 in their first innings, Sri Lanka was invited to continue after the Black Caps in Wellington declared [...]

The PCB and New Zealand Cricket "unanimously" agreed to make "tweaks" to the tour, the board said in a statement today, and the Blackcaps will now play five ODIs and five T20Is. The agenda was altered, according to reports, because of the approaching general elections in Punjab slated on April 30. According to the amended [...]

In the final match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore Qalandars, the defending champions, chose to bat first against Multan Sultans after winning the toss. Both powerful teams have prepared for the decisive matchup in an effort to win the prized Supernova Trophy. After all that drama, Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run. What [...]

Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars will compete against one another today (Saturday) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in order to win the title of champions of the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Multan is attempting to win the championship for the second time, while Lahore is trying to become the first [...]