Italy beats England in the all-important final on Sunday. From failing to even qualify for the 2018 World Cup to become the undisputed kings of Europe, Italy has surely come a long way. Fans rejoice as the world praises Italy however England gets bashed by fans and critics alike.

The nominees for the monthly men’s awards this time are Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock and Kyle Jamieson while Sophie Ecclestone, Sneh Rana and Shafali Verma figure in the women’s shortlist

"We are in difficult times and we have to make difficult decisions," said Mirza. "But never in my mind did I have any doubts about going. I was very sure."

And I am not kidding when I say we may have found another Shoaib Akhtar in Shahnawaz Dahani – in terms of bowling speed and his attitude

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be staged in the UAE and Oman due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in India.

Three-fer from Sohail Tanvir and Blessing Muzarabani and a belligerent half-century from Sohaib Maqsood guided Multan Sultans to their first-ever final of the HBL Pakistan Super League.

The International Olympic Committee said in late May that six countries Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka had pledged to fully vaccinated their delegations and conduct additional testing.

To qualify, both Iran and the UAE needed to topple the teams that went into the final round of matches leading their groups. They did it in contrasting styles.

Since its first Olympics in London in 1948, Pakistan have won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals in field hockey.

Samba came to prominence at the Asian Games in 2018, going on to set what was at the time the second fastest 400m hurdles time ever run -- 46.98 seconds -- later that year.

With day-time temperatures hitting 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), some players will wear ice vests on the field, while bowlers have been told to drink coconut water, a natural coolant.

Azam Khan, 22, has been on the radar of selectors for the last year, but was asked to trim his nearly 130-kilo weight before being considered.