BIRMINGHAM, England: Coach Waqar Younis believes Pakistan will take momentum into the Test series against Australia after closing out a 2-0 Twenty20 series win at Edgbaston on Tuesday night.
Waqar described 20-year-old batsman Umar Akmal as the “most promising player in 20 years” after his match-winning 64 in the opening game while teenage quick Mohammad Aamer [...]
CAPE TOWN: The Dutch did not serve up a footballing master class on Tuesday but the tide of orange attackers still proved too much for Uruguay in the World Cup semi-final in Cape Town.
The Netherlands ended South American participation at the tournament with a 3-2 win at the Green Point Stadium but had to hang [...]
BIRMINGHAM, England: Pakistan completed a second Twenty20 victory over World Cup finalists Australia in as many days at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday.
The Pakistanis, beaten by Australia in the World Cup semi-finals in the Caribbean this year, won by 11 runs after their 23-run win on Monday to clinch the two-match series. Pakistan posted a [...]
DURBAN: Philipp Lahm wants to stay on as Germany captain even if the injured Michael Ballack returns after the World Cup.
The 26-year-old Lahm is Germany’s youngest ever World Cup captain after an ankle injury forced long-term leader Ballack to miss the tournament.
Ballack has been with the team in South Africa but left late Monday, two [...]
JOHANNESBURG: UEFA president Michel Platini has praised Europe’s three World Cup semifinal teams for promoting young, creative players.
Platini pointed out that Germany, the Netherlands and Spain have also been the three most successful nations in European youth tournaments in recent years.
“Can all of this be put down to mere good luck? I don’t think so,” [...]
