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Salman Agha (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Salman Ali Agha has blamed Pakistan’s flat pitches for his team’s consecutive losses against India in the ongoing Asia Cup.Within a week, Pakistan were hammered twice by India. In the group stage, India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets, and on Sunday, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side registered a thumping…
The United States has called on Pakistan to bring its military and intelligence budgets under parliamentary or civilian oversight, identifying this as a key step to improving fiscal transparency. The recommendation was made in the US State Department’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, released on Friday, which reviewed how 140 governments disclose and manage their public…
Afridi has responded to Irfan Pathan on the ‘dog meat’ comments made in an earlier interview (Images via X/Screengrab) Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has dismissed Irfan Pathan’s recent account of a mid-air altercation during India’s 2006 tour of Pakistan, calling the claims fabricated and questioning Pathan’s intentions.About a month earlier, Pathan had recalled on…
India’s Sachin Yadav (AP Photo) Sachin Yadav, a 25-year-old from Khekeda, Uttar Pradesh, switched from cricket to javelin throwing six years ago at age 19. Despite his family’s initial concerns about choosing a less popular sport than cricket, his father Naresh Yadav supported his decision by borrowing money to buy javelin spikes.At the World Athletics…
Arshad Nadeem (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Neeraj Chopra vs. Arshad Nadeem clash, their first meeting in over a year, never truly materialised as Thursday’s World Championships final turned the script upside down. Pakistan’s Olympic champion and 2023 silver medallist Arshad Nadeem was among the first set of throwers to exit, bowing out in…
The game between Pakistan and UAE has been delayed by an hour (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) The Asia Cup fixture between Pakistan and the UAE in Dubai was thrown into uncertainty on Wednesday evening, with the start delayed by an hour and strong indications that Pakistan could forfeit the match. The controversy arose from…
Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem Neeraj Chopra, India’s javelin champion, will start his World Championship title defence in the qualification round on Wednesday. He faces tough competition from Pakistan’s Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem and Germany’s Diamond League champion Julian Weber. Chopra aims to join an elite group as the third male javelin thrower to…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube (AP/PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Despite being a one-sided contest filled with standout individual performances, the India–Pakistan clash at the Dubai International Stadium may still go down as the tournament’s most talked-about game — but for reasons beyond cricket. By Monday morning, the ‘handshake-gate’ will dominate the popular narrative…
In a rare mishap, a different song was played momentarily instead of the national anthem of Pakistan ahead of the IND-PAK match (Credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) The Asia Cup 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai began under the pretext of a viral blunder after a mix-up during the national anthems. Just before the…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Nikhil Chopra has delivered a stinging assessment of Pakistan’s transitional squad at the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, arguing that the side lacks the star power and recognition that once made them a force in world cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!With Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan…
