Sharjah's love affair with cricket extends into the Twenty20 World Cup as memories of Javed Miandad's last-ball six and Sachin Tendulkar's “desert storm” linger at the famed venue...
Businessman Abdul Rahman Bukhatir brought the game to the United Arab Emirates to provide support to former cricketers from India and Pakistan...
SHARJAH: Opener Mohammad Hafeez notched a brilliant 97 under pressure to help Pakistan stage a comeback in the third and final Test against England in Sharjah on Tuesday...
The 35-year-old was just three runs away from his ninth Test hundred as he took Pakistan to 146-3 in their second innings at the close on the third day at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, leading by 74 runs with seven wickets intact...
West Indies’ fabulous victory in the final Test here on Thursday was undoubtedly a parting gift for a team which was otherwise at the receiving end from the start of this series against Pakistan, having lost all the eight matches prior to the third Test, including the ODIs and the T20s besides the two Tests at Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively...
”The West Indies dominated the game and Pakistan, only for a brief period on the fourth...
KABUL: Afghanistan announced on Tuesday it will host Pakistan for three Twenty20 Internationals in Sharjah later this month, the first bilateral series between the neighbours...
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said their home season will start with the series against Pakistan...
LAHORE: The Pakistan cricket squad left on Wednesday for Sharjah, without batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, to play a three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan...
According to a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official, the 48-year-old Yousuf cited some personal reasons for not going to Sharjah for the March 24-27 series...
THE European Union is gearing up for another bout of prolonged, agonising and internal soul-searching...
Reflection on Europe’s future, its identity and role in a rapidly changing world is certainly necessary
PESHAWAR: A young Sharjah-based Pashto music proponent, Mohammad Abbas, recently released a volume of video presenting a tribute to the renowned Pashto ghazal maestro, Khial Mohammad, which received a widespread response on social media...
Born and bred in Sharjah, Mr Abbas hails from Hasankhel Afridi tribe in FR Peshawar...
SHARJAH: Afghanistan will play three One-day Internationals with Ireland in Sharjah in December and they are also eyeing their inaugural Test against Zimbabwe, an official said on Sunday...
“We are hosting a three-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Ireland in December and there are also discussions on Afghanistan playing their inaugural Test at our ground after the ODI series,” Mazhar Khan, the general manger Sharjah Cricket...
SHARJAH: The magic of Sharjah cricket will come alive once again on Friday, October 20 when Sri Lanka and Pakistan take on each other in the fourth one-dayer of this exciting five-match series...
Commenting on the current series, Waleed Bukhatir, Vice Chairman, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, said he was confident that with players on both sides wanting to prove their supremacy, this would be a cracker of a match...
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson said Sunday he was “not too suspicious” over the one-day match between Pakistan and England in Sharjah, despite press reports it could have been fixed...
British tabloid Daily Mail alleged the match on Tuesday was under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over unusual patterns of betting...
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selection committee and the team management are divided on the inclusion of Younis Khan or Asad Shafiq in the ODI squad for the England series...
In order to solve the problem and finalise the squad, chief selector Haroon Rashid is going to Sharjah to watch the third Test against England, starting from Sunday...
The Sharjah Police on Friday arrested a five-member Pakistani gang for alleged burglaries and theft in commercial outlets in Sharjah, read a report published on Khaleej Times...
SHARJAH: After two days of lull as far as play goes, the 2017 HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) begins the second leg of action on the smaller field of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium with defending champions Islamabad United meeting Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday night...
With no big signings as such compared to the other four outfits, the Gladiators have been simply outstanding under the inspirational leadership of Sarfraz Ahmed, who has...
West Indies skipper Jason Holder believes Windies cricket could be set for a return to the glory days after upsetting Pakistan by five wickets in the third and final Test in Sharjah on Thursday...
West Indies achieved a 153-run target on the fifth and final morning to clinch their first win in 14 Tests, a remarkable comeback after Pakistan won the first two Tests...
SHARJAH: Pakistan’s national cricket team is well prepared to perform at its best on the forthcoming tour of New Zealand despite the final-Test loss against the West Indies in Sharjah, according to batsman Azhar Ali...
Pakistan missed out on a tour whitewash against the West Indies due to a five-wicket loss on the final morning of the third Test, the win being the tourists’ first away Test win against an opposition ranked higher than...