USA

USA

INDIA

India

BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

NEPAL

Nepal

FIJI

FIJI

PAKISTAN

Pakistan

Melody Media Productions

Excellence in Broadcasting!

Pervez Saleem

(Producer/Director)

NEWLY ADDED Sports World
Siraj stars as India rout Sri Lanka for eighth Asia Cup crown

Courtesy: Dawn News/AFP

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday.

Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed in 6.1 overs for an impressive victory ahead of next month’s one-day international (ODI) World Cup at home.

ESPNcricinfo@ESPNcricinfo
INDIA THRASH SRI LANKA TO WIN THEIR 8TH ASIA CUP!

Sri Lanka’s miserably low total in the 50-over contest left a nearly packed house disappointed after they witnessed just 116 minutes of play.

The hosts elected to bat first following a delayed start due to rain and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah struck first with the wicket of Kusal Perera, caught behind for a duck in the first over.

Sri Lanka Cricket @OfficialSLC
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected bat first! Here’s your playing XI

Siraj soon took over as he made the ball swing and seam in overcast conditions to easily surpass his previous ODI best of 4-32.

He got Pathum Nissanka for two and then struck on successive balls to send back Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) and Charith Asalanka (0), but a hat-trick was averted.

Dhananjaya de Silva hit a boundary but Siraj had him caught behind with the next ball, much to the delight of the Indian fans.

Siraj got his fifth with the wicket of Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, equalling an ODI record for the fastest five-wicket haul from his first 16 balls of the match.

just one match in the tournament after they lost an inconsequential Super Four contest against Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka, who won the previous edition of the Asia Cup played in the T20 format, came in as underdogs and snuck into the Super Fours with a dramatic win over Afghanistan but went down without a fight in their 11th final.

 1- Header image: The Indian team celebrates after winning the Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 17. — BCCI X account
Courtesy: Dawn News/AFP Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed in 6.1 overs for an impressive victory ahead of next month’s one-day international (ODI) World Cup at home. ESPNcricinfo@ESPNcricinfo INDIA THRASH SRI LANKA TO WIN THEIR 8TH ASIA CUP! Sri Lanka’s miserably low total in the 50-over contest left a nearly packed house disappointed after they witnessed just 116 minutes of play. The hosts elected to bat first following a delayed start due to rain and pace
Asia Cup 2023: India humiliate Pakistan to register biggest-ever ODI win against Green Shirts

Courtesy: Geo News

  • Pakistan-India clash affected by heavy rains.
  • Pakistan lose early wickets to arch-rivals.
  • Virat Kohli and KL Rahul stitch 233-run partnership.

The much-anticipated Pakistan vs India clash resumed, with the national’s side continuing the run-chase after it stopped raining at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday.

Earlier, the rain in Colombo played spoilsport once again as the match in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 was halted.

Before the game was interrupted, Pakistan lost early wickets of opener Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Babar Azam just for 43 runs in 11.4 overs.

Earlier, fiery hundreds by Indian batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul propelled the side to post a massive 357-run target for Pakistan to win the Super 4 clash.

The game was marred by the rain on the first day at the Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, and it continued today on the reserve day from where it was left on Sunday, with no overs lost.

The high-voltage Pakistan-India clash resumed on Monday after hours of delay due to a wet outfield but thankfully no overs were lost.

It had been raining intermittently since early morning and the sky was overcast with dark clouds, while strong winds continued to blow in Colombo.

Today, India dominated proceedings as soon as the players stepped out on the field. They finished on 356-2 in their allotted 50 overs as Pakistan remained wicketless on the reserve day.

Kohli remained unbeaten on 122 runs in 94 balls with the help of nine fours and three sixes.

Meanwhile, Rahul was not out on 111 runs in 106 balls which included 14 boundaries.

It must be noted that Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match.

Put into bat, India had reached 147-2 in 24.1 overs when heavy rain suspended play. The umpires waited for nearly four hours before deciding to postpone the remaining game to today.

Pakistan fielded an unchanged playing XI for this high-voltage clash. However, today, key pacer Haris Rauf was ruled out from the match as a precautionary measure due to an injury.

Lineups

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

1- Header image: India’s Hardik Pandya (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan´s captain Babar Azam (not pictured) during the Asia Cup 2023 super four one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 11, 2023.
Courtesy: Geo News Pakistan-India clash affected by heavy rains. Pakistan lose early wickets to arch-rivals. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul stitch 233-run partnership. The much-anticipated Pakistan vs India clash resumed, with the national’s side continuing the run-chase after it stopped raining at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday. Earlier, the rain in Colombo played spoilsport once again as the match in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 was halted. Before the game was interrupted, Pakistan lost early wickets of opener Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Babar Azam just for 43 runs in 11.4 overs. Earlier, fiery hundreds by Indian batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul propelled the side to post a massive 357-run target for Pakistan to win the Super 4 clash. The game was marred by
Pak vs Ind: Virat Kohli races to 13,000 ODI runs, surpasses Sachin Tendulkar

Courtesy: Geo News/AFP

India’s Virat Kohli on Monday became the fastest cricketer to complete 13,000 ODI runs, surpassing legend Sachin Tendulkar.

The 34-year-old reached the landmark in his 267th innings during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday.

India were 147/2 in 24.1 overs after being asked to bat by Pakistan before rain prevented any further play on Sunday. Kohli, who was at 8, resumed his innings along with KL Rahul, who was unbeaten on 17 off 28 balls when rain interrupted proceedings on Sunday.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had reached the landmark in 321 ODI innings. Tendulkar was followed by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (341) and the Sri Lankan duo of Kumar Sangakkara (363) and Sanath Jayasuriya (416).

Overall, Kohli is fifth on the list of leading run-getters in ODIs. Only Tendulkar (18,426), Sangakkara (14,234), Ponting (13,704), and Jayasuriya (13,430) have scored more runs than the Indian cricketer in the 50-over format.

Kohli is also fifth on the illustrious list of players with the most international runs. He has amassed 25600 runs across formats so far. Tendulkar (34,357), Sangakkara (28,016), Ponting (27,483), and former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene (25,957) are above Kohli on the list.

Courtesy: Geo News/AFP India’s Virat Kohli on Monday became the fastest cricketer to complete 13,000 ODI runs, surpassing legend Sachin Tendulkar. The 34-year-old reached the landmark in his 267th innings during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday. India were 147/2 in 24.1 overs after being asked to bat by Pakistan before rain prevented any further play on Sunday. Kohli, who was at 8, resumed his innings along with KL Rahul, who was unbeaten on 17 off 28 balls when rain interrupted proceedings on Sunday. Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had reached the landmark in 321 ODI innings. Tendulkar was followed by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (341) and the Sri Lankan duo of
Cricketer Khalid Latif gets 12-year jail sentence by Dutch court for inciting murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders

Courtesy: Dawn News/AFP

A Dutch court on Monday sentenced former Pakistan international cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison for urging the murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders.

Latif, 37, had offered 21,000 euros ($22,500) for the head of Wilders in an online video after the firebrand lawmaker sought to arrange a competition for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

“It was not a stretch to think that somebody around the world would have taken heed of the call to kill Mr Wilders,” presiding judge G. Verbeek told the court.

“The accused knew this and his call fuelled the fire to have Wilders killed,” he said.

Geert Wilders@geertwilderspvv

Rutte en minister

moeten de Pakistaanse autoriteiten onder stevige druk zetten mee te werken aan de arrestatie en uitlevering van deze nu veroordeelde crimineel anders ontloopt hij alsnog zijn straf. En nog belangrijker dan deze criminele Pakistaanse cricketspeler:

vervolg nu ook de twee grote vissen die de afgelopen jaren verschillende fatwa’s en doodvonnissen over me uitspraken: mullah Jalali

en Saad Hussain #Rizvi!

Image

It is extremely unlikely that Latif, who was convicted in absentia, will serve his sentence. Dutch authorities have sought in vain to question Latif over the case and requested legal assistance from Pakistan, also to no avail.

Wilders cancelled the cartoon contest after protests broke out in Pakistan and he was inundated with death threats. He has been under 24-hour state protection since 2004.

In the Netherlands, the plan to stage the contest was criticised widely with politicians, local media and ordinary citizens slamming the idea as needlessly antagonising Muslims.

But the call to kill Wilders appeared to resonate in the real world, with a Pakistani man sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 for plotting his assassination in the wake of the cancelled contest.

Judge Verbeek said Latif’s video was not just an attack on Wilders personally, but also on the concept of free speech in the Netherlands.

Latif played five one-day internationals and 13 T20 internationals for Pakistan but was banned from cricket for five years in 2017 for spot-fixing in a Pakistan Super League match in Dubai.

His last Pakistan appearance was against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi in September 2016.

However, Verbeek said that Latif had benefitted from his fame as an international cricketer to “add oil to the fire” at a time when the Netherlands was already the target of several threats.

Courtesy: Dawn News/AFP A Dutch court on Monday sentenced former Pakistan international cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison for urging the murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders. Latif, 37, had offered 21,000 euros ($22,500) for the head of Wilders in an online video after the firebrand lawmaker sought to arrange a competition for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). “It was not a stretch to think that somebody around the world would have taken heed of the call to kill Mr Wilders,” presiding judge G. Verbeek told the court. “The accused knew this and his call fuelled the fire to have Wilders killed,” he said. Geert Wilders@geertwilderspvv 12 jaar gevangenisstraf voor de Pakistaan Khalid #Latif die een prijs op mijn hoofd heeft gezet! @MinPres Rutte en minister @DilanYesilgoz
Arshad Nadeem makes history with javelin silver at World Athletics

Courtesy: Dawn News/Agencies/AFP

BUDAPEST: When Arshad Nadeem saw the javelin land on his third attempt, he looked up and smiled for the world.

A season’s best throw of 87.82 metres at the World Athletics Cham­pionships on Sunday had lifted Arshad from sixth to second place in the javelin throw final, only behind India’s Olym­pic champion Neeraj Chopra.

Chopra had set the bar with his first legitimate throw on the second attempt when he threw the javelin 88.17 metres.

In the next three throws, Arshad tried to reel in those 35 centimetres but couldn’t conjure up the 90.18-metre throw that saw him clinch gold at the Commonwealth Games last year.

Arshad still made history in the Hungarian capital, winning Pakistan’s first medal at the biennial track and field spectacle with his second-placed finish and showing he can end Pakistan’s long Olympic medal drought at next year’s Games in Paris.

His achievement becomes even more remarkable considering the fact that this was his first international appearance in a year.

Arshad underwent surgeries on his elbow and knee after winning gold at last year’s Islamic Games and then had an extensive rehabilitation programme.

He’d shown he was back to his best when he threw 86.79 metres in qualifying on Friday, but he’d saved his best for the final — even though he had a far from ideal start.

His first throw gained height but not the distance, travelling just 74.80 metres — a mark not enough for a place in the top eight, who would go the distance in the final.

But just like he’d done in qualifying, Arshad kept getting better with each throw. When his javelin found the 82.81-metre mark on his second attempt, he went momentarily fourth overall, but eventually ended the round at sixth.

With his third throw, however, he was in gold contention, with just Chopra ahead of him and the rest of the field — having been trimmed from 12 to eight after the first three rounds — playing catch-up.

Arshad tried his best to reel in Chopra — India’s first gold medalist in history at the Worlds — and his fourth attempt hitting the 87.15-metre mark. He fouled his attempt in the fifth round, where the Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch snatched third place from Germany’s Julian Weber (85.79m) with a throw of 86.67 metres.

The Pakistan-India battle for gold went to the final round where Arshad tried to raise the stakes but could only reach 81.86m. Silver secured, he prostrated with Pakistan finally having a medal to its name at athletics’ marquee event.

1- Header image: BUDAPEST: Arshad Nadeem celebrates after receiving the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw during the World Athletics Championships, on Sunday.—AFP
Courtesy: Dawn News/Agencies/AFP BUDAPEST: When Arshad Nadeem saw the javelin land on his third attempt, he looked up and smiled for the world. A season’s best throw of 87.82 metres at the World Athletics Cham­pionships on Sunday had lifted Arshad from sixth to second place in the javelin throw final, only behind India’s Olym­pic champion Neeraj Chopra. What a day! Tiring yet rewarding. Like to thank Allah for this giving me the ability to go this far. This was the first time in the history of Pakistan that any Pakistani athlete won a medal at the World athletics championships pic.twitter.com/DaZDeRNyq7— Arshad Nadeem (@ArshadOlympian1) August 28, 2023 Chopra had set the bar with his first legitimate throw on the second attempt when he threw the
Sha’Carri Richardson claims world 100m crown

Courtesy: Geo News/AFP

Sha’Carri Richardson, the American sprinter, clinched a sensational victory in the women’s 100 metres final at the world championships held in Budapest.

Despite starting from the outside lane, lane nine, Richardson shattered records as she powered through the finish line in just 10.65 seconds. This unexpected win highlighted her personal journey and her unique approach to the sport.

Sha’Carri Richardson’s race unfolded in the face of strong competition, including Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson, but her strategic focus on her own performance propelled her to a triumph. The 23-year-old athlete revealed that she executed her race with precision, oblivious to the positions of her rivals. In her own words, Richardson’s lifelong disposition of being “in her own world” was the driving force behind her championship victory.

During the post-race press conference, Sha’Carri Richardson defended her position with fervor, chastising foreign reporters for mispronouncing her name and questioning her previous performance. Her journey to this point was marked by hurdles, beginning with her exclusion from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to a positive cannabis test. A year later, she faced disappointment when she failed to qualify for the 100m and 200m events in the world championships.

Having previously faced criticism and challenges, Richardson’s victory was a testimony to her resilience and determination. Her unapologetic demeanor and bold presence on social media platforms garnered her a substantial following.

Courtesy: Geo News/AFP Sha’Carri Richardson, the American sprinter, clinched a sensational victory in the women’s 100 metres final at the world championships held in Budapest. Despite starting from the outside lane, lane nine, Richardson shattered records as she powered through the finish line in just 10.65 seconds. This unexpected win highlighted her personal journey and her unique approach to the sport. Sha’Carri Richardson’s race unfolded in the face of strong competition, including Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson, but her strategic focus on her own performance propelled her to a triumph. The 23-year-old athlete revealed that she executed her race with precision, oblivious to the positions of her rivals. In her own words, Richardson’s lifelong disposition of being “in her own world” was the driving force