LONDON: Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Zaheer Abbas has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to opt England as a neutral venue for Pakistan to host their home series. Zaheer expressed these views during an exclusive interview to The Nation here on Monday and said: “In my opinion, the ...
Read More »Alastair Cook quits as England Test captain – ECB
LONDON: Alastair Cook has resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. Cook, England´s leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, became captain in August 2012 and led his country to Ashes glory on home ...
Read More »Stocks, euro push higher as ECB stimulus plan looms
LONDON: World shares climbed to a near three-month high on Thursday as encouraging China data and a record high Wall Street kept traders upbeat ahead of an expected extension of the European Central Bank’s already generous stimulus programme. Asia had shares hustled to one-month highs after Wall Street strode to ...
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