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Fakhar, Raza star as Qalandars fly-high in HBL PSL 2026 opener
Chasing 200, Hyderabad Kingsmen were bundled out for 130, with all Qalandars’ bowlers contributing after a brilliant batting performance
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
Chasing 200, Hyderabad Kingsmen were bundled out for 130, with all Qalandars’ bowlers contributing after a brilliant batting performance
No new date was immediately set by the Asian Football Confederation, which has also seen regional club competitions disrupted following the US and Israeli war on Iran.
This year’s league features eight teams, with matches being held behind closed doors in Karachi and Lahore from March 26 to May 3
The 33-year-old has made 435 appearances for Liverpool to date, scoring 255 goals to be third on the club's all-time goalscorers chart behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt
With fans unable to attend, HBL PSL 2026’s success now rests entirely on TV and digital viewership and it’s up to PCB to make it work
Key denied suggestions Stokes and McCullum had fallen out in Australia, despite the pair offering contrasting messages during a desperately disappointing series loss
PCB also confirmed that the upcoming 11th edition will now be played only in Karachi and Lahore, instead of the original schedule which included matches in Multan, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar
The Gulf countries have invested vast sums of money in bringing global sporting events to their shores as they try to diversify their hydrocarbon-dependant economies and improve their images abroad
FIFA fined the Israeli Football Association (IFA) 150,000 Swiss francs ($190,700) on Thursday for "multiple breaches" of its anti-discrimination obligations.
A report by the disciplinary committee of world football's governing body found the IFA "failed to take meaningful action against Beitar Jerusalem" for "persistent and well-documented racist behaviour".
In October 2024, the Palestine Football Association reported allegations of discrimination by the IFA to FIFA, which initiated an investigation.
FIFA did not opt for the sanction requested by the Palestinian FA, which argued for a suspension of the IFA.
But the IFA was found to have failed to "abide by FIFA's statutory objectives", in a lengthy decision published by its disciplinary committee, which listed several racist incidents in Israeli football.
The disciplinary committee highlighted "deficient and substantively inadequate" sanctions against Israeli club Beitar for racist and discriminatory behaviour.
"Supporters have engaged in persistent and well-documented racist behaviour," the report said of Beitar fans.
"The club's use of slogans such as 'forever pure', and the repeated chanting of ethnic slurs such as 'terrorist' directed at Arab players are not isolated incidents but rather form part of a systemic pattern of conduct that offends the basic rules of decent behaviour and brings the sport into disrepute.
"The committee underlined that said club is only a small example of a general failure by the IFA."
The IFA was issued with a warning and was ordered to display a "significant and highly visible banner" at its next three FIFA competition home matches, stating "Football Unites the World - No to Discrimination".
The IFA will also have to invest one-third of the fine towards implementing a plan to "ensure action against discrimination and to prevent repeated incidents".
The report also said that the IFA's failure to respond to "political and militaristic messaging" by the CEO of the Israeli professional league and by Maccabi Netanya "further compounds its breach".
"The IFA has made no public statements condemning racism, has not launched any Anti Discrimination campaigns, and has not taken steps to foster inclusion of Arab or Palestinian players," the report continued.
"It has not used its platform to promote peace or to counteract the politicisation of football by affiliated clubs and officials."
After a separate investigation, FIFA announced no action would be taken against the IFA over allegations that Israeli clubs based in the occupied West Bank were taking part in Israel's leagues.
"FIFA should take no action given that, in the context of the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the FIFA statutes, the final legal status of the West Bank remains an unresolved and highly complex matter under public international law," FIFA's governance, audit and compliance committee said in a statement.
In 2024, United Nations experts -- mandated by the Human Rights Council but not speaking on behalf of the UN -- said at least eight football clubs had been identified as playing in "Israeli colonial settlements" and called on FIFA to "fulfil its responsibility to respect human rights".
"The autonomy and self-regulation in sport must not be detrimental to fundamental human rights," the experts said.
In addition to roughly three million Palestinians, more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements and outposts in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law.
Messi, widely regarded as the greatest player in football history, still has some way to go before he catches his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portuguese superstar who is on 965 career goals
Chelsea sit sixth in the table and risk being overtaken by west London neighbours Brentford, who are only three points behind
After losing the first leg 3-0, City conceded a penalty and were reduced to 10 men after 22 minutes of Tuesday's return fixture after captain Bernardo Silva's handball
“When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America”
The 32‑year‑old has not played for England since the Champions Trophy in Pakistan last year, where he scored only 33 runs and took three wickets in three matches
Five members of the group, however, subsequently changed their minds about Australia's asylum offer and decided to return home
Brazil are set to play France on March 26 in Boston and Croatia on March 31 in Orlando ahead of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada
India have since won back-to-back T20 World Cups but Gill has set his sights on 50-overs cricket's biggest prize
The world number one claimed the Indian Wells title with a gutsy a 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) victory over Elena Rybakina
Three members of the delegation on Sunday decided to abandon the asylum offer. Another member changed her mind last week, leaving only two members in Australia
Event part of "Social World Cup" campaign, promotes soccer as universal language
