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Wayne Rooney to end England career after 2018 World Cup

BURTON-ON-TRENT:  England captain Wayne Rooney announced on Tuesday that the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his final tournament as an international footballer.

Darren Sammy sacked as West Indies captain ‘in 30-second phone call’

ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Darren Sammy, who led West Indies to the World Twenty 20 title in 2012 and 2016, claimed he has been sacked as captain in a 30-second phone call from the head of selectors.

Misbah becomes oldest Test centurion in 82 years

LONDON:Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest player to score a Test century for 82 years when he reached three figures against England at Lord's on Thursday and celebrated by performing an impressive series of press-ups.

Mathews tells Sri Lanka to up their game against England

DUBLIN: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said his side will have to be at their best to beat England in the five-match one-day international series which starts on Tuesday.

We can beat Wales, says ex-England captain Beckham

LONDON: England will beat Wales in their Euro 2016 Group B clash in Lens on Thursday if they match the team spirit of Chris Coleman's side, according to former captain David Beckham.

Shahid Afridi sets sights on Pakistan comeback

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said Thursday he hopes to force his way back into national contention and put the disastrous World Twenty20 behind him with a strong return to English club Hampshire this season.

Coach Mickey Arthur wants one captain for all formats

LAHORE: Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has taken a tough stance even before he was formally resumed his new role, ARY News reported.

Indian army jawans rough up Captain after soldier’s death

NEW DELHI: An Indian army jawan died during a training session in Arunachal Pradesh, provoking other fellow soldiers who roughed up the Captain  who was heading the camp.

Ganguly questions Dhoni’s future as India captain

NEW DELHI: Indian Batting great Sourav Ganguly has called for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be ditched as India's limited overs captain unless selectors are convinced he can lead the team into the 2019 World Cup.

Kane Williamson confirmed as New Zealand captain in all formats

Auckland: New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that Kane Williamson will take over the captaincy in all three formats of the game following the retirement of Brendon McCullum.

Sarfraz Ahmed named Pakistan’s T20 captain

LAHORE: Wicket keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed has been named Pakistan's Twenty20 captain by the Pakistan Cricket Board, ARY News reported.

Situation would’ve been different if Misbah was T20 captain: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani legend cricketer Imran Khan has said that the current situation of the team would have been different if test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was leading the Twenty20 side, ARY News reported.

Imran seeks Sarfraz as new captain of national team

ISLAMABAD: Cricketer-cum-politician Imran Khan while stressing on restructuring of the Pakistan cricket team on Thursday suggested for appointing wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed as skipper of the national squad, ARY News reported.

British woman accuses Indian hockey team captain of sexual harassment

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh landed in hot water when an international hockey player of Indian origin filed a police complaint against Singh alleging sexual harassment.

Sri Lanka skipper questioned in fixing probe

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police Tuesday questioned skipper Angelo Mathews as part of investigations into an attempt to bribe players to under-perform in a cricket Test against the West Indies.

Indian hockey team captain seeks apology from Pakistan players

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team seems to have still not let bygones be bygones with Pakistan.

Afridi hits back at reporter over ‘self-performance’ question

LAHORE: Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi lost his temper when a reporter raised a point over his performance as a team skipper, prompting Afridi to term question a “crap”.

Captain Smith defends beer logo on Australia shirts

MELBOURNE: Beer and cricket go hand in hand for many Australians and the captain of the national team, Steven Smith, sees little problem with the logo of a local brew being prominently featured on his test shirt.

Dhoni returns to captain India for SAfrica series

NEW DELHI: India named Sunday uncapped all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh in the one-day squad for the first three matches against South Africa which will also see veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni return to captain the side.

Steve Smith named new Australian test captain

MELBOURNE: Steven Smith will take over as captain of the Australian test team following the retirement of Michael Clarke after the fifth Ashes test against England, the country's cricket board said on Friday.
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