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Sports News Today, 12 October 2026: Pakistan Cricket Results & Football Update
Pakistan lead Sri Lanka 2–0, Pakistan U19 Women lose by six wickets, and FIFA reports World Cup online abuse. Verified results and upcoming fixtures.
Monday’s sports briefing brings together today’s women’s U19 result, the latest Pakistan men’s series position and a football report from FIFA. Match dates are shown separately from this briefing’s publication date.
Pakistan have sealed the Sri Lanka T20I series
Pakistan won the second T20I on 11 October by 82 runs in Rawalpindi. Their 215/3 was followed by Sri Lanka’s 133/7, giving the hosts a decisive 2–0 lead.
Maaz Sadaqat scored 96 from 51 balls and Sahibzada Farhan contributed 73. Muhammad Imran took 3/11, while Mohammad Salman Mirza finished with 2/28. Maaz received the player-of-the-match award.
The third T20I is scheduled for Tuesday, 13 October at the same venue. Pakistan will aim to complete a clean sweep; Sri Lanka will seek a first win.
Source: PCB match report, 11 October ↗ · Read our second-T20I report →
Today’s result: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan U19 Women
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by six wickets at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, on 12 October. Pakistan finished on 105/8 in 20 overs; Sri Lanka reached 106/4 in 13.3 overs.
Shahar Bano made an unbeaten 24 for Pakistan. Limansa Thilakaratne took 3/14 and was named player of the match, while Sanjana Kavindi scored 46 in the chase.
Pakistan end their tournament with one victory and five defeats. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh meet in the remaining group match on 14 October, before contesting the final on 16 October.
Source: PCB match report, 12 October ↗
Football: FIFA details World Cup online abuse
In a report released on 9 October, FIFA said its protection service scanned more than 17 million posts and comments around the 2026 men’s World Cup. Human review confirmed 240,000 abusive items. Racist content accounted for one fifth of categorised abuse.
The findings put player welfare and online moderation in focus after the tournament. This is a recent football report included in today’s briefing.
Source: FIFA announcement, 9 October ↗
What comes next for Pakistan?
- 13 October: third T20I against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
- 18 October: ODI tri-series opener against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
- 20 October: Pakistan face England in Rawalpindi.
- 31 October: ODI tri-series final in Lahore.
Source: PCB home-season schedule ↗
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