India eager to cement No. 1 status with series win in EnglandBIRMINGHAM: India may be the world’s top-ranked Test side but they still face accusations they are lions at home and lambs abroad. But a series win in England, where Virat Kohli’s men begin a five-Tes...
Pakistan to participate in five international events in 2018, 2019LAHORE: Pakistan will participate in five international events in 2018 and 2019: 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 18 to September 2, 2018, 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Ai...
Can Sri Lanka keep out South Africa’s quicks?DAMBULLA: Just how far this Sri Lanka top order has to go in ODIs could not have been made more clear in the first match on Sunday. Batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said his team had spoken about seei...
New Zealand turns down PCB offer to play T20 series in PakistanLAHORE: The New Zealand Cricket Board has declined the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) invitation to the Black Caps to play a three-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan, New Zealand’s NewsHub service repo...
South Africa milestone becomes a millstone for SteynMUMBAI: Dale Steyn admits overtaking Shaun Pollock to become South Africa’s highest wicket-taker has become something of a millstone around his neck but he is determined to prove he still has lot more...
PHF has assured of daily allowance, say hockey team playersKARACHI: Pakistan hockey team captain Muhammad Rizwan Senior has said the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Khalid Sajjad Khokar has assured him the players will be given their daily allowanc...
Pakistan cricketers visit Bani Gala to meet Imran KhanISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricketers including team captain Sarfraz Ahmed visited Bani Gala here on Tuesday to meet former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan. The national team capta...
Private group to pay national hockey playersKARACHI: Private group ARY has stepped up to help the national hockey team after the players has urged the government to release funds to the Pakistan Hockey Federation for the payment of the team’s s...
National U-19 Women’s Football kicks off todayLAHORE: The National Under-19 Women’s Football Championship will be held at the City School Ground here from Aug 1 to 12. Besides Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, teams of Islamabad,...
Indonesia invites North Korea’s Kim to Asian GamesJAKARTA: Indonesia has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Jakarta in August following a similar invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-...
Confident Bangladesh eye encore as first West Indies T20I todayBASSETERRE: After a chastening defeat in the ODIs, West Indies would look to bounce back in the three-match T20I series, a format in which they are known to play with more flamboyance. Bangladesh woul...
‘We are alive’: Tokyo Olympics 2020 ceremonies to focus on rebirthTOKYO: The opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will reflect themes of ‘reconstruction’ and ‘re-birth’ that have run through preparations for the Games, newly-appointed creative d...
Serbian Danilovic dreaming big after maiden WTA successBELGRADE: Rising Serbian tennis prodigy Olga Danilovic is ready to shine on the big stage after winning her maiden WTA title in stunning fashion. Danilovic became the first lucky loser from the qualif...
Murray feels ‘nice’ after comeback hardcourt winWASHINGTON: An emotional Andy Murray made a triumphant return to hardcourts Monday in his first match on the surface for nearly 17 months, outlasting Mackenzie McDonald at the ATP Washington Open. The...
Man United hopeful of making one more signing: MourinhoLONDON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is confident that the club will sign at least one more player before the Premier League’s transfer window closes on Aug. 9. The Portuguese boss...
Newcastle’s Fabian Schar relishing EPL challengeLONDON: Newcastle United’s newly-signed defender Fabian Schar is gearing up to prove himself in the Premier League, which he considers the best in the world. The Swiss international has played in the...
Milan’s Gattuso says ICC fans getting their money’s worthLONDON: Unlike his Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho, AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso believes that fans at the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament are getting their money’s wor...
Bale can fill Ronaldo void, says Real coach LopeteguiMADRIS: Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale has the qualities to fill the void left by his fellow forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus, the Spanish side’s new manager Julen Lopetegui has said. Bale stru...
Scotland extends head coach Townsend’s deal up to 2021GLASGOW: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has signed a three-year contract extension with the national team that will keep him in the role until 2021, Scottish Rugby announced on Tuesday. Townsend,...
Croatia’s Jozak named Kuwait head coachHONG KONG: Former Croatia technical director Romeo Jozak has been appointed coach of the Kuwait national team, the former Legia Warsaw boss has confirmed on social media. Jozak has signed a two-year c...