Ton-up Kohli leads India recovery before England lose CookEDGBASTON: India captain Virat Kohli made Dawid Malan pay for dropping him twice with a superb maiden Test century in England as the tourists bounced back in the series opener at Edgbaston on Thursday...
POA appoints first ever sports anti-harassment committeeKARACHI: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has appointed the country’s first ever sports anti-harassment committee to hear harassment complaints of athletes. An official of Pakistan Olympic Assoc...
PCB puts players’ county futures in doubtLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again brought sudden changes in the Quaid-e-Azam (QeA) Trophy for the 2018-19 season, which has put players county future in doubt. The PCB is now kee...
Chris Lynn looks to seal Australia spot ahead of 2019 World CupSYDNEY: Australia big-hitter Chris Lynn wants to give head coach Justin Langer no choice but to select him for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Lynn, who has a sole ODI appearance to his name - back in...
Australia not as bad as portrayed, sledging was worse during my time: LehmannNEW DELHI: Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has come to the defense of the national cricket team and said that they are not as bad as they are usually portrayed in the media. The Australian team...
Sri Lanka Cricket scraps plans to emulate IPL tournamentCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket authorities Thursday shelved long-delayed plans for a Twenty20 competition akin to the massively lucrative Indian Premier League, instead announcing a local tournament wit...
No foreign cricketers at new PM’s oath-taking ceremonyISLAMABAD: Plans to invite foreign dignitaries, including some of India’s greatest cricketers, to Imran Khan’s impending inauguration as Prime Minister of Pakistan have been shelved. Fawad Chaudhry, t...
Indo-Pak relations will improve with Imran as premier: BariISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Bari is hopeful that the country’s relation with India will improve with Imran Khan as its Prime Minister. Bari - who played 81 Tests and 51 ODIs for Pakistan...
Pakistan’s Saqib sparkles in Sri Lanka Junior Golf ChampionshipLAHORE: Mohammad Saqib of Pakistan excelled in the Sri Lanka Junior Golf Championship that concluded at the Royal Colombo Golf Club on Thursday. In this championship for juniors, the competitors in ag...
Pakistan gets place in Youth OlympicsLAHORE: The International Weightlifting Federation has allocated a universality place to Pakistan in the Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires, 2018, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Ol...
Murray happy to come through hardcourt tests at Washington OpenWASHINGTON: Former world number one Andy Murray took another big step in his comeback from hip surgery by beating fellow Brit Kyle Edmund 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4 in the second round of the Citi Open on Wednesd...
Italy to submit three-way bid for 2026 Winter OlympicsMILAN: Italy’s Olympic committee (CONI) voted on Thursday to submit a joint bid formed by Milan, Turin and the Alpine resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. CONI’s executive com...
Paire fined $16,500 for meltdownWASHINGTON: French player Benoit Paire has been fined $16,500 (£12,636) after a racket-smashing meltdown during his first-round defeat by Marcos Baghdatis at the Washington Open this week. Paire, know...
England hoping to keep hold of Southgate beyond 2020LONDON: England’s Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager beyond Euro 2020 but knows it cannot compete on wages if a Premier League club makes an approach. Southgate took Eng...
Peru football federation chief pressed to resignLIMA: Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) President Edwin Oviedo is under growing pressure to resign as he faces accusations that he gave World Cup tickets to a judge who helped exclude him from a murd...
Konta cruises past Kenin in San JoseSAN JOSE: A day after handing Serena Williams the worst loss of her career, Britain’s Johanna Konta continued her dominance over American competition with a 6-1 6-4 dismantling of Sofia Kenin at the S...
US Open champion Sloane Stephens knocked outWASHINGTON: Reigning US Open champion Sloane Stephens was ousted by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday at the WTA Washington Open. Petkovic, ranked 91st, rallied to beat the world number three 2-6...
Thailand to mark boy football team’s dramatic cave rescue with museumBANGKOK: Thai construction workers on Thursday began building a museum to commemorate the dramatic cave rescue of a boys’ football team in the northern province of Chiang Rai and the death of one of t...
Hernan Gomez returns as Ecuador’s coachGUAYAQUIL: Ecuador’s football federation has named Hernan Dario Gomez, who led Panama to their first World Cup finals this summer, as the new coach of the national side. It will be the 62-year-old’s s...
Wie pulls out of Women’s British OpenLONDON: American Michelle Wie was forced to pull out of the Women’s British Open during her first round at Royal Lytham on Thursday because of a hand injury. The 28-year-old managed only 12 holes and...
Algeria names Belmadi as new coachALGIERS: Algeria has appointed former international Djamel Belmadi as their new national coach, the country’s football federation announced on Thursday. The former Manchester City midfielder will trav...
Javier Aguirre named Egypt’s new coachCAIRO: Javier Aguirre will take over as Egypt coach from Hector Cuper, whose contract was not renewed at the end of the World Cup, the Egyptian Football Association said on Wednesday. The 59-year-old...
Cuper takes over as Uzbekistan’s head coachHONG KONG: Former Valencia manager Hector Cuper has been named the new head coach of Uzbekistan, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. Cuper, who helped Egypt qualify for the Worl...
Nasri doping ban increased to 18 months after appealLONDON: Former Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has had his doping ban increased to 18 months following an appeal against the original six-month sanction, European football’s governing body UEFA...
Newcastle United completes signing of Japan forward MutoLONDON: Newcastle United has signed Japan forward Yoshinori Muto from Mainz on a four-year contract, the Premier League side announced on Thursday. Newcastle said last week that they had reached an ag...