Australia end Pakistan’s T20 winning streak with 9-wicket hammeringHARARE: Australia thrashed Pakistan by 9 wickets in the second T20 match of the tri-series underway in Zimbabwe on Monday, ending the Green Shirts’ eight-match winning streak in the shortest format of...
Dravid, Ponting and Claire inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of FameISLAMABAD: Former captains Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England woman wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during a glitte...
Federer, Serena breeze through Wimbledon furnaceLONDON: Eight-time champion Roger Federer and seven-time winner Serena Williams shrugged off 30-degree heat to breeze into the Wimbledon second round Monday. Federer, the defending champion and seekin...
Miandad wants regular Pakistan-India bilateral seriesKARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and batting legend Javed Miandad has said he wants to see regular Pakistan and India bilateral series. Miandad on Monday questioned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) an...
England take on India in first T20I todayMANCHESTER: India are in town, and that usually means packed stadiums anywhere in the world, but Old Trafford on Tuesday (today) will be some way short of a full house. With the T20I coinciding with E...
ICC approves harsher penalties for ball-tamperingDUBAI: A player found guilty of ball-tampering can now be banned for up to six Test matches or 12 ODIs. This is among the consequences of the International Cricket Council (ICC) approving significant...
From teen poverty to NBA stardom, LeBron lives Hollywood taleNEW YORK: LeBron James has already beaten the odds just by rising from the poor son of a single teenage mother to become one of the world´s highest paid sports superstars. Now the three-time NBA champ...
Chris Gayle to be part of three-day T20 League in Abu DhabiKARACHI: Abu Dhabi Cricket (ADC) will host a three-day T20 league that will feature six teams with star players like Chris Gayle in participation. The inaugural edition will be held from October 4 to...
Du Plessis calls for tougher ball tampering punishmentsCAPE TOWN: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has called for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to dish out tougher punishments for players found guilty of ball tampering. “I know they (ICC) met...
Spark missing but Croatia still advance to quarter-finalsNIZHNY NOVGOROD: Croatia showed none of the spark that marked their romp through the group phase but still did enough to edge Denmark in their round-of-16 clash on Sunday and ensure they will take on...
Neymar shines as Brazil down Mexico 2-0 to reach quartersSAMARA: Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped the central Americans out at the last 16 stage for...
Colombia present England with first major test[caption id="attachment_261693" align="alignnone" width="800"] epa06858598 Colombia's Mateus Uribe during a training session in Moscow, Russia, 02 July 2018. Colombia will face England in the FIFA Wor...
Spain back to dark ages after WC debacleMOSCOW: Spain arrived at the World Cup convinced they were ready to rule world football again but Sunday’s defeat to Russia in the last 16 has set the 2010 champions back a decade and brought an end t...
Sweden offer litmus test for golden Swiss generationST PETERSBURG: Switzerland go into their last-16 World Cup match against Sweden in St Petersburg on Tuesday (today) with a much more exciting squad than those at past tournaments, but only victory wil...
Images in Russia after World Cup win similar to post-WW2 celebrations: KremlinMOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that images of Russians celebrating the host team’s World Cup win over Spain on Sunday were in many respects comparable to celebrations in the Soviet Union after vic...
Midfielder Andres Iniesta calls time on Spain after World Cup exitMOSCOW: Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta called time on his remarkable international career after his team’s surprise World Cup exit at the hands of hosts Russia on Sunday. The 34-year-old, who scored...
Senegal asks FIFA to revise fair play ruling after exitDAKAR: Senegal’s football federation (FSF) has asked FIFA to reconsider its fair play ruling after their accumulation of more yellow cards than World Cup group rivals Japan made the African side the f...
France get Sidibe boost ahead of Uruguay clashISTRA: France are expected to be at full strength when they take on Uruguay in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday after assistant coach Guy Stephan described Djibril Sidibe’s injury as a minor sc...