Kohli keeps alive Indian hopes of gate-crashing England’s 1000th TestBIRMINGHAM: Captain Virat Kohli stroked an unbeaten 43 as he steered India to 110 for five at the end of the third day on Friday, leaving the visitors needing another 84 runs to win the gripping first...
Pervez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship begins on Aug 7KARACHI: Pakistan’s top-ranked female shooter Minhal Sohail is eyeing medals at the upcoming Asian Games as the squad prepares for the big event with the second edition of the Pervez Abbasi Open Shoot...
Independence Day NBP Snooker Championship begins tomorrowKARACHI: The Independence Day 10th National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Ranking Snooker Championship, the second domestic event of the year, gets into action at the bank’s sports complex here from Sunday (...
Ahmad Shahzad gets a sack as HBL team captainKARACHI: Controversial batsman Ahmad Shahzad, who was provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board for failing a dope test, has been sacked as captain of his departmental team in the domestic...
Pakistan’s judo squad for Asian Games reduced to two playersISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be fielding just two judokas at the Asian Games after the national federation has been told to cut down their squad from seven due to financial constraints. Last month, the Pa...
Six players sparkle in Sindh Open Golf ChampionshipKARACHI: At the end of the first round of the professionals section of the three-round 20th Sindh Open Golf Championship, endorsed and supported by New Jubilee Insurance, at the par 72, Karachi Arabia...
Pakistan football squad for Asian Games to be named on Aug 10LAHORE: The Pakistan football team members are once again training in a camp here under their Brazilian head coach Jose Antonio Nogueira and trainer Jose Portella. The side recently concluded a succes...
PCB all set to overhaul domestic cricket structureLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) recent overhaul of the domestic cricket structure spells more money and better playing condition for players. According to reports, the PCB will no longer be...
Ricciardo joins Renault Formula One team on two-year dealLONDON: Australian Daniel Ricciardo will end his long relationship with Red Bull and join Renault on a two-year deal next season in a surprise announcement that jolted Formula One ahead of its August...
Alexander wins battle of Zverev brothers at Washington OpenWASHINGTON: Alexander Zverev got the better of older brother Mischa at the Citi Open in Washington on Thursday, winning their first meeting at an ATP Tour event 6-3 7-5. World number three and top see...
Linette upsets Osaka[caption id="attachment_216202" align="alignnone" width="800"] Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot against Simona Halep, of Romania, during the semifinals at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament,...
Russian Lysenko stripped of neutral athlete statusLONDON: Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko has been provisionally suspended and stripped of his status as a neutral athlete following breach of anti-doping regulations, the International Association of...
Venus Williams tops Heather Watson at Silicon Valley ClassicSAN JOSE: Venus Williams found her winning form late and charged to a 6-4 4-6 6-0 win over Britain’s Heather Watson at the Silicon Valley Classic on Thursday to punch her ticket to the quarter-finals....
Milan’s number nine shirt holds no fear for HiguainMILAN: AC Milan’s number nine shirt has proved something of a jinx for its wearers over the past few seasons but new signing Gonzalo Higuain said it held no fear for him as he was officially presented...
Pakistan cricketers all set for pay raiseLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to award central contracts to 33 players in five categories with a 25 percent increase in their monthly stipend. The list of new central contracted...
Karachi to host PCB’s annual awards ceremonyKARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to host its annual cricket awards in Karachi on August 8. Left-handed opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has emerged as favourite in categories of best b...
POA to organise seminar on sports medicineISLAMABAD: The IOC Olympic Solidarity seminar on ‘Sports Medicine and Protection of Clean Athletes’ will be organised by the Pakistan Olympic Association in Islamabad on Aug 4 and 5. Over 150 male and...
Former England manager Eriksson turns down Iraq jobHONG KONG: Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has turned down an offer to take charge of the Iraq national team, a source at the Iraq Football Association (IFA) was quoted as saying Friday. Er...
Partizan Belgrade sacks Djukic, names Mirkovic as coachBELGRADE: Partizan Belgrade has sacked coach Miroslav Djukic and named the Serbian club’s former defender Zoran Mirkovic as his successor despite reaching the Europa League third qualifying round with...
Russian pairs take first European C’ships goldsGLASGOW: Synchronised swimmers Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Varvara Subbotina were crowned as the first champions at the inaugural multi-sports European Championships on Friday. The Russian pair, a comb...
British javelin thrower Blair hit with four-year banLONDON: Former British javelin champion Joanna Blair has been suspended from all sport for four years following a positive test for steroids in 2017, UK Anti-Doping said on Friday. Blair tested positi...
Chelsea’s Pedro signs one year contract extensionLONDON: Chelsea playmaker Pedro has signed a one-year contract extension to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge until 2020, the Premier League club has said. The 31-year-old, a World Cup and European C...
Jesus extends Manchester City stay until 2023LONDON: Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus has signed a two-year contract extension which will keep him at the Premier League champions until 2023, the club said on Friday. The 21-year-old Brazil i...