West Indies Tests a chance for India to fix opening woesMUMBAI: India have the perfect opportunity to find a solution to their top-order batting woes before their year-end series in Australia when the world’s top-ranked side host two Tests against lowly We...
Pakistan down Bangladesh by 58 runs in second T20ISLAMABAD: Pakistan got their four-match series against Bangladesh off to the perfect start as they routed the hosts at Cox’s Bazaar by 58 runs, skittling them out for 30 in 12.5 overs in the second T...
ICC warns England, Sri Lanka players of match-fixing ahead of tourDUBAI: Cricket’s world governing body said the players would be briefed about the risk of approaches from “corrupters” during England’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka amid fears of match-fixing. The Inter...
Tahir hat-trick helps Proteas crush Zimbabwe by 120 runs in second ODIBLOEMFONTEIN: Imran Tahir became the fourth South African bowler to take a one-day international hat-trick as the hosts folded Zimbabwe for just 78 to win the second ODI by 120 runs here on Wednesday....
World Cup 2019 trophy reaches LahoreLAHORE: The 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy reached Lahore on Wednesday as part of its world tour. On its arrival in the city, the Garrard-made trophy was held up by cricketer Mohammad Irfan and paraded...
Strauss steps down as ECB director of cricketLONDON: Former England captain Andrew Strauss has stepped down from his position as director of cricket and will take up a more flexible role with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the 41-yea...
PHF executive board meeting on Oct 6LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) executive board has announced that it will convene on October 6 to discuss an array of problems which are hampering the team from performing to the best...
Inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi T20 Cup rolls into action todayKARACHI: The inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi T20 Cup will commence on Thursday (today) with six of the world’s most exciting T20 teams competing against each other for the title. The three-day cricketi...
Real Madrid suffer shock defeat as Manchester United stutter againLONDON: Champions League holders Real Madrid slumped to a rare defeat in the competition as they went down 1-0 away to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United misfired again in...
Golden Club scores a breakthrough for gender equality in SomaliaMOGADISHU: On a tired artificial pitch near a Mogadishu street that has been hit with a series of explosions, Shaima Sallal Mohamed is tackling the stereotype that soccer in Somalia is only for men. T...
Lewis Hamilton pursues Japan Grand Prix winTOKYO: Lewis Hamilton will be looking to restore normal service at the Japanese Grand Prix after being gifted a controversial victory by Mercedes in Russia last weekend. But the runaway Formula One ch...
Arsenal look to continue winning streak at Europa LeaguePARIS: Unai Emery’s Arsenal are looking to keep up their winning run when they make their longest ever journey for a competitive game to face Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Europa League on Thursday. Th...
Pacific pilgrim makes milestone progress in epic swimTOKYO: Ben Lecomte has crossed the 1,000 nautical mile (1,852 km) mark of his epic bid to become the first man to swim across the Pacific Ocean. The 51-year-old Frenchman set off from Japan on June 5,...
World chess gets first new president in over two decadesMOSCOW: The World Chess Federation elected its first new president in more than two decades on Wednesday, choosing former Russian deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich as its head after an election...
Croatia court rejects false testimony charge against footballer ModricZAGREB: A Croatian court has rejected a charge against Croatia international and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of giving false testimony in a criminal trial, the court said on Wednesday. An email...
European court rejects Pechstein, Mutu appeal about CAS hearingsZURICH: The European Court of Human Rights has rejected appeals by footballer Adrian Mutu and speed skater Claudia Pechstein who claimed that their cases were not given a fair hearing by the Court of...
New Zealand women’s team gets apology over ‘bullying’ coachWELLINGTON: New Zealand Football (NZF) apologised to members of the women’s national team Wednesday for failing to stop bullying, harassment and intimidation by the side’s former coach. An independent...
Campbell to join England U21 staff in FA diversity driveLONDON: Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell is to work in the England Under-21’s coaching setup as part of the Football Association’s drive to increase opportunities for black, Asian, minority ethnic...