Pakistan knock hosts Zimbabwe out with seven-wicket winHARARE: Pakistan knocked Zimbabwe out of the Twenty20 tri-series in Harare in a closely-fought encounter on Wednesday, beating the hosts by seven wickets with five deliveries to spare. Captain Sarfraz...
Better day for seeds after two days of shocks at WimbledonLONDON: After an opening two days in which seeds perished in the hot Wimbledon sunshine there was some respite on Wednesday as several favoured players eased into the third round. An unprecedented 11...
MTFA win Shahlyla Baloch U-16 National Women’s ChampionshipLAHORE: Model Town Football Academy (MTFA) won Shahlyla Baloch National Under-16 Women’s Championship after defeating Karachi Kickers 2-1 in the final at City School Sports Complex Ground here on Wedn...
Agassi eyeing another coaching stintBENGALURU: Eight-time grand slam champion Andre Agassi is open to a return to coaching despite the challenges he faced in the role while guiding Serbia’s Novak Djokovic last year. Agassi took on his f...
Lyon objects to ICC’s decision to broadcast stump mic audioSYDNEY: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has spoken out against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to broadcast sound from the stump microphone at all times and the introduction of audibl...
Federer delivers shot-making masterclass to reach round threeLONDON: Two days after creating a stir at Wimbledon with his new mega-bucks clothing deal, Roger Federer was back making a style statement with his dazzling tennis as he gave Lukas Lacko a 6-4 6-4 6-1...
Zaman hints at ‘different’ strategy for Australia’s Stanlake and FinchKARACHI: Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has said that Pakistan will adopt a different strategy to nullify the high-flying Aussies, especially fast-bowler Billy Stanlake and opening batsman Aaro...
Kuldeep, Rahul lead India to T20 victory over EnglandMANCHESTER: Kuldeep Yadav claimed his maiden Twenty20 international five-wicket haul and KL Rahul struck his second century in the format as India began their tour of England with an impressive eight-...
Pro wrestlers arrive in Pakistan to promote international eventISLAMABAD: Professional wrestlers have arrived in Pakistan to promote and coordinate for “Season 2018” international wrestling event being hosted by the country next month. The wrestlers have show bou...
England end penalty pain to defeat Colombia in shootoutMOSCOW: England held their nerve against Colombia to win their first ever penalty shootout in a World Cup and reach the quarter-finals in dramatic fashion on Tuesday. Eric Dier scored the decisive spo...
World Cup big guns primed for last-eight battlesMOSCOW: England became the last team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout as favourites Brazil and fancied France trained their sights on their last-eight oppo...
Fresh feel as Europe and South America resume World Cup combatSAMARA: Europe and South America will do battle again for soccer supremacy in the World Cup quarter-finals but with many of the usual combatants having already exited, there is a fresh feel to a line-...
Confident Swedes relishing England showdown in SamaraSOCHI: An increasingly confident Sweden are relishing the prospect of a World Cup quarter-final clash against England after displaying the best of their battling qualities in a 1-0 win over Switzerlan...
Delph to rejoin England squad after birth of daughterST PETERSBURG: Fabian Delph is flying back to Russia to rejoin England’s squad at the World Cup after taking time off to return home for the birth of his daughter. The 28-year-old missed the dramatic...
Lithuania turns away 56 soccer fans away at its borderVILNIUS: Lithuanian border guards have removed nearly 60 soccer fans from trains between the Russian mainland and its Kaliningrad enclave after they failed to produce visas or correct documents. Most...
Maradona calls English win ‘monumental robbery’NIZNHY NOVGOROD: Argentine great Diego Maradona said England perpetrated a “monumental robbery” in their World Cup victory over Colombia and accused referee Mark Geiger of not being up to such a game....
Russian activists detained after protest outside stadiumST PETERSBURG: A Russian teenage activist was among four people detained after she staged a protest outside the soccer World Cup stadium in St Petersburg on Tuesday, lying down in a bloodied shirt in...