Gabriel-inspired Windies crush BangladeshANTIGUA: Shannon Gabriel completed his third five-wicket haul in five innings as the West Indies completed a crushing victory over Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs just before lunch on the third...
Pakistan football team to participate in Jakarta Asian GamesLAHORE: After a gap of more than three years, Pakistan football team are set to kick off their activities next month with an eye on a spot in 2026 Football World Cup. Currently ranked 201 in FIFA rank...
Pakistan to feature in 6-a-side ‘Socca World Cup’LAHORE: While Pakistan is still dreaming of making a debut at FIFA World Cup, country’s players of 6-a-side football will see their dreams coming true later this year when they will participate in Soc...
Advantage Serena as Venus joins seeds exit at WimbledonLONDON: Serena Williams boosted her chances of winning an eighth Wimbledon and 24th Grand Slam by making the fourth round at the All England Club on Friday as big sister Venus fell victim to the curse...
Thakur replaces injured Bumrah in India’s ODI squad vs EnglandNEW DELHI: Paceman Shardul Thakur will replace injured bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian squad for this month’s three-match one-day international series against England, the Indian cricket (BCCI) sa...
England paceman Broad aiming to return for India TestsLONDON: England paceman Stuart Broad is aiming to recover from an ankle injury in time to play domestic first-class cricket for his county Nottinghamshire later this month, days before the first Test...
Maxwell powers Australia to T20 win over ZimbabweHARARE: Glenn Maxwell hit a half-century for Australia as they chased down Zimbabwe’s 151 for nine with a ball to spare in a tightly-contested Twenty-20 match Friday. Maxwell’s 56 - his first half cen...
Australia’s Cummins keen to reunite with Smith, WarnerSYDNEY: Australia paceman Pat Cummins is eager for banned duo Steve Smith and David Warner to rejoin the national side, saying it feels like they have already spent “five years in cricketing isolation...
PCB all geared-up for $70m compensation battle against BCCILAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has increased its efforts to put up a strong defence in their financial compensation case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The PCB has...
Griezmann leads France past punchless Uruguay into semifinalsNIZHNY NOVGOROD: Raphael Varane’s glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Fri...
Confident England take on plucky Sweden todayREPINO: Enthused by an exciting young squad and a potentially kind draw against Sweden in Saturday’s (today) quarter-final, England fans are starting to believe they can end a 52-year wait to win the...
Russia and Croatia look to emulate group stage mindsetSOCHI: Croatia and Russia did just about enough to emerge successful from their respective round of 16 matches but will need to replicate their group stage form and attacking mindset when they clash i...
Dolphins predict Russia win over CroatiaYAROSLAVL: Dolphins in the Russian city of Yaroslavl predicted on Thursday the hosts would win their World Cup quarter-final against Croatia 3-1 and move into the last four of the tournament. The two...
England striker Vardy doubtful for Sweden tieREPINO: England forward Jamie Vardy is “looking doubtful” for the World Cup quarter-final against Sweden on Saturday (today) after suffering a groin strain having come on as a late substitute in the l...
Russia says to mint half-rouble coin if team reaches semisMOSCOW: Russia’s central bank said on Friday it would issue a commemorative half-rouble coin if the national soccer team beats Croatia in their World Cup quarter-final this Saturday (today). The recen...
FIFA sanctions Swedish FA for breach of media, marketing rulesSOCHI: FIFA has fined the Swedish Football Association 70,000 Swiss francs ($71,000) and warned it for breaching media and marketing regulations during the World Cup, the governing body said on Friday...
Putin says World Cup has broken stereotypesMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his country’s hosting of the soccer World Cup had helped debunk stereotypes about it. Russia’s host nation status had been met with resista...
‘Stay strong’: Football stars rally round Thai cave boysMOSCOW: Football stars urged the Thai team trapped in a cave to “stay strong” as messages of support and concern poured in for the 12 boys and their coach. Players from Brazil legend Ronaldo to Englan...
Poised Sweden can win World Cup: IbrahimovicSOCHI: Sweden can beat England in Saturday’s quarter-finals and eventually win the World Cup in Russia if they can handle the pressure, former captain and record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said...