Johnson the man to beat as long hitters eye BelleriveST. LOUIS: Dustin Johnson is the favourite to win the PGA Championship in Bellerive this week where the long hitters will be at home in the final major of the year. A course stretching to 7,547 yards,...
Ponting says shot clocks would help erase ‘dead time’LONDON: With fines proving ineffective, shot clocks and run penalties could be used to speed up over rates in all forms of cricket, according to former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. A two-day meeti...
Abuse, ball-tampering threaten cricket’s ‘DNA’, says ICC bossLONDON: Ball-tampering, verbal abuse and on-field confrontations are threatening the spirit of cricket and recent poor behaviour by players has to stop, International Cricket Council (ICC) boss David...
Hafeez considering retirement due to ‘discriminatory treatment’LAHORE: A day after being demoted from Category A to B in PCB’s list of centrally contracted players, veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez is reportedly considering retirement from international cricket,...
Pope ready to emulate England team mate CurranLONDON: Young Surrey batsman Ollie Pope has come a long way in a short time and says he will be ready if, as looks likely, he makes his England debut against India at Lord’s on Thursday. The 20-year-o...
PCB announces domestic cricket schedule, hikes players’ feeskarachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 domestic cricket calendar. The upcoming domestic season includes the Regional Inter-District Senior...
Second edition of T10 League gets ICC’s approvalISLAMABAD: T10 League organisers have announced that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially sanctioned the second season of T10 League, which will be held from November 23 in Sharjah,...
Spanish basketball coaches giving training to local playersLAHORE: Two Spanish basketball coaches -- Javier Huertas and Javier Munoz -- are giving training to 200 boys and girls in a four-day training camp which started at the Punjab Gymnasium here on Monday....
Kroenke wins full control of Arsenal after Usmanov agrees to sellLONDON: American billionaire Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to take full control of Arsenal by buying out Russian rival Alisher Usmanov, valuing the English Premier League club at around $2.3 billion...
Zakalnytskyy and Henriques walk to European gloryBERLIN: Ukrainian Maryan Zakalnytskyy and Portugal’s Ines Henriques were the first two champions crowned at the European Athletics Championships on Tuesday when they delivered exceptional 50 kilometre...
Kolesnichenko wins fourth title for RussiaGLASGOW: Svetlana Kolesnichenko, the new dominant force of synchronised swimming, completed her immaculate and innovative five-day programme at the European Championships on Tuesday by doubling her go...
Raonic advances, Sock ousted in Rogers CupTORONTO: Canadian Milos Raonic made good use of his booming serves to oust 10th seeded Belgian David Goffin in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Monday. Playing in front of fellow Canadians in Toro...
Venus survives Dolehide scareTORONTO: Venus Williams avoided an upset at the hands of fellow American Caroline Dolehide, holding off the 19-year-old 7-5, 6-1 to claim her first round match at the Rogers Cup on Monday. Williams, c...
Tokyo Olympic chief makes case for daylight saving timeTOKYO: The chief organiser of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics appealed Tuesday for Japan to introduce daylight saving time to reduce the effect of the extreme summer heat on athletes and spectators. “I want t...
Ghanaian match officials banned in CAF clean-upCAIRO: Seven referees and linesmen from Ghana have been handed lengthy bans as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday announced a new round of sanctions for match officials caught up i...
Hart leaves City to join England keeper contingent at BurnleyBURNLEY: England goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed a two-year contract with Premier League Burnley as he seeks to rebuild his career after falling out of favour at Manchester City. Burnley did not disclo...
Bolt to train with A-League side Central Coast MarinersSYDNEY: Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will train with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners as he continues his quest to become a professional soccer player, the A-League team said on Tuesday. Bolt...
Australia defender Sainsbury joins PSV EindhovenAMSTERDAM: Australia defender Trent Sainsbury has joined PSV Eindhoven on a three-year deal after being released by Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, the Dutch champions said on Tuesday. The m...
Courtois fails to report for Chelsea trainingLONDON: Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois did not report to training with the Premier League side on Monday, casting further doubt over his future after being linked with a move to Real Madrid. The...
Rangers sign Croatia defender Borna BarisicLONDON: Rangers have continued their recruitment drive by signing Croatia defender Borna Barisic from NK Osijek on a four-year deal, the Scottish club said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old, who impressed m...