Tiger Woods’ world dominates PGA Championship build-upST. LOUIS: It wasn’t so much media day at the 100th PGA Championships on Tuesday as Tiger Woods Day. If there was any question about whether the golf world still revolves around the 42-year-old surgic...
Clamour grows for Pujara’s inclusion as Lord’s Test begins todayNEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara’s ability to wear down bowlers with his obdurate defence should earn him a place in India’s playing XI for the second Test against England, according to several former pla...
Root confirms Pope to make England debut against IndiaLONDON: Ollie Pope will make his England debut batting at the number four position for the second Test against India at Lord’s, captain Joe Root announced Wednesday. The 20-year-old Surrey rising star...
Fast bowler Sami rues poor performances in Test cricketKARACHI: Veteran Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Sami has accepted that his performances in the five-day format were not up to the mark and that affected his chances in the limited-overs as well. Sami,...
Malinga snubbed as Sri Lanka announces T20I squadCOLOMBO: Lasith Malinga’s heroics for the Montreal Tigers in the Global T20 League in Toronto haven’t been enough to secure a first international call-up since September last year. The fast bowler was...
MCC optimistic about success of The HundredLONDON: Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) officials gave a guarded welcome to plans for a new 100-balls-per-side competition in the English domestic game after being told it would still “look like a norma...
Afridi withdraws from Caribbean League with knee problemISLAMABAD: Shahid Afridi has pulled out of the Caribbean Premier League 2018 in order to tend to a knee problem that first occurred during the Pakistan Super League, for which he will continue to unde...
Real Madrid end USA tour with win over RomaLOS ANGELES: Gareth Bale is serving notice that he is ready to shine without Cristiano Ronaldo, factoring in both goals as Real Madrid wrapped up their US tour with a 2-1 win over Roma on Tuesday. Bal...
Hockey players dues cleared, claims PHF presidentISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday said that it has cleared the pending dues of players and team management. PHF president Brig (r) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar arranged the funds t...
Bjorn pulls out of PGA Championship with back injuryST. LOUIS: European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has pulled out of the U.S. PGA Championship due to a back injury, the PGA of America said on Wednesday. The 47-year-old Dane’s spot in the field will...
Djokovic ends lucky loser Basic’s unexpected start at Rogers CupTORONTO: Novak Djokovic did not let a late switch in opponent throw him off his stride in his quest for a fifth Rogers Cup title as he subdued Bosnian lucky loser Mirza Basic 6-3 7-6(3) in first-round...
Hometown favourite Bouchard fallsTORONTO: The vocal support of the home crowd was not enough to carry Canadian Eugenie Bouchard into the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Tuesday as she fell 6-2 6-4 to Belgian Elise Merte...
ATP begins bid process for Tour Finals host city post-2020LONDON: Men’s governing tennis body the ATP has announced the opening of a tender process for hosting its season-ending showpiece tournament after a decade in London. Currently called the ATP Finals,...
Van Rouwendaal wins 5km title in Loch LomondGLASGOW: Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal won the first Open Water swimming title at the European Championships on Wednesday, leading from the start to take gold in the five-kilometre race...
Ajax stumble, Benfica win in Champions League qualifiersLONDON: Standard Liege fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Ajax Amsterdam, while Benfica edged Fenerbahce 1-0 in Champions League third qualifying round, first-leg ties on Tuesday. After...
Usain Bolt given ‘indefinite’ time to earn football playing contractSYDNEY: Usain Bolt will be given as long as it takes to prove he deserves a playing contract, the Central Coast Mariners said Wednesday after the Australian club agreed to help the sprint king realise...
French Ligue 1 to compete with European counterpartsPARIS: The dust has barely settled on France’s triumphant World Cup campaign, but Ligue 1 returns this weekend with French champions Paris Saint-Germain under new management and with Kylian Mbappe and...
Bilbao’s Kepa pays 80 million euro release fee ahead of record Chelsea moveLONDON: Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has paid his 80 million-euro (£71.9 million) buy-out clause to break his contract with the Spanish side ahead of a reported move to Chelsea. The 23...
Team Sky’s Moscon gets five-week ban for taking a swing at rivalLONDON: The International Cycling Union (UCI) has suspended Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon for five weeks and disqualified him from last month’s Tour de France for hitting out at another rider. The Ital...
Egypt’s record-breaking El Hadary hangs up his glovesCAIRO: Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, who became the oldest player in World Cup history in Russia, has announced his retirement from international soccer aged 45. El-Hadary earned the last of his 1...
Bournemouth signs Lerma in club record dealLONDON: Bournemouth has finally captured Colombia central midfielder Jefferson Lerma from Levante on a five-year deal for a club record fee, the Premier League team announced on Wednesday. The 23-year...
Fulham brings in Arsenal defender Chambers on loanLONDON: Fulham has signed Arsenal centre-back Calum Chambers on a season-long loan deal as they prepare for the new Premier League campaign after winning promotion via the playoffs. The versatile 23-y...