Lyon snares Kohli but India in control in AdelaideADELAIDE: Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli thwarted Australia in a diligent partnership to push India to a position of strength and a 166-run lead at the close of day three of the first Test on Satur...
Arthur calls on beaten Pakistan to toughen up for TestsABU DHABI: Disgruntled coach Mickey Arthur demanded his players toughen up and seize key moments in Test matches after sloppy batting handed New Zealand an away series win over Pakistan for the first...
Sarfraz drops major hint about captaincy futureABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that he will step aside from captaincy duties if the team loses because of his mistakes. Pressure is sure to increase on Safraz as his role as captai...
Pakistan squash player claims he was offered Rs20m to skip matchISLAMABAD: Pakistan squash player Farhan Mehboob on Saturday claimed that he had been offered Rs20 million by Indian officials to drop out of a match during the 2014’s Asian Squash Team Championship....
Stokes and Hales fined but free to play for EnglandLONDON: Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday for their involvement in a nightclub altercation but were cleared to play for England after match bans were either suspended or declar...
Sri Lanka hires Steve Rixon as fielding coachCOLOMBO: Steve Rixon has been appointed Sri Lanka’s fielding coach in their lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. He will link up with the Sri Lanka squad on December 24, ahe...
India thrash Canada 5-1BHUBANESWAR: An impressive India thrashed Canada 5-1 to top Pool C and seal a direct berth in the quarterfinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in front of a capacity crowd at the Kalinga Stadium he...
Manchester United crush Fulham for first league win in five gamesMANCHESTER: Manchester United earned their first Premier League win in five games with a comfortable 4-1 victory over bottom side Fulham at Old Trafford on Saturday. With Paul Pogba on the bench once...
West Indies eye return to form after Test drubbingDHAKA: Having suffered a 2-0 series whitewash in the Test series against Bangladesh, the Windies will be keen to bounce back when the ODI series gets underway on Sunday at the Shere Bangla National St...
Oosthuizen opens up 3-stroke lead in SA Open golfJOHANNESBURG: Home town favourite Louis Oosthuizen put on a short game exhibition to open up a three-shot lead at the South African Open at Randpark Golf Club on Saturday and set himself up for a firs...
Superb Salah treble at Bournemouth sends Liverpool on topLONDON: Liverpool maintained their best start to a season as Mo Salah, back at his dazzling best, scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth that took them, temporarily at least, to the top of the...
Manchester City likely to avoid UEFA ban, says Pep GuardiolaMANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola is confident that Manchester City will not be banned from the Champions League at the end of an ongoing Financial Fair Play investigation after speaking with the club’s senio...
Afghan ‘Messi boy’ forced to flee homeKABUL: The family of an Afghan boy who gained brief Internet fame after being photographed in a shirt improvised from a plastic bag in the colours of his hero, Argentine soccer idol Lionel Messi, has...
Hamilton collects F1 trophy and eager for moreST PETERSBURG: Lewis Hamilton looked forward to more success with Mercedes after collecting his fifth Formula One world champion’s trophy at the governing FIA’s gala awards on Friday. Britain’s most s...
Atletico Madrid move into second with win over AlavesMADRID: Atletico Madrid moved into provisional second place in La Liga with a 3-0 win over fourth-placed Alaves on Saturday to join leaders Barcelona on 28 points. Nikola Kalinic, Antoine Griezmann an...
CAS rejects Boca appeal to suspend Libertadores finalBUENOS AIRES: Boca Juniors’ last-minute attempt to suspend Sunday’s Copa Libertadores final against River Plate was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Saturday, clearing the way f...
England midfielder Nobbs to miss Women’s World CupLONDON: England and Arsenal midfielder Jordan Nobbs will miss next year’s Women’s World Cup in France after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, the English FA said on Saturday....
Mourinho happy at Manchester UnitedLONDON: Jose Mourinho is happy at Manchester United and fully committed to the Premier League club despite rumours of unrest, his agent Jorge Mendes was quoted as saying by British media reports Satur...