Federer, Nadal close in on dream Wimbledon finalLONDON: Defending champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal closed in on a dream Wimbledon final as the sport’s two greatest players swept into the last-eight on Monday. Eight-time champion Federer need...
Fakhar Zaman climbs to second in ICC T20I Player RankingsKARACHI: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has jumped to second spot in the ICC T20I Player Rankings for Batsmen, after his spectacular performance in the recently concluded triangular series in Zimbabwe....
Shahid Afridi backs Pakistan to push for World T20 titleISLAMABAD: Shahid Afridi is returning to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to play for the Jamaica Tallawahs. He has played at the CPL before, with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in 2015. This yea...
Serena powers into quarters, last top 10th seed fallsLONDON: Serena Williams underlined her status as the Wimbledon title favourite with a 62-minute demolition of Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina, while Karolina Pliskova became the last top 10 seed to...
Sarfraz hails teamwork after T20I tri-series winKARACHI: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is delighted to see his team perform as a well-knit unit in the T20I tri-series final against Australia in Harare on Sunday. Sarfraz said Monday that the victor...
Australia sweat over injury to key Test batsman MarshSYDNEY: Depleted Australia have concerns over another possible injury to one of their Test players with long-serving batsman Shaun Marsh sustaining a shoulder problem while playing in a Twenty20 match...
Maxwell apologises to Sarfraz for handshake snubHARARE: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has clarified the air surrounding suggestion he snubbed Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed for a handshake after the final of the T20 tri-series in Zimbabwe on...
Nepal to make ODI debut on Netherlands tourAMSTERDAM: Netherlands and Nepal will face each other in two ODIs on August 1 and August 3, the Netherlands Cricket Board (KNCB) announced. The two matches will be played at Voorburg CC, just outside...
South Africa’s women cricketers Kapp and Niekerk exchange vowsCAPE TOWN: South African captain Dane van Niekerk and team-mate Marizanne Kapp got married on Saturday, becoming only the second pair of international team-mates to do so after New Zealand’s Amy Satte...
Hamilton accuses Ferrari of foul play after British GPSILVERSTONE: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton questioned Ferrari’s ‘tactics’ on Sunday after a first-lap collision with Kimi Raikkonen ended the Briton’s hopes of a fifth home victory in a ro...
Spanish football federation names Luis Enrique as national team coachMADRID: The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach on a two-year deal, the president of the federation Luis Rubiales said during a news conference on...
‘Winners’ Fellaini and Chadli keep African interest aliveMOSCOW: The World Cup semi-finals may be an all-European affair but Belgium’s unlikely heroes Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli have ensured that at least one part of North Africa has retained a stro...
Belgium, France face off in mouth-watering semifinal todayST PETERSBURG: Roberto Martinez’s swashbuckling Belgium side head into Tuesday’s (today) semi-final with familiar foes France as the World Cup’s leading scorers, but their old rivals have evolved as t...
Uruguayan Cunha to referee France v Belgium semifinalST PETERSBURG: Uruguayan Andres Cunha will referee the World Cup semi-final between France and Belgium at the St Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday evening, FIFA said on Monday. Cunha has already officiate...
Croatian midfield threat poses dilemma for SouthgateREPINO: Manager Gareth Southgate has largely stuck to his guns in terms of England’s tactical approach at this tournament but the challenge of a World Cup semi-final against Croatia in Moscow on Wedne...
From caviar to veal tongue, fans get true taste of RussiaVOLGOGRAD: Many soccer fans knew little or nothing about Russian cuisine before the World Cup, but have tucked into local gastronomy with relish, trying everything from luxurious caviar to staples lik...
Croatia’s Football Federation sacks Vukojevic over Ukraine messageZAGREB: Croatia’s Football Federation (HNS) sacked Ognjen Vukojevic, a member of the national team’s coaching staff, over a “glory to Ukraine” video posted after Croatia beat Russia in the World Cup q...
We haven’t succeeded yet, insists England’s DierREPINO: There may be an air of euphoria back home but England midfielder Eric Dier is adamant that for all the progress, success has yet to be achieved for the Three Lions at the World Cup in Russia....
Brazil fans greet team after World Cup knockoutRIO DE JANEIRO: Members of Brazil’s national team, who were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup, were applauded by fans greeting their arrival at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport on Sunday. Five-t...
UK police warn World Cup revellers after ‘shocking behaviour’LONDON: Britain’s police chiefs warned the British public on Monday not to repeat the “shocking behaviour” which followed England’s victory over Sweden on Saturday at the soccer World Cup. National Po...