Sri Lanka clinch rain-marred thriller to end losing streakKANDY: Suranga Lakmal bowled a tight final over to help Sri Lanka win the rain-hit fourth one-dayer against South Africa by three runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Wednesday and snap their losi...
Abbas, Hasan and Babar big winners at PCB annual awardsKARACHI: Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali and Babar Azam were among the big winners at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s annual awards here on Wednesday night. Abbas was named the Test Cricketer of the Year, whil...
Supreme Court approves new BCCI constitution, with a couple of key tweaksNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has approved the new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) that was drawn up by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) based on the Lodha Committee’s rec...
Rain washes out opening day of Lord’s TestLONDON: Rain completely washed out the first day of the second Test between England and India at Lord’s on Thursday. England lead the series 1-0 after a thrilling 31-run victory at Edgbaston. Steady r...
Bangladesh’s Shakib hints he will skip Asia CupDHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday hinted he might skip the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates next month to undergo surgery on his finger. “We all know that I have to have a...
Australia’s Cummins, Hazlewood out of Pakistan Test tourSYDNEY: Australian fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates as they continue to recover from inju...
Asia Cup encounter between Pakistan, India likely to be rescheduledISLAMABAD: The upcoming Asia Cup encounter between Pakistan and India on September 19 is likely to be rescheduled after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) demanded a change in the fixtur...
Nadal routs Paire to reach third round at Rogers CupTORONTO: Rafael Nadal was made to wait before his second-round Rogers Cup match due to several rain delays but did his part to put the schedule back on track with a speedy 6-2 6-3 win over Frenchman B...
Mourinho relying on attacking Sanchez against LeicesterLONDON: Manchester United need Alexis Sanchez to fire when they kick off their Premier League campaign against Leicester City on Friday (today) as they seek to put a troubled pre-season behind them. U...
Pliskova, Kerber suffer shock defeatsMONTREAL: The punishing serve that propelled Karolina Pliskova to the top of the tennis world last year proved ineffective against Kiki Bertens at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday as the Dutchw...
Peng handed six-month ban for breaching anti-corruption rulesLONDON: Former Wimbledon doubles champion Peng Shuai’s season was all but over on Wednesday after she was handed a six-month ban and a $10,000 fine for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption code by at...
Rouwendaal completes golden double in 10kmGLASGOW: Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal completed an open water swimming double at the European Championships on Thursday when she added the blue riband 10 km title to the 5km gold she w...
Salah, Ronaldo and Messi on Champions League awards shortlistNYON: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on UEFA’s shortlist for the best forwards who played in Champions League last season, soccer’s European governing bod...
Abdulrahman joins Al Hilal on one-year loanRIYADH: Former Asian Player of the Year Omar Abdulrahman has joined Al Hilal on a one-year loan deal from Al Ain, the Saudi Arabian club has announced. Abdulrahman, who was named the continent’s leadi...
Golf world salutes Australian Lyle after he loses cancer battleMELBOURNE: Golfers from around the world paid tribute to Jarrod Lyle on Thursday after the Australian’s family announced his death at the age of 36 following a long battle with cancer. Lyle, who had t...
Real Madrid signs Belgian goalkeeper CourtoisMADRID: Real Madrid has signed Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea with Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic going the other way on loan, the clubs said on Thursday. Courtois has agreed a six...
West Ham signs striker Perez from ArsenalLONDON: West Ham United signed striker Lucas Perez from Arsenal on a three-year contract, both Premier League clubs confirmed on Thursday. The 29-year-old is West Ham’s seventh signing of the close se...
Leicester completes Benkovic signing from ZagrebLONDON: Leicester City has signed Croatian defender Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Leicester did not disclose the transfer fee but Bri...