India close in on victory after Australia wobbleADELAIDE: Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and paceman Mohammed Shami combined to tear through Australia’s top order and bring India within six wickets of victory on day four of the series-opening Test on...
Hafeez to captain Lahore Qalandars in PSL 4LAHORE: Veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez will be leading the Lahore Qalandars in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League nest year in UAE. An announcement in this regard was made via Twitter...
Germany finish top as Dutch crush Pakistan 5-1 in World CupBHUBANESWAR: There were no upsets and the better ranked teams progressed with Germany gaining a direct qualification to the quarterfinals by topping Pool D with nine points, following their 5-3 victor...
HBL down SNGPL in final to lift Quaid TrophyKARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) realised their dream of a rare grand slam this season on Saturday after holding off Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)`s desperate bid of retaining the Quaid-...
Rimsha Ijaz wins 2nd PGA Women’s Golf titleLAHORE: The 2nd PGA Women’s Golf Championship came to a successful finish after three rounds of testing golf for the competitors in the Gold category segment at the exotic and perfect looking Defence...
GLT20 franchise owner to launch legal action against CSACAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa is being sued for over half a million dollars by one of the franchise owners of the defunct T20 Global League. Hiren Bhanu, owner of the Pretoria Mavericks, is claiming...
Bangladesh overpower Windies by five wickets in first ODIDHAKA: Playing his 200th One-day International, Mashrafe Mortaza (3 for 30) marked the occasion with a three-wicket haul as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first 50-over match a...
Oosthuizen romps to maiden South African Open golf winJOHANNESBURG: Home favourite Louis Oosthuizen romped to a first-ever South African Open title after extending his overnight lead and finishing six shots clear after carding a final round 67 at the Ran...
Messi shines as Barcelona thrash Espanyol in derbyMADRID: Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday’s Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga. The champions, who...
Spin conundrum for New Zealand ahead of Sri Lanka challengeWELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead has a conundrum ahead of him as he mulls over the selection of a spinner for the first Test against Sri Lanka, with only one likely to be picked. Stead...
Imran-led govt to launch new sports channel in 2019What comes to your mind when someone mentions “Pak Media”? TV screens flashing breaking news, reports of terror activities, shouting and screaming news readers and reporters, fallacious pronunciations...
Newspapers help ‘fuel racism’, says Manchester City’s SterlingLONDON: Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling believes newspapers are helping “fuel racism” and “aggressive behaviour” with their portrayal of young black players. The 24-year-old made the comments...
Afghanistan suspends officials after women’s football team abuse probeKABUL: Afghanistan’s Attorney General has suspended the head of the Afghan Football Federation after a probe into allegations of sexual abuse of members of the national women’s football team, a spokes...
Japanese teen Kihira wins Figure Skating Grand Prix finalVANCOUVER: Japanese 16-year-old Rika Kihira clinched victory at the figure skating Grand Prix final in Canada on Saturday, capping off a brilliant debut season on the international circuit. She took a...
Top swimmers challenge FINA with lawsuitNEW YORK: Three world-class swimmers have filed a lawsuit in the United States, challenging what they allege is the monopoly world governing body FINA has over the control of international competition...
Australia urges Thailand to release refugee footballerMELBOURNE: Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne has urged Thai authorities on Sunday to release a footballer who holds a refugee status in Australia and who has been detained in Bangkok since lat...