Manchester City hit nine past Burton to cruise towards League Cup finalHolders Manchester City can look forward to defending the League Cup in next month’s final at Wembley as Gabriel Jesus struck four goals in a 9-0 thrashing of Burton Albion in their semi-final, first...
Hamza set to debut as South Africa eye series sweepSouth Africa are set to hand a debut to batsman Zubayr Hamza in the third and final Test against Pakistan starting at the Wanderers on Friday (today) as they seek a clean sweep of the series against a...
Federer to launch Australian Open defence against IstominDouble defending champion Roger Federer will start his bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles next week against unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin, who caused a huge upset when he defeated Novak Djok...
Kaka, Figo arrive in Pakistan to kick-off World Soccer Stars 2019Football legends Ricardo Kaka of Brazil and Luis Figo of Portugal arrived here on Thursday to officially kick off World Soccer Stars 2019 in the country. The World Soccer Stars 2019 will see two Kaka...
India sacks hockey coach Harendra Singh after World Cup exitNEW DELHI: Hockey India has sacked men’s national team coach Harendra Singh after a dismal showing at the Asian Games and their quarter-final exit as hosts in last month’s World Cup. The much-fancied...
Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan all set for BPL stintISLAMABAD: Pakistan left-arm pacer Junaid Khan is set to join Khulna Tigers in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after being overlooked for the upcoming five-match ODI series against South A...
Kvitova topples Kerber to reach Sydney International semifinalsCzech Petra Kvitova overcame rain delays to beat defending champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-1 on Thursday and reach the Sydney International semi-finals. In wet conditions at Ken Rosewall Arena, Kvitov...
Fish named USA Davis Cup captainMardy Fish was named U.S. Davis Cup captain on Wednesday as the men’s team competition enters a new era. Fish, winner of six ATP singles titles and a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, takes ov...
Misbah and Shahzad to feature in Quaid Trophy Grade-II tournamentOne of Pakistan’s most decorated captains, Misbah-ul-Haq, will be one of the start attractions of the three-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade-II, which will commence from Friday (today). The 44-year-old v...
Giles backs England for World Cup, Ashes double in 2019England must make the most of their “best opportunity” to win a World Cup as well as regain the Ashes series on home soil this year, new director of cricket Ashley Giles has said. England have never w...
POA to form separate body for school sportsThe Pakistan Olympic Association has in its plans to set up a separate body to look after sports at the school level, it was learnt here Thursday. The final decision, however, will be taken after an a...
Final chance for Sri Lanka to break New-Zealand tour rutFive matches, four losses, one draw thus far, and so we come to the final game of Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand. Can they finally get a win? Not on their side, as usual, is form. Sri Lanka have lost...
Mitchell Marsh sidelined with stomach issue, Turner in as coverAustralia’s Mitchell Marsh doesn’t have the stomach for the first one-day international against India after coach Justin Langer told reporters on Thursday that the all-rounder had been struck down wit...
Madrid earn Copa del Rey win over Leganes to lift moodMADRID: Real Madrid eased their recent troubles by securing a therapeutic 3-0 home win against Leganes in the first leg of their last-16 Copa del Rey tie on Wednesday. Captain Sergio Ramos gave the fl...
FA reaches settlement with former women’s manager Mark SampsonLONDON: The English Football Association (FA) has reached a settlement with former women’s national soccer team manager Mark Sampson. The FA sacked Sampson in September 2017 as a consequence of “inapp...
Germany’s skier stripped of Beaver Creek win over oxygen useBERLIN: German skier Stefan Luitz has been stripped of his World Cup giant slalom victory at Beaver Creek last month after using additional oxygen between races, the international skiing federation (F...
Spanish police make arrests, investigate 28 players, in tennis fixing probeMADRID: The Spanish Civil Guard has made widespread arrests following an investigation into tennis match-fixing by an organised Armenian criminal gang, the European Union’s Europol agency said on Thur...