Spinners, Duminy help Islamabad down defending champions Peshawar by 26 runsDUBAI: Spinners Samit Patel and Zafar Gohar ran through Peshawar Zalmi’s batting line-up and JP Duminy played a brilliant knock as Islamabad United scored a 26-run victory in the 21st fixture of the P...
Bairstow ton helps England win series against NZCHRISTCHURCH: Jonny Bairstow belted his second successive century as England completely outplayed New Zealand in a seven-wicket victory in their final one-day international at Hagley Oval on Saturday...
Proud of bringing cricket back to Pakistan, says SammyDUBAI: Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy has said that he is proud of bringing cricket back to Pakistan, and reaffirmed that the entire team without any exception will be in Karachi if his team qual...
Please don’t ask Najam Sethi for PSL passesLAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi tweeted on Saturday that people should not ask him for free Pakistan Super League (PSL) passes. Sethi’s tweet comes as demand for tickets of t...
Misbah says PSL must be held in PakistanDUBAI: Misbahul Haq, the country’s most successful Test captain, believes it is time to take Pakistan Super League back home. Talking to media here Saturday, Misbah rued the continued low attendance a...
Shabbir Iqbal dominates in JA Zaman Open Golf ChampionshipLAHORE: The 5th JA Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship, in progress at the par 72 Lahore Gymkhana Club Golf Course with a lucrative cash purse of Rs.1.7 million for the top 36 performers in the prof...
Ailing hockey Olympian Mansoor awaits financial helpISLAMABAD: The family of former Olympian and 1994 hockey World Cup winning goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed, who is undergoing treatment for heart ailment in a local hospital here is in dire straits and is un...
Ferrari again fastest on final day of Formula One testingBARCELONA: Formula One wrapped up pre-season testing on Friday with Kimi Raikkonen keeping Ferrari on top of the timesheets for the second day in a row. The Finn’s lap of one minute 17.221 seconds aro...
Bishan Singh Bedi urges BCCI to recognise blind cricketNEW DELHI: Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi on Friday urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take blind cricket under its fold. The Cricket Association for Blind in India (CAB...
Auger-Aliassime beats Pospisil in all-Canada battleINDIAN WELLS: Teenage qualifier Felix Auger-Aliassime scored a superb 6-2 7-6(4) first-round victory over fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on Friday....
‘Good day’ leaves Tiger Woods two strokes off leadTAMPA: Tiger Woods moved into a tie for second place at the halfway point of the Valspar Championship in Florida on Friday and said his game was tracking nicely in time for the year’s first major cham...
Five-member Pakistan team to face Uzbekistan in Davis Cup tieISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is optimistic about clinching the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan, which is slated to be held here in Islamabad from April 6 at the grasscourt...
Defence Raya Monthly Medal Golf Tournament todayLAHORE: Golf events at the Defence Raya Club Golf Course have an appeal of their own and in the Monthly Medal Golf Tournament, scheduled for Sunday (today), at Defence Raya Golf Course here, in the ra...
IOC strengthens Paralympics partnership with new dealLAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) have signed a landmark long-term partnership deal until at least 2032, the governing bodies said o...
Struggling Sharapova splits with coachMOSCOW: Former world number one Maria Sharapova said on Friday she had split with her coach Sven Groeneveld, two days after losing a third consecutive match for the first time since 2003. The news com...
Vickery upsets third seed MuguruzaINDIAN WELLS: American qualifier Sachia Vickery completed an astonishing comeback to stun third seed Garbine Muguruza 2-6 7-5 6-1 in a second-round win at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Friday....
Sri Lankan cricketer arrested on assault, drunk driving chargesCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricketer Ramith Rambukwella has been arrested on charges of assault and drunk driving on Friday night. It is alleged that the assault was made on two university students. The media...
Italy, Poland and Portugal want to host Nations League FinalsLONDON: The inaugural UEFA Nations League Finals are likely to be hosted by Italy, Poland or Portugal after the three countries expressed interest in staging the event in June 2019, European soccer’s...
USA skating coach suspended, to be investigated for sexual abuseNEW YORK: A longtime USA figure skating coach who trained Tara Lipinski to an Olympic gold medal in 1998 has been suspended and will be investigated by an organization formed to prevent sexual abuse o...
Guardiola fined by FA over ‘political’ yellow ribbonLONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been fined £20,000 ($27,720) by the English Football Association (FA) on Friday for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of jailed pro-independence poli...
Schalke tighten hold on 2nd place with win at MainzBERLIN: In-form Schalke 04 edged past hosts Mainz 05 1-0 on Friday thanks to Daniel Caligiuri’s spectacular second half winner to tighten their hold on second place in the Bundesliga and open up a fou...
Dressen edges out Feuz for second time this seasonKVITFJELL: Germany’s Thomas Dressen pipped Switzerland’s Beat Feuz to win the men’s downhill at Kvitfjell on Saturday, just as he did at Kitzbuehel two months ago. Feuz, starting fifth, set the pace w...
Football: Reus adds four years on his Dortmund contractBERLIN: Germany midfielder Marco Reus signed a four-year contract extension with Borussia Dortmund to 2023, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. Reus, who only recently returned after an eight-month in...