Del Potro scraps past Simon to set up Nadal clashLONDON: Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro returned to see off Frenchman Gilles Simon on Tuesday and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second time, but it was desperately hard work. The fifth...
Pakistan need 4-1 series win against Zimbabwe to maintain their positionISLAMABAD: Fifth-placed Pakistan need to either whitewash Zimbabwe or win by a minimum 4-1 margin in a five-match ODI series starting later this month to maintain their current International Cricket C...
PCB to charge Ahmad Shahzad after dope test turns up positiveLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday decided to issue a charge-sheet to Pakistan opener Ahmad Shahzad after his dope test was confirmed positive by an independent review board. “Indepen...
Pakistan’s travel plans to Bulawayo delayed due to cash crunchHARARE: The Pakistan team touring Zimbabwe had to delay plans to travel from Harare to Bulawayo after it emerged that they wouldn’t have a hotel to stay in. The team is in Harare at the moment, having...
Kerber through to semifinals on seventh match pointLONDON: German 11th seed Angelique Kerber reached the Wimbledon semi-finals with a 6-3 7-5 win over Russian Daria Kasatkina on Tuesday but she needed seven match points to see off the 14th seed. Twice...
Ostapenko blasts past identikit opponent to reach semisLONDON: When Jelena Ostapenko walked on to Wimbledon’s Court One on Tuesday, it appeared as if she was facing an identikit opponent -- both had their hair tied back into neat ponytails and wore white...
Finally, England and Croatia have chance to banish semi bluesREPINO: Two nations who have been waiting years to put right the bitter memories of World Cup semi-final defeats will face each other on Wednesday (today) in Moscow with the chance to finally go one s...
Serena into semis after fighting back to beat GiorgiLONDON: Serena Williams stayed on track for an eighth Wimbledon title as she fought back to beat Italian Camila Giorgi 3-6 6-3 6-4 in a fiercely contested quarter-final on Tuesday. For the first time...
Indian women’s cricket coach Tushar resigns after players’ revoltNEW DELHI: Indian women’s cricket team coach Tushar Arothe, on Tuesday resigned after his position became untenable due to alleged differences with some of the star players, who had protested against...
Root will be spurred on by T20 axe, says FarbraceLONDON: Joe Root’s exclusion from the Twenty20 series decider against India on Sunday will fuel the England Test captain’s desire to improve going into this week’s opening one-day international betwee...
Herath may retire from international cricket in NovemberCOLOMBO: Rangana Herath may retire from international cricket in November, following the three-match Test series against England. Provided he plays every Sri Lanka Test until then, he will finish five...
Brazil’s female judo coach breaks gender barriersRIO DE JANEIRO: Judo is about throwing adversaries to the mat, but in becoming the first female head coach of the Brazilian men’s national team, Yuko Fujii has taken down one of the biggest obstacles...
LCCA Ground pitch dug up by unidentified men in LahoreLAHORE: The match between East Zone White and Blues was delayed by five hours after unidentified men ruined the pitch of the Lahore City Cricket Assocation (LCCA) Ground here on Tuesday. The teams wer...
Mission accomplished as Thai soccer team saved from flooded caveCHIANG RAI: Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than...
Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Juventus from Real MadridMADRID: Five times world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Italian champions Juventus from Real Madrid, the La Liga club said in a statement on Tuesday. Ronaldo, who joined Real from...
Southgate in no mood to change England’s winning formulaREPINO: England manager Gareth Southgate says he is not about to change his team’s approach for Wednesday’s (today) World Cup semi-final against Croatia, saying he wants the “same again” from his youn...
Waistcoat Wednesday: England fans suit up ahead of semifinalLONDON: The mission? To support England’s bid to win a first World Cup since 1966. The method? To wear a waistcoat for Wednesday’s semi-final match against Croatia. It might sound a stretch, but some...
‘Come to Russia,’ FIFA ambassador tells England fansMOSCOW: Victoria Lopyreva, glamorous ambassador for the soccer World Cup in Russia and a former Miss Russia, urged England fans on Tuesday to ignore politics and travel to Moscow to support their team...
Activists stage stealth rainbow flag protest in RussiaMOSCOW: Activists from several countries strolled around Red Square and elsewhere in Moscow during the World Cup wearing their national teams’ soccer jerseys to form a rainbow flag in an effort to cha...
Disappointed fans join Moscow ticket scalpers as final nearsMOSCOW: Across the street from FIFA’s World Cup ticket office in Moscow, a man says he’ll give you a “cheap price” for his ticket to Wednesday’s England-Croatia semi-final - just $1500, double the off...