SL picks four uncapped players for WI TestsCOLOMBO: Thirty-one year old opening batsman Mahela Udawatte has broken into the Sri Lanka Test squad more than 10 years after his international debut, along with three other uncapped players, Kasun R...
Would love to play under Mickey Arthur forever: Fakhar ZamanISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s swashbuckling opener Fakhar Zaman believes if he is given the opportunity, then he would like to play under head coach Mickey Arthur till the end of his career. Under Arthur, app...
Rain makes Ireland wait one more day for Test debut against PakistanDUBLIN: Ireland had a wet welcome to Test cricket on Friday with the first day of its one-off match against Pakistan wiped out following overnight rain. “There will sadly be no play on day one of our...
Bismah Maroof to lead Pakistan at ACC Women’s Asia CupISLAMABAD: Pakistan women’s national selection committee chairman Jalaluddin on Friday announced a 15-member squad and four reserve players for ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup, which will be played from June...
Pakistan’s USA T20I tri-series called offLAHORE: Pakistan’s proposed tour of the United States for a T20I triangular-series has been called off due to scheduling issues. Pakistan, under the leadership of Sarfraz Ahmed, are currently on tour...
Monthly Medal Golf Tournament at Defence Raya from todayLAHORE: Attention will once again focus on the par 72, 18 holes Defence Raya Golf Course when the Defence Raya Monthly Medal Golf Tournament tees off through a shot gun start here Saturday (today). Th...
British pugilist Amir to attend closing of Punjab Boxing ChampionshipLAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada said Friday that famous British boxer Amir Khan would attend the closing ceremony of the first-ever Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship...
Unbeaten ZTBL clinch women’s departmental T20 titleKARACHI: Inspired by half-centuries from Nain Abidi and Bismah Maroof, Zarai Taragiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) cantered a 46-run win over the PCB XI to win the inaugural Departmental Women’s T20 Cricket C...
Zimbabwe players threaten to boycott tri-series with Australia, PakistanHARARE: Zimbabwe players have threatened to boycott the tri-series with Australia and Pakistan if their dues are not cleared. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has been embroiled in a financial crisis since a lon...
PAF clinch National Challenge Cup titleKARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) recorded a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Pakistan WAPDA at the KPT Stadium here on Thursday to win the National Football Challenge Cup for a second time. PAF, who...
Manchester United secure second place with West Ham drawLONDON: Manchester United secured the point they needed to finish second in the Premier League with a dull 0-0 draw at West Ham United on Thursday. There were few chances in a tepid first half, though...
Nadal’s record run on clay ended by Thiem in quartersMADRID: Rafa Nadal suffered a shock 7-5 6-3 defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday, a result that means the Spaniard will lose the world number one ranking. Thiem...
Bertens cruises past Garcia to reach finalMADRID: Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens continued her remarkable run at the Madrid Open by thrashing French seventh seed Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to reach the final. Bertens, who had already stunned...
Langer sympathises with Bancroft in ball-tampering scandalSYDNEY: New Australia coach Justin Langer understands how Cameron Bancroft became embroiled in the ball-tampering scandal and said he would have cheated too if instructed to by senior players when he...
Bennett wins Giro d’Italia seventh stagePRAIA A MARE: Ireland’s Sam Bennett beat Elia Viviani in a sprint finish to win the seventh stage of the Giro, a 159-km ride along the Tyrrhenian sea on Friday. Italian Viviani (Quick-Step Floors), al...
Hamilton on top with Red Bull close behindBARCELONA: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to the top of the timesheets in second Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday, with the charging Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Vers...
Neymar on target to regain fitness by World Cup but PSG future unclearMADRID: Brazil forward Neymar aims to get fully fit in time for next month’s World Cup following foot surgery but his future at Paris St Germain looks rather uncertain. He was absent from PSG’s Ligue...
Tokyo Games golf venue admits first female members after criticismTOKYO: The club scheduled to stage the golf tournament during the 2020 Tokyo Games has granted three women full memberships after being warned that it could be stripped as an Olympic host if it does n...
Salah hints at lengthy Liverpool stay amid interest from Real MadridLONDON: Mohamed Salah has reassured Liverpool fans his stunning first season is “just the beginning” of his time at the club despite speculation over interest from Real Madrid. The Egyptian collected...
Swansea City midfielder Britton announces retirementSWANSEA: Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton will retire from football at the end of the season after spending 15 years across two spells with the Welsh club. The 35-year-old made 536 appearances sin...
Football: Gudmundsson signs new three-year dealLONDON: Burnley winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson has signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The 27-year-old Iceland international made 34 league appearances this...