Djokovic into semis like a man on a missionLONDON: Three times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was a man on a mission after the former world number one beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals for the...
Hosts depleted by Chandimal absence in opening TestGALLE: At first glance, perhaps this is not the most enticing of match-ups. At first glance at recent history, it definitely isn’t. The last time South Africa played Sri Lanka-in the summer of 2016-17...
Fireworks expected as ODI giants prepare for battleNOTTINGHAM: If England’s long-term ODI project needed one last tryout ahead of next year’s World Cup, there can hardly be a better dress rehearsal than facing cricket’s other formidable ODI team at ho...
Ponting backs Australian turnaround ahead of next year’s World CupSYDNEY: Australia still have the best depth of any cricket nation, former skipper Ricky Ponting has said while backing them to turn around their poor one-day international form in time to defend their...
Pakistan pugilist Waseem ready to bring world flyweight title homeKARACHI: Boxer Muhammad Waseem is looking to become the first ever Pakistani to win the International Boxing Federation’s flyweight world title bout when he takes on his latest opponent later this mon...
Anderson stuns Federer in quarter-final cliffhangerLONDON: Kevin Anderson produced an astonishing fightback from two sets down to beat eight-time champion Roger Federer 2-6 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 13-11 in a quarter-final cliffhanger at Wimbledon on Wednesday....
Former Pakistan skipper Younus leaves UBL in protestKARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan has left United Bank Limited (UBL) with immediate effect in protest over the bank’s decision to disband the team. Since retiring from international cricket...
Richards appointed as assistant coach, batting consultantISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed Andy Richards from Queensland Cricket, Australia as assistant coach/batting consultant of Pakistan women’s cricket team. Richards wil...
I am alive and well, says Abdul Razzaq on death rumoursLAHORE: Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is hale and hearty, after news broke out on the internet about his death in an accident. In the wee hours of Wednesday, it was reported that Razzaq had...
Tour de France Sagan takes another win as Avermaet retains overall leadQUIMPER: World champion Peter Sagan powered to his second win on this year’s Tour de France when he prevailed in the fifth stage, a 204.5-km hilly ride from Lorient on Wednesday. The Slovakian stayed...
Umtiti header sends streetwise France into finalST PETERSBURG: Samuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header sent France into the World Cup final with a ruthless 1-0 win over Belgium in an absorbing first semi-final on Tuesday. Didier Deschamps’ side will fac...
Bangladesh look to regroup after Antigua disasterKINGSTON: After the first Test in Antigua ended a couple of hours before the Brazil-Belgium World Cup quarterfinal last week, there was some mock appreciation from Bangladeshi fans; at least their cri...
Ticket offers, tributes as football world toasts Thai cave boys’ rescueMOSCOW: With victory dedications, soccer shirts and offers of tours and match tickets, some of football’s biggest names are cheering the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their coach from a flooded cave, a d...
Qatar starts dreaming of World CupDOHA: In four years’ time, Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium will host a World Cup quarter-final, but on Tuesday it had to make do with a big screen. Some 4,500 people packed out the stadium’s fan...
Firecrackers cause stampede in Nice during World Cup; 27 hurtNICE: More than two dozen soccer fans were hurt in a stampede in Nice on Tuesday when revellers let off firecrackers moments before the final whistle of France’s World Cup semi-final win, a local offi...
Mahrez joins Manchester City from LeicesterMANCHESTER: Manchester City has signed Leicester City’s Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez on a five-year contract, the English champions announced on Tuesday. City did not disclose the transfer fee but Bri...
France were lucky, Belgian PM tells MacronBRUSSELS: The Belgian prime minister told French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that France had been very fortunate to beat Belgium and reach the World Cup final in Russia. Welcoming fellow le...
Former cricketer Boycott recovering after heart surgeryLONDON: Former England Test captain Geoffrey Boycott is recovering after undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery and will miss commentating on England’s first two Tests against India next month. The...
Pogba dedicates France win to rescued Thai boysST PETERSBURG: France midfielder Paul Pogba dedicated his side’s World Cup 1-0 semi-final win over Belgium to the 12 Thai boys who were rescued from a flooded cave along with their coach on Tuesday. “...