Belgium end Pakistan’s campaign with 5-0 crushing victoryBHUBANESWAR: Pakistan’s miserable campaign at the Men’s Hockey World Cup finally came to an end after Olympic silver medallists Belgium thrashed the four-time champions 5-0 in the third cross-over mat...
Egypt’s Ibrahim lifts CNS Open Squash C’ship titleKARACHI: Unseeded Egyptian Youssef Ibrahim carved out a victory over third seed Farhan Mehboob of Pakistan in the final to win the CNS International Squash Championship here on Monday. Youthful Ibrahi...
Netherlands down Canada to enter quarterfinalsBHUBANESWAR: Netherlands qualified for the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 quarter-finals after they outclassed Canada with the score line of 5-0 in their crossover match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubane...
West Indies defeat Bangladesh in second ODI to level seriesDHAKA: Shai Hope smashed a brilliant century as West Indies edged Bangladesh by four wickets in the second one-day international to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Tuesday. Opener Hope hit an...
Australia Big Bash League swaps coin toss for bat flipSYDNEY: Australia’s high-octane Big Bash League (BBL) will break with tradition and do away with the coin toss when its new season starts later this month. Instead captains will flip a bat, calling “h...
Pakistan’s Talha wins gold in EgyptISLAMABAD: Weightlifter Talha Talib clinched a gold medal for Pakistan at the 5th International Solidarity Weightlifting Championships being held in Cairo, Egypt. Talib won the gold for lifting 136kg...
Buoyant India keen to carry winning momentum on to PerthADELAIDE: Having become the first Indian team to win a Test series-opener on Australian soil, Virat Kohli’s side are determined to keep the momentum rolling into the second clash in Perth and inch clo...
Azhar Ali among top 10 in ICC Test Player RankingsKARACHI: Pakistan’s veteran right-handed batsman Azhar Ali has moved up two places and is now positioned on the 10th place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Rankings for Batsman. The 33-...
Steven Smith’s BPL participation in doubtDHAKA: A question mark hangs over axed Australia captain Steven Smith’s participation in the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League, following a meeting on Tuesday that ended in a deadlock. Jalal Yunus, the B...
Hafeez says didn’t retire from Tests out of fearLAHORE: Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has rejected the rumours surrounding his retirement from Test cricket, clarifying that he did not retire from Tests out of fear of facing South Africa’s Dal...
England sticks with unchanged Test squad for West IndiesLONDON: England has stuck with the players who claimed a historic Test whitewash in Sri Lanka last month in naming their squad for the Caribbean. Ollie Pope, who left Sri Lanka to join up with the Lio...
Aduriz strike gives Bilbao first league win since AugustBILBAO: Athletic Bilbao won their first La Liga match since their opener in August when an added-time penalty from veteran striker Aritz Aduriz secured a 1-0 win over Girona for newly-installed manage...
Badminton’s Lee reveals tears over cancer diagnosisKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei has revealed how he broke down in tears after learning he had nose cancer - and detailed the “nightmare” treatment that left him unable to speak o...
Former England footballer Gascoigne pleads not guilty to sexual assaultLONDON: Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of committing sexual assault on a train and will appear before Teeside Crown Court on Jan. 8. The 51-year-old...
Teenager Foden extends Manchester City deal to 2024MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s England Under-21 playmaker Phil Foden has agreed a 5-1/2-year contract extension through to 2024 with the Premier League champions, the club announced on Monday. The Stoc...
La Liga remains hopeful of overseas games despite Barcelona setback BARCELONA: La Liga has pledged to persevere with a long-term strategy of taking games outside of Spain after immediate plans to play Barcelona’s January match against Girona in Miami were derai...
Barcelona pulls out of Miami La Liga game BARCELONA: La Liga’s plans to stage a match in the United States next month have been derailed after Barcelona, who were scheduled to play Girona in Miami, withdrew their support for the game o...
Sri Lanka’s Dananjaya suspended from bowling over illegal actionCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent committee found his bowling action to be illegal, the Int...
Ronaldo wants Messi to resume their rivalry in ItalyMADRID: Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo would like Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to leave Spain and rekindle their rivalry by joining him in the Italian top flight. Ronaldo moved to Serie A champions Ju...
FC Zurich condemn fans over banana-throwing incidentZURICH: Swiss club FC Zurich have condemned fans who threw a banana at rival player Aldo Kalulu when he went to take a corner during their league match at FC Basel on Sunday. Zurich admitted the banan...
River coach Gallardo vows to stay through 2021 BUENOS AIRES: River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo has quashed speculation he may head to Europe next year by pledging to remain at Copa Libertadores winners River Plate at least until 2021. Afte...
Prop Vunipola up for battle to reclaim England placeLONDON: Mako Vunipola has vowed to fight his way back into England head coach Eddie Jones’ plans ahead of next year’s Six Nations and World Cup after the prop spent more than two months out of action...
9th Punjab Olympics GamesLAHORE: The 9th Punjab Olympics Games were held from December 1 to 7 here. Crescent Model Higher Secondary School defeated eight consecutive times champion Divisional Public Scholl by a margin of 26 p...