Pakistan aim for win to keep series aliveDUNEDIN: Across serene, idyllic cricket grounds in New Zealand, Pakistan are being jolted awake. The magic of the second half of last year is wearing off, with Sarfraz Ahmed’s men slowly slipping back...
Du Plessis expects another tough battle with India on ‘brown’ wicketJOHANESBURG: South African captain Faf du Plessis was surprised to see brown grass on the pitch that will be used for the second Test against India, starting at SuperSport Park on Saturday. But there...
PCB, PHF to be investigated for corruption after NAB orders inquiryLAHORE: The head of Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has passed orders for holding inquiry into alleged corruption and misuse of power in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakis...
WAPDA down PTV by nine wickets to face UBL in finalKARACHI: Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt played dazzling knocks of 87 and 75 respectively as Pakistan WAPDA thrashed PTV by nine wickets in the semifinal of the One-day Cup for Departments at NBP Sports...
Visa issues deprive Pakistan of five players in match against IndiaISLAMABAD: Five of Pakistan’s blind cricket team players, including talismanic all-rounder Badar Munir, failed to take part in the Pakistan-India match of the Blind Cricket World Cup as their travel a...
Asim, Shabnam clinch National Table Tennis titlesKARACHI: Veterans Asim Qureshi and Shabnam Bilal recaptured men and women’s singles titles, both for an overall sixth time, in the 54th Jubilee Insurance National Table Tennis Championship which concl...
Shabbir stays on top on day twoKARACHI: Pakistan’s leading golfer Shabbir Iqbal maintained his lead with 138 gross in the second round of 7th Rashid D Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Championship at Karachi Golf Club here...
Former cricketers urge Pakistan to focus on remaining gamesISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be looking to stay alive in the five-ODI series after losing the first two rain-affected encounters when they face New Zealand on Saturday in the third match at Dunedin, and f...
India defeat Pakistan by seven wicketsISLAMABAD: Defending champions India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the Blind Cricket World Cup in United Arab Emirates on Friday. Sent into bat, Pakistan notched up 282 for eight wickets in th...
Umer lifts National U-18 Snooker crownISLAMABAD: Promising Lahore-based cueist Umer Khan defeated Muhammad Mudassir Sheikh to win the National Under-18 Snooker Championship at Pakistan Sports Complex here on Thursday. Fourteen year-old Um...
Halep leads host of contenders for Serena’s crownMELBOURNE: Picking a women’s singles champion at the Australian Open could resemble a lucky dip this year with Serena Williams’ continued absence again leaving the door ajar. Who will kick it open is...
Dominant Kerber to face Barty in Sydney International finalSYDNEY: Former world number one Angelique Kerber registered her eighth win in as many matches in 2018 with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi as the German advanced to the Sydney I...
Federer still the man to beat at Melbourne Park MELBOURNE: It might be argued that 36-year-old fathers of four have no business winning grand slam titles but try telling that to Roger Federer as the evergreen Swiss bids to claim a record-equ...
Last-gasp Li birdie helps Asia take lead against Europe KUALA LUMPUR: China’s Li Haotong held his nerve to birdie his final hole and give hosts Asia a slender lead over champions Europe on the opening day of the 2018 EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur on F...
Messi fires Barcelona into Copa del Rey quarter-finalsMADRID: Lionel Messi put on a masterclass in front of new recruit Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona trounced Celta Vigo 5-0 on Thursday to ease into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals 6-1 on aggregate. Cout...
Guardiola and Kane win December Premier League awardsLONDON: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was named December’s Premier League manager of the month for a record fourth consecutive time, while Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane equalled Steven Ger...
MCG gets official ICC warning for ‘poor’ pitchMELBOURNE: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has received an official warning after the pitch for the fourth Ashes Test was rated ‘poor’ by the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this month....
Ryan Giggs interviewed to be new Wales managerLONDON: Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has been interviewed for the vacant Wales manager job, British media reported on Friday. The 44-year-old is currently working as a TV pundit after le...
Everton in negotiations to sign Walcott from ArsenalLONDON: Everton manager Sam Allardyce said on Friday that the club are in negotiations to sign England international Theo Walcott from Arsenal. The 28-year-old forward has struggled to hold down a reg...
Manchester City’s Jesus set to return next monthLONDON: Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus could return in two to three weeks after receiving treatment on his knee injury in Spain, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The 20-year-old, who has s...