Sarfraz, Malik shine as Pakistan down Scotland in first T20EDINBURGH: After the famously stirring victory against England, Scotland were brought back down to earth by a ruthlessly professional performance from Pakistan, who took a 1-0 lead in the T20I series...
Bairstow confident England can handle No.1 tag against AustraliaLONDON: Jonny Bairstow has insisted England can cope with the pressure of being the world’s top-ranked one-day international side as they head into a five-match series against Australia on the back of...
PCB won’t allow contracted players to participate in UAE T20 leaguesLAHORE: Expressing concerns over new leagues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Tuesday that it would not allow any contracted players from Pakistan to parti...
More than 20 wrestlers to visit Pakistan for a grand event in AugustKARACHI: Around two dozen international wrestlers will be visiting Pakistan next month to take part in Pakistan’s second international professional wrestling event which will take place in August acro...
Shafiq says Team Pakistan growing under aggressive SarfrazKARACHI: Pakistan middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq is enjoying playing under skipper Safraz Ahmed and believes that the entire team is reaping the rewards of his aggressive style. “Not just me, but th...
India’s Karthik praises Afghanistan’s beautiful journeyNEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has praised Afghanistan’s rise to the top of the sport under tough circumstances, saying it was an honour to face the South Asian nation in their landmark...
Bangladesh women cricketers get cash promise after Asia Cup triumphDHAKA: Bangladesh showered its women cricketers with cash rewards Tuesday for their upset triumph over India in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament. The women’s team defeated six-times champions India by...
Nisar Zaman sparkles in Royal Palm GolfLAHORE: The final segment of the three segments Royal Palm Ramazan Rose Bowl Golf Tournament came to a spiritually satisfying conclusion yesterday at the Royal Palm Club Golf Course here. The champion...
Scotland hope ODI win over England boosts Test status hopesEDINBURGH: Scotland’s shock one-day international win over England has boosted their chances of securing Test-playing status, the country’s cricket board has said. Scotland registered their first vict...
‘United’ England squad ready to lift another trophyLONDON: Captain Harry Kane says England’s bid to end their World Cup drought stretching back over half a century will not be undone by a divided squad. The 24-year-old striker said there were no cliqu...
Despite tensions with Russia, World Cup countries pitch in for tournament safetyDOMODEDOVO: As World Cup squads and their fans fly into Russia for the start of the tournament on Thursday, so do police officers from all the competing nations to help deter hooliganism and the threa...
Thai elephants kick off anti-gambling campaign ahead of World CupAYUTTHAYA-BANGKOK: Elephants kicked off World Cup fever in Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya on Tuesday, playing a soccer match to raise awareness against illegal gambling. Nine elephants, paint...
Russia hopes to stir World Cup crowds with musical spoonsMOSCOW: Move over vuvuzela players. The musical instrument to master for this year’s soccer World Cup is the Russian spoon. Eight years after South Africans blared away on their plastic vuvuzela horns...
Fans amass to see Messi at training sessionBRONNITSY: Around 400 eager fans turned out at Argentina’s World Cup base camp to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi and his team-mates at an open training session. A particularly affectionate welcome wa...
Ball girls selected for World Cup openerAGRYZ: A group of 14 Russian girls will act as ballgirls in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, the first all-female group to do so. The girls, aged 13 to 16, from Agryz, a small town of 1...
France ready to outgun any opponent, says GriezmannMADRID: France forward Antoine Griezmann says his country have the firepower to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup in Russia. And he says he doesn’t mind how they do it. “My objective is to...
Egypt’s Salah still doubtful for World Cup openerCAIRO: Egypt forward Mohamed Salah remains a doubt to face Uruguay in their World Cup opener on Friday, the country’s football association has said. The Liverpool player, who sustained a shoulder inju...
USA leads World Cup flight booking growth to RussiaBERLIN: They may not have qualified for the tournament, but travellers from the United States are among those most gripped by World Cup fever in terms of flight bookings to Russia, with bookings up 66...
Errani ‘disgusted’ by extended doping suspensionZURICH: Italian tennis player Sara Errani said she was “disgusted” after her ban for an anti-doping violation was increased from two to 10 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday....
Spain manager Lopetegui announced as Real Madrid coachMADRID: Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will replace Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid coach after the 2018 World Cup, the Spanish giants said Tuesday in a statement. Lopetegui, who has coached the Spanish n...