Australia’s Maxwell in Test whites when he learned of omissionMELBOURNE: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said on Wednesday he was wearing his whites and ‘baggy green’ cap when he got the telephone call telling him he had missed out on selection for the Test...
Inzamam ousted from PSL players category committeeLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed chief selector Inzamamul Haq from Pakistan Super League (PSL) player category committee on the basis of conflict of interest. The player categories...
Basit Ali denies nepotism chargesKARACHI: Pakistan national junior selection committee chairman Basit Ali has said that rumours about chief selector Inzamamul Haq asking him for a favour with regards to his son’s selection are basele...
India shatter Pakistan’s hopes at SAFF ChampionshipISLAMABAD: India defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the semi-final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. The defeat ended Pakistan...
Sadiq advises Afridi to be careful with his wordsKARACHI: The Under-19 team manager and former Pakistan Test player Sadiq Mohammad has asked former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi that he should respect legends. “It is his thinking and how he tak...
McGrath hails Anderson after landmark wicketSYDNEY: Australia great Glenn McGrath says he has great respect for James Anderson after the Englishman replaced him as the most prolific pace bowler in Test cricket. Anderson bowled Mohammed Shami to...
Tanvir’s penultimate-ball six takes Amazon Warriors into finalKARACHI: In a tense low-scorer, hometown boys Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford reprised their heroics from Sunday, against the same opponent, before Sohail Tanvir struck the game-clinching blow...
Fielding coach Bradburn joins Pakistan squad in DubaiLAHORE: Pakistan’s new fielding coach Grant Bradburn joined the national team squad in Dubai on Wednesday. Pakistan are in the United Arab Emirates for the Asia Cup with the team’s first match against...
Pakistan women cricketers to tour Bangladesh next monthISLAMABAD: The Pakistan women’s cricket team will travel to Bangladesh and will later play hosts to Australia in Malaysia, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman said Wednesday. Pakistan will play B...
Luis Enrique’s Spain rout Croatia 6-0 in Nations LeagueMADRID: Luis Enrique couldn’t have asked for a much better start as coach of Spain’s national team. Two matches, two convincing wins against top opponents in the UEFA Nations League. Spain followed it...
South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summitSEOUL: South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week’s summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said Wednesday, according to a Yonhap...
Yates holds Vuelta lead as Canadian Woods wins stageMONTE OIZ: Britain’s Simon Yates held on to his overall lead in the Tour of Spain on Wednesday as Canada’s Michael Woods won the 17th stage on a foggy Basque Country summit packed all the way up with...
France keeper Lloris gets 20-month ban for drink-drivingLONDON: France’s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to a charge of drink driving, British media reported on Wednesday. The...
Mercedes fears Ferrari ambush in SingaporeSINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton may have tightened his grip on a fifth world title after extending his championship lead with a surprise victory in Monza two weeks ago, yet Mercedes are playing down the Bri...
Australian newspaper defies criticism, reprints Serena Williams cartoonSYDNEY: An Australian newspaper defied international criticism and allegations of racism on Wednesday when it reprinted a controversial cartoon on its front page depicting USA tennis star Serena Willi...
Embattled umpire Ramos ‘good’ despite US Open controversyNEW YORK: Umpire Carlos Ramos has made his first public statement since the US Open, saying he was “good” despite the firestorm of controversy that followed his officiating of last weekend’s women’s f...
Record world champion Vogel ready for new life after crashBERLIN: World and Olympic champion Kristina Vogel, who was paralysed following a training crash in June, said on Wednesday she was ready to tackle her new life but has had no contact with the Dutch ri...
Neuville signs three-year contract extension with HyundaiBERLIN: Rally world championship leader Thierry Neuville has signed a three-year contract extension with his Hyundai team, they announced on Wednesday. The Belgian, who has taken nine wins since 2014,...
Ex-City striker Bojinov returns home with BotevSOFIA: Much-travelled Bulgarian forward Valeri Bojinov has returned home to join top-flight newcomers Botev Vratsa until the end of the year after leaving Croatian club HNK Rijeka last month in a bid...