Chase revives West Indies after Yadavs inflict damageHYDERABAD: Roston Chase closed in on his fourth Test hundred as he forged a century partnership with skipper Jason Holder to help West Indies to 295 for seven on the opening day of the second and fina...
Usman Khawaja moves into top 10 for the first timeKARACHI: Australia opener Usman Khawaja has moved into the top 10 of the MRF ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen for the first time, after a remarkable performance in the first Test in Dubai helped s...
Thailand players take top positionsKARACHI: Thailand players Jakraphan Premsirigorn, Namchok Tantipokhkul and Suradit Yong emerged joint leaders after conclusion of the second round of the UMA-CNS Asian Tour Open Golf Championship at t...
PSL players’ draft to take place in Islamabad on November 20ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited Pakistan Super League players’ draft 2018 will take place on Tuesday, November 20 in Islamabad. The players draft has been moved out of Lahore in a bid to make more cities...
Australia’s Hastings puts career on hold due to lung conditionSYDNEY: Former Australia all-rounder John Hastings will stop playing cricket indefinitely to battle a medical condition that causes his lungs to bleed every time he bowls and could potentially kill hi...
Australia win back respect in Dubai dustMELBOURNE: Leading a scandal-hit team dismissed as Australia’s worst in 30 years, captain Tim Paine’s pledge to win back hearts and minds seemed a fanciful, if noble, aspiration in the leadup to the T...
1st Fiqa Women’s Golf Championship commencesISLAMABAD: The attention in the golf circles of Islamabad focuses on the 1st Fiqa Women’s Golf Championship which commenced at the Islamabad Club Golf Course here yesterday. This is an exclusive event...
Ireland’s O’Brien retires from international cricketDUBLIN: Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien announced on Friday that he is retiring from international and first-class cricket after a 16-year career. The 36-year-old, who made his internationa...
Rain threat as Sri Lanka face England in 2nd ODI todayDAMBULLA: The first one-day international between England and Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Wednesday was abandoned with constant rain allowing only 15 overs of play. At anywhere between 65 to 95 percent c...
Federer, Djokovic advance to semis at Shanghai MastersSHANGHAI: Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer returned to form to beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6(4) and reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday. The 20-times Grand Slam winner h...
Olympic sprint champion Bolt fires two goals in Mariners trialSYDNEY: Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt scored two goals in his first start for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday that he hopes could pave the way for a professional contract as...
Real Madrid says it will sue over Ronaldo ‘rape’ saga reportMADRID: Real Madrid said Friday it had filed a lawsuit against a Portuguese newspaper that wrote the Spanish giants pushed Cristiano Ronaldo to hush up an alleged rape case. Real said it had taken leg...
Pliskova eases past Boulter to reach Tianjin Open semisTIANJIN: Top seed Karolina Pliskova overcame a slow start to put away Britain’s Katie Boulter 5-7 6-0 6-3 in the Tianjin Open quarter-finals on Friday, improving her chances of qualifying for the WTA...
Woodland ties course record to soar to CIMB Classic joint leadKUALA LUMPUR: Gary Woodland carded a sizzling second round of 11-under par 61 to tie the course record and soar to the joint halfway lead at the CIMB Classic on Friday. The 34-year-old American sank 1...
Russia arrests professional soccer players over violent attacksMOSCOW: A Moscow court ordered the arrest of Russian soccer internationals Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev late on Thursday after they were charged over violent attacks in central Moscow. Zenit St...
AC Milan’s FY loss widens to 126 million eurosMILAN: Serie A football club AC Milan's net loss widened by 53 million euros in the 2017-2018 financial year to 126 million euros (£111 million), the group's financial statements showed. The document,...
Turkish police quiz midfielder Turan over alleged fight with pop starISTANBUL: Police questioned Turkish international midfielder Arda Turan late on Thursday over reports that he fought with a pop star at a night club in Istanbul, the Demiroren news agency (DHA) and ot...
AFC allows fourth substitution in extra-time at 2019 Asian CupKUALA LUMPUR: Teams will be allowed to make a fourth substitution if their matches go into extra-time during next year’s Asian Cup finals, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Friday. Soccer...
Russell completes British trio in Formula OneLONDON: George Russell will join Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris in a trio of British Formula One drivers next season after former champions Williams announced on Friday they had signed the youngster...
Speed queen Vonn to retire at end of seasonNEW YORK: Lindsey Vonn, widely regarded as the greatest female ski racer of all-time, will retire from competition following the 2018-19 season even if she fails to break the record for World Cup wins...