Australia defeat France 3-0 to progress to semi-finalsBHUBANESWAR: Two-time defending champions Australia are well on course to create a rare history as they defeated France 3-0 to progress to the semi-finals of the men’s hockey World Cup on Wednesday. W...
Australia need more Lyon-hearted performancesPERTH: In a once-dominant team humbled by a cheating scandal and still racked with doubts about its identity, spinner Nathan Lyon has been a reassuring throwback to an age of hard-bitten Australian cr...
England outplay Argentina 3-2 to reach semi-finalsBHUBANESWAR: England reached the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup in India with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Argentina at Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. Gonzalo Peillat gave Argentina the lead...
Yuvraj, Steyn, Malinga in pool of 346 players for IPL auctionMUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have finalised a list of 346 players who will be part of the pool for the auction on December 18 in Jaipur. Originally 1003 players had submitted the...
Pakistan Football Federation elects Ashfaq Hussain Shah as its new presidentISLAMABAD: Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah was elected as the new president of Pakistan Football Federation, outvoting Anwar ul Haq Qureshi by a clear margin of 17 to 3 votes, in Pakistan Football Federation...
Pakistan cricket team off to South AfricaLAHORE: Pakistan cricket team departed for South Africa in wee hours of Wednesday. Leg-spinner Yasir Shah will join the team on December 20 due to personal reasons. Sarfraz Ahmad will lead the side, w...
Virat Kohli engineered Anil Kumble’s exit, leaked BCCI email suggestsNEW DELHI: The acrimonious exit of India’s cricket coach last year was given a fresh twist on Wednesday as a leaked email suggested captain Virat Kohli had “frequently” worked behind the scenes agains...
BCCI to file Rs300 million damages case against PCBKARACHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to sue Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for damages related to the compensation case - regarding Indo-Pak series. According to a repor...
Sana’s leg break delivery voted Play of Women’s World T20ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan women captain Sana Mir’s leg-break delivery during the recently concluded Women’s World T20 has been voted as the ‘Play of the Tournament’ by the International Cricket Counc...
Spurs reach last 16 as Moura snatches draw at BarcelonaBARCELONA: Tottenham Hotspur produced a bold and spirited performance, coming from behind to grab a 1-1 draw at Barcelona which saw them finish second in Champions League Group B and reach the last 16...
Triumph and controversy – Team Sky’s era of dominationLONDON: When Team Sky launched in London in 2010 with the ambition of having a British winner of the Tour de France within five years, there was more than a modicum of scepticism at the undoubtedly fl...
Blind Spanish surfer says sea sets her free, goes for world titleSALINAS: Carmen Lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like, but the blind 21-year-old Spaniard is in her element riding the surf. Guided by instinct and signals whistled by her coach, Lopez has be...
Sinclair named Canada’s top woman player for 14th timeTORONTO: Christine Sinclair, who is closing in on women soccer’s international goal scoring record, was named Canada’s women’s player of the year for a 14th time on Tuesday. Sinclair struck the winner...
FIFA suspends Afghanistan football chief after women’s team abuse investigationLONDON: Global soccer body FIFA has provisionally banned the president of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Keram from all football-related activities due to an ongoing probe into allega...
Salah fires Liverpool into Champions League last 16LIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah’s delightful first-half strike gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Napoli that sent them into the Champions League’s last 16 and the Italian side crashing out at a tension-filled An...
Norway’s golden boy Northug announces he is quittingSTOCKHOLM: Norwegian former World and Olympic cross-country skiing champion Petter Northug has decided to quit the sport after struggling to recover from a series of injuries and setbacks that saw him...
Glenn Maxwell to skip IPL in pursuit of Test berthSYDNEY: All-rounder Glenn Maxwell has said he will turn his back on the lucrative Indian Premier League next year and play a full season of English county cricket in a bid to regain his spot in the Au...
Manchester City agrees deal to sign USA goalkeeper SteffenLONDON: Manchester City has agreed a deal that will see United States international goalkeeper Zack Steffen join them from MLS side Columbus Crew next July, the Premier League champions said. The exac...
Golfer Justin Rose primed to defend title in IndonesiaJAKARTA: Justin Rose will have a chance to finish a stellar year on a high when the world number two tees off on Thursday in the defence of his Indonesian Masters title. The 38-year-old will be the hi...
West Ham extends captain Noble’s contract to 2021LONDON: West Ham United has extended captain Mark Noble’s contract until 2021, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Since making his first-team debut in 2004, Noble has made 446 appearances for...