Thakur, Pandey star as India thrash Sri Lanka in tri-series T20COLOMBO: Paceman Shardul Thakur picked four key wickets to set up a comfortable six-wicket win for India in a tri-series Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Monday. The 26-year-old Thakur, pla...
South Africa will look to stalwarts to replace Rabada in third TestCAPE TOWN: The fitness of experienced fast bowler Dale Steyn will be of even more interest to South Africa in the coming days after their most potent wicket-taker Kagiso Rabada was ruled out of the re...
Australia considering back-up after Marsh injuryCAPE TOWN: Australia are considering calling up an extra all-rounder as cover for Mitchell Marsh who suffered a groin strain in the second Test in South Africa, coach Darren Lehmann said on Tuesday. M...
Pakistan hockey team for Commonwealth Games namedLAHORE: An 18-member Pakistan hockey team for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games was named on Tuesday after getting it formally approved from the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Khalid Sajja...
Rumman Raees ruled out of PSL3DUBAI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Islamabad United’s vice-captain, left-arm pacer Rumman Raees, has been officially ruled out from the remaining of the tournament, the side announced on Tue...
FIFA lifts suspension on Pakistan Football FederationLAHORE: World football body FIFA on Tuesday lifted the suspension it had imposed on Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) last year and reinstated ‘all of PFF’s membership rights, with immediate effect....
Windies see off Dutch as Ireland reach Super SixesHARARE: Big-hitting opener Evin Lewis was the star as the West Indies made it four straight wins at World Cup qualifying by beating the Netherlands in Harare on Monday, while Ireland joined them in th...
Glasgow set to host Pakistan-FIH Pro League next year: PHFISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said Tuesday that said plans were afoot to launch Pakistan-FIH Hockey Pro League in Glasgow next year. “Glasgow will become home to Pakistan hockey once...
Pakistan Women’s Amateur Golf Championship begins FridayISLAMABAD: Seventy five women golfers from across the country, including few foreign players, are expected to feature in the third edition of Pakistan Women’s Amateur Golf Championship when it tees of...
2nd Ufone Balochistan Cup kicks off in Quetta todayISLAMABAD: Balochistan’s favourite brand Ufone is bringing back the second edition of the Balochistan Football Cup from Wednesday (today). The championship signifies the company’s commitment in promot...
Silva service at Stoke City sends Manchester City closer to titleSTOKE-ON-TRENT: Manchester City’s David Silva underlined his importance to their impending title success with both goals in a comfortable 2-0 Premier League win at Stoke City on Monday. Pep Guardiola’...
Federer cruises past Krajinovic at BNP Paribas OpenINDIAN WELLS: World number one Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Filip Krajinovic at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Monday, mixing overpowering serves and pinpoint groundstroke...
Relegation-threatened Southampton sacks manager PellegrinoSOUTHAMPTON: Southampton have parted company with their Argentine manager Mauricio Pellegrino after just one win in their last 17 Premier League games, the south-coast club said on Monday. Pellegrino...
Bangladesh, India look to build on recent gainsCOLOMBO: The Nidahas Trophy hasn’t produced ground-breaking cricket yet but it has certainly provided a lot of drama. Even though India won comfortably against Sri Lanka on Monday, there was always a...
Venus cuts Serena’s comeback shortINDIAN WELLS: Venus Williams cut her sister Serena’s comeback to tennis short with a 6-3 6-4 win in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Monday. Returning after more than a year...
Pyeongchang Paralympics sets new record for ticket salesPYEONGCHANG: The Pyeongchang Paralympics have set a new record for ticket sales, crossing 320,531 on Tuesday to break previous mark set in Sochi four years ago, the International Paralympic Committee...
Players champion Kim Si-woo eager to defend titleSEOUL: After becoming the youngest golfer to win The Players Championship in 2017, South Korea’s Kim Si-woo has now set his sights on being the first to successfully defend the title when he returns t...
Loftus-Cheek back in training after shaking off ankle injuryLONDON: Crystal Palace’s on-loan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has returned to training after fully recovering from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action since December, he told the club’s w...
UKAD tells athletes not to refuse tests over discontinued kitsLONDON: UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has told British athletes not to refuse drugs tests if they are given collection kits that have recently been discontinued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA sa...
Germany’s Hrubesch takes over women’s team on interim basisBERLIN: Former Germany international Horst Hrubesch has been named interim coach for the women’s national team after the sacking of Steffi Jones, the German Football Association said on Tuesday. Hrube...