Pakistan crush Zimbabwe by 201 runs in first ODIBULAWAYO: Pakistan stormed to a 201-run win over Zimbabwe on Friday in the opening game of their five-match one-day series. Career-best efforts from opening batsman Imamul Haq and leg spinner Shadab K...
Serena seeks eighth Wimbledon crown to cap another comebackLONDON: Serena Williams has made a career out of defying adversity so it should be no great surprise if, 10 months after a complicated childbirth, she reclaims her Wimbledon title on Saturday. Germany...
Kaif retires on 16th anniversary of Natwest finalNEW DELHI: Mohammad Kaif, 37, retired from all forms of cricket on Friday, 16 years after he steered India to one of their most memorable victories in ODI history - beating England by chasing down 325...
South Africa face defeat after record lowest scoreGALLE: Stand-in-skipper Suranga Lakmal and Dilruwan Perera starred as Sri Lanka skittled South Africa for just 126 on Friday - their lowest Test innings in the country, leaving them with a mountain to...
England face true test of skills, mindset as 2nd India ODI todayLONDON: Is this looming as a summer of torment by spin for England? The signs are heading that way. The weather continues to be hot, the pitches are dry and there are some masterful tweakers in the op...
Pakistan team leaves for India todayKARACHI: Squash legend Jahangir Khan has advised the Chennai-bound Pakistan team to perform up to their true potential and win laurels in the World Junior Individual and Team Squash Championships whic...
Groenewegen too strong on longest day of Tour de FranceCHARTRES: Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen outblasted his rivals to the line in a sprint to take the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Friday, the longest single stage of the race, a 231-km haul from Fou...
Pakistan wrestling team gets Indian visasISLAMABAD: There is good news for the Pakistan wrestling team and their fans as the Indian High Commission in Islamabad has granted visas to six out of the seven members of the Pakistan team for the A...
Defeated semifinalists England and Belgium eye third spot consolation todaySAINT PETERSBURG: England manager Gareth Southgate admits the World Cup third-place play-off is a game that no team wants to play, but Saturday’s match against Belgium offers them the chance to finish...
Kuldeep Yadav stars as India thrash England in first ODINOTTINGHAM: Kuldeep Yadav took six wickets as India overpowered England in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge on Thursday. The left-arm wrist-spinner returned career-best ODI figures of s...
Brathwaite ton puts Windies in control against BangladeshKINGSTON: Kraigg Brathwaite blasted another century while Shimron Hetmyer lashed an unbeaten 84 as the West Indies recovered from a slow start to dominate the opening day of the second and final Test...
World Cup a welcome break from money dominated club gameMOSCOW: The reaction of the Panamanian television presenters said it all. As their national anthem rang out before the country’s match against Belgium, David Samudio Garay clenched his fists, waved th...
FIFA fines Swedish, Croatian FAs over break of equipment rulesMOSCOW: The Swedish and Croatian Football Associations were fined 50,000 Swiss francs(37,786.58 pounds) each by FIFA on Friday for breaches by some of their players of the global soccer body’s marketi...
Putin to hand hosts mantle to Emir of Qatar on SundayMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino will take part in a ceremony on Sunday handing over the hosting of the soccer...
Former batsman James Taylor appointed England selectorLONDON: Former England batsman James Taylor has been appointed as a national team selector, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Taylor will be part of a new selection panel which...
Argentina’s Pitana to referee World Cup finalMOSCOW: Experienced Argentine official Nestor Pitana will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday, an uncontroversial decision which rewards his author...
Infantino says 2018 World Cup is the best-everMOSCOW: FIFA president Gianni Infantino described the 2018 World Cup as the best-ever on Friday and said it had changed perceptions of the host nation Russia. Infantino, dressed in a red volunteer’s u...
France shirts fly off shelves before World Cup finalPARIS: Football fever has gripped the French capital and sales of the national team’s soccer shirts are surging ahead of France’s World Cup final against Croatia on Sunday. Fans thronged stores on the...