Malan savours maiden ton after ‘fun’ battle with pacemenBRISBANE: Having honed his game against "dibbly dobbly" deliveries in English county cricket, Dawid Malan was thrilled to conquer a hostile Australian pace assault to post his maiden century in the th...
‘Mourinho of Pyongyang’ Andersen plots North Korea revivalTOKYO: City slicker Jose Mourinho famously lives in a plush Manchester hotel, but he has nothing on North Korea coach Jorn Andersen - he has a suite in Pyongyang. "It´s a very quiet city, it´s very cl...
No evidence Ashes Test under fixing threat, says ICCPERTH: The International Cricket Council (ICC) are taking allegations in a British newspaper about attempts to organise spot-fixing during the third Ashes Test "extremely seriously" but do not think t...
PCB to play minnows during Indian Premier League periodKARACHI: The International Cricket Council's (ICC) controversial Future Tours Programme has given the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) another headache as the world's number one-ranked T20I side will have...
White-ball contracts for West Indies playersBARBADOS: West Indies players will be offered more flexible and enhanced contracts, including exclusive retainers for Test and limited-overs cricket, according to a new Cricket West Indies policy. The...
Inaugural four-day Test to have minimum of 98 overs per dayDURBAN: A minimum of 98 overs will be played on each day of the inaugural four-day Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe starting later this month in Port Elizabeth. The African neighbours will play...
Bangladesh to host first tri-series since 2010DHAKA: Bangladesh will host a tri-nation ODI series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, beginning on January 15. It will be the first tri-nation series hosted by Bangladesh since January 2010. A Zimbabw...
Manchester City break record, Manchester United edge out BournemouthLONDON: Manchester City set a new top-flight record of 15 consecutive wins as their seemingly unstoppable march towards the Premier League title continued with a 4-0 romp at bottom club Swansea City o...
India’s Rohit has the right stuff for limited-overs gameMUMBAI: Rohit Sharma has been unable to cement his place in India’s test side but the right-handed batsman continues to show he has the right stuff for limited-overs formats. After making his debut in...
Ronaldo, Bale rescue Real Madrid from Al Jazira upsetABU DHABI: Gareth Bale came off the bench to book Real Madrid’s place in the Club World Cup final as the European champions recovered from the shock of going behind to beat Emirati champions Al Jazira...
Prosecutors urge conviction of former soccer officials in FIFA trialNEW YORK: USA prosecutors urged a New York jury to convict three wealthy South American former soccer officials "on all counts" in the face of "overwhelming" evidence, delivering closing arguments Wed...
Chinese football clubs urged to develop youth or lose licensesTOKYO: Chinese soccer authorities are set to impose strict new regulations on the country’s clubs, using the threat of losing their professional licenses as a spur to establish a more comprehensive yo...
Grandhomme out of NZ ODI squad due to bereavementWELLINGTON: Colin de Grandhomme has withdrawn from New Zealand’s ODI squad for the series against West Indies and has returned to Zimbabwe following the death of his father. Doug Bracewell has been pi...
Laos club banned from AFC Cup for match-fixing connectionKUALA LUMPUR: Lao Toyota FC will not be eligible to participate in the 2018 AFC Cup because of the Laos club’s previous involvement in match-fixing, Asian soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. The...
Star cyclist Froome ‘not ashamed’ of using asthma inhalerLONDON: Chris Froome has said his use of an inhaler is "not something to be ashamed of" after a urine test at the Vuelta a Espana in September showed excess levels of an asthma medication. Froome was...
Banned cricketer Stokes finally hits form in New ZealandWELLINGTON: Banned England cricketer Ben Stokes finally found some form while playing in New Zealand as he smashed 93 in Canterbury’s domestic Twenty20 match against Otago in Christchurch on Thursday....
Sports unions unveil universal declaration of player rightsWASHINGTON: Leaders from the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball players associations have helped unveil a universal declaration of player rights that is designed to establish a new approach to go...
USA secret services control doping whistleblower Rodchenkov: PutinMOSCOW: Russia’s former anti-doping chief-turned-whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov is working under the control of USA special services, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. The scandal o...