Sri Lanka draw leads India to record ninth Test series victory in a rowNEW DELHI: India won a record ninth Test series in succession on Wednesday after drawing the pollution-tainted third and final Test with Sri Lanka at Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium here. Top-ranked India w...
OCA, POA to hold Fun Run for promotion of Asiad todayLAHORE: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) will hold a Fun Run to promote the upcoming 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 at WAPDA Sports Complex here on...
PCB denies ‘unfair treatment’ allegations levelled by SharjeelLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday denied allegations of malpractice and bias levelled by suspended Test batsman Sharjeel Khan. In a press conference on Tuesday, Sharjeel and his la...
Australia thrash England by 120 runs in second Ashes TestADELAIDE: Pacemen Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood spearheaded Australia to a crushing 120-run win over England to open up a 2-0 lead in the five-Test Ashes series in Adelaide on Wednesday. Hazlewood...
PHF gets hefty amount for replacement of turfs at hockey stadiumsISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated a hefty amount of Rs.647.713 million for replacing six worn out synthetic hockey turfs across the country, besides installing one at a new venue by June...
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh called up by Australia for 3rd Ashes TestSYDENY: All-rounder Mitchell Marsh was called up to join his brother Shaun in the 13-man Australia squad for next week’s third Ashes Test in Perth on Wednesday with seamer Chadd Sayers making way. Mar...
Teenage debutant Mujeeb helps Afghanistan rout IrelandSHARJAH: Off-spinner Mujeeb Zadran became the first international male cricketer born in the 21st century as his four wickets helped Afghanistan thrash Ireland by 138 runs in the first one-day interna...
Sharjeel seeks justice from PM over spot-fixing punishmentKARACHI: Spot-fixing convict Sharjeel Khan has sought justice from Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claiming that injustice has been done to him in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing case...
Inter-Provincial Youth Games from Dec 25ISLAMABAD: The Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games will be held from December 25 at the Sports Complex here, the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) announced Wednesday following a meeting chaired by di...
World XI hockey team to play in Lahore, KarachiKARACHI: A World XI hockey team will play two matches in Pakistan on January 12 and January 14, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary general Shahbaz Ahmad announced on Wednesday. “A World XI sid...
Serena in line for Australian Open returnMELBOURNE: Serena Williams will be ready to make her tennis comeback at the Australian Open with her return to Melbourne for the season’s opening Grand Slam “very likely”, organisers said on Wednesday...
Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over dopingLAUSANNE: Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compet...
Manchester United reach last 16 after 2-1 home win over CSKAMANCHESTER: Manchester United reached the Champions League last-16 as Group A winners after coming from behind to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 at home and finish ahead of Basel who also went through with a 2-...
Russian athletes appeal against IOC’s Olympic bansZURICH: Twenty-two Russian athletes banned for life by the International Olympic Committee for doping offences at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are appealing their ban, the Court of Arbitration for S...
Barcelona end Sporting’s hopes with 2-0 winBARCELONA: Barcelona scored twice in the second half to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-0 at home on Tuesday, rounding off their unbeaten group stage campaign with a fourth win, while knocking the Portuguese s...
Chelsea surrender top spot after draw with AtleticoLONDON: Chelsea surrendered the top spot in the Champions League Group C when they drew 1-1 at home against Spain’s Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Chelsea, who had already secured their place in the knoc...
Putin says Russia won’t prevent athletes from competing in PyeongchangMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would not prevent its athletes from competing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if they so desired. Putin added that Russia...
Oosthuizen forced out of Joburg Open Golf after freak injuryJOHANNESBURG: Local favourite Louis Oosthuizen has pulled out of the Johannesburg Open Golf Championship starting on Thursday after a freak accident that will go down as one of sport’s more unusual in...
New Zealand transgender wins medal, Talakhadze breaks recordsANAHEIM: A transgender weightlifter from New Zealand and an Iranian returning from an eight-year doping ban both won silver medals at the World Championships on the final day, which also witnessed two...
Kuwait’s international football ban lifted after more than two yearsZURICH: Kuwait can return to international football following an absence of more than two years after FIFA lifted a ban on the country’s football association on Wednesday. Kuwait was suspended in Octo...