Proteas eye series sweep against wilting Sri Lanka as fifth ODI today[caption id="attachment_365840" align="alignnone" width="800"] Peshawar Zalmi batsman Kamran Akmal celebrates his half century against Islamabad United during their Eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Super...
Bangladesh 3rd Test cancelled after team flees New Zealand mosque shootingThe third Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh scheduled to begin on Saturday has been cancelled after the Bangladesh cricket team had a narrow escape from a mass shooting at a mosque in Chri...
PSL players, match officials wear black armbandsThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday expressed shock and grief over the terror attacks on New Zealand’s Christchurch mosques ahead of Friday prayers and announced that all players and match offi...
Al Boum Photo wins Cheltenham Gold CupCHELTENHAM: Al Boum Photo, ridden by Paul Townend, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday to give trainer Willie Mullins his first victory in the flagship race. The 12-1 shot beat Anibale Fly and Brist...
‘Huge lifeline’ as India court scraps Sreesanth’s life ban for fixingIndia’s Supreme Court scrapped cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth life ban for match-fixing on Friday but stopped short of acquitting the paceman. The court said Sreesanth’s long-running case had been...
Minahil Asghar triumphs in 1st Junior Girls Golf TournamentThe 1st PGA Junior Girls Golf Tournament, endorsed by Big Bird Foods, came to a rewarding conclusion after nine holes of energetically competitive golf for girls in the age category eight years and be...
Napoli face Arsenal, outsiders Slavia meet ChelseaNapoli, chasing their first European title since Diego Maradona’s team won the old UEFA Cup in 1989, were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday. Rank outsiders Sla...
Manchester United face Messi again, Manchester City take on Tottenham[caption id="attachment_365819" align="alignnone" width="800"] Brazilian former soccer player Julio Cesar, center, ambassador for the UEFA Champions League, jokes with UEFA deputy secretary general Gi...
Afghanistan seize initiative despite Murtagh heroics in Ireland TestA crucial 87-run last wicket stand between Tim Murtagh and George Dockrell saved Ireland some serious blushes but Afghanistan took ascendancy on the opening day of the only Test between the two sides...
European clubs say will boycott FIFA’s Club World CupEurope’s top clubs say they will boycott FIFA’s proposed new Club World Cup, leaving FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s latest plans in serious doubt and risking a major split in the world game. Infant...
Kerber, Bencic power into Indian Wells semis[caption id="attachment_365818" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Belinda Bencic of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their BNP Paribas Open tennis t...
Italian legend Cannavaro named new coach of ChinaSHANGHAI: Italian World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was named coach of China on Friday, spearheading the ambitious country’s attempts to become a footballing force at last. The 45-year-old for...
Ronaldo recalled by Portugal for first time since World CupLISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo was recalled by the Portuguese national squad on Friday for the first time since last year’s World Cup. The 34-year-old, who is Portugal’s most capped player with 154 appeara...
Sevilla sacks coach Machin after Europa League eliminationSEVILLE: Sevilla has sacked coach Pablo Machin, the La Liga side said on Friday, the day after the team were knocked out of the Europa League by Slavia Prague. The club has placed director of football...
Liverpool’s Henderson out of Fulham clash with ankle injuryLONDON: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will miss Sunday’s Premier League match at Fulham after failing to shake off an ankle injury, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday. Midfielder Henderson went...
Former British Davis Cup captain Hutchins dies at age 73LONDON: Paul Hutchins, Britain’s former Davis Cup captain and long-serving tennis administrator, died at the age of 73 on Thursday, the All England Club (AELTC) said. Hutchins, who had suffered from m...