Pakistan cruise to five-wicket victory over Ireland in one-off TestDUBLIN: Ireland’s bid for an unlikely victory in its inaugural Test came up short as debutant Imamul Haq steered Pakistan out of trouble and to a five-wicket win on the final day here on Tuesday. Chas...
PHF re-elects controversial Khalid and Shahbaz president, secretaryLAHORE: Controversial officials Brig (r) Muhammad Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and former Olympian Shahbaz Ahmad Senior were unanimously re-elected as president and secretary general of the Pakistan Hockey F...
India’s Shashank Manohar elected ICC chairman for second timeISLAMABAD: India’s Shashank Manohar has been re-elected chairman of the International Cricket Council for another two years, the sport’s world governing body said on Tuesday. Manohar, who became the I...
Former cricketers say Pakistan to face tough time against EnglandKARACHI: Former cricketers Abdul Razzaq and Jalaluddin are not filled with optimism about Pakistan’s chances in the upcoming two-Test series against England after seeing them struggle against minnows...
Buttler gets England Test recall for Pakistan clashLONDON: Jos Buttler was handed a surprise England recall on Tuesday as new national selector Ed Smith announced his squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s, which starts on May 24. Buttler...
Lahore’s Matloob eyes more glory after winning Chevron-DHA Open GolfKARACHI: Lahore’s Matloob Ahmed won the Chevron-DHA Karachi Cup All Pakistan Open Golf Championship here recently and then announced that he would continue working hard to win more major national titl...
Nasir to reply to PCB’s corruption charges against himLAHORE: Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has decided to answer Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) corruption charges against him. According to sources, Jamshed will submit all the answers by May 18 to...
India aims for women’s IPL in three yearsNEW DELHI: India aims to launch a women’s edition of the popular Indian Premier League cricket tournament in the next three years, a top official said Tuesday. As part of the build-up, top internation...
Djokovic, Nishikori advance to second roundROME: Former world number one Novak Djokovic strolled into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a morale-boosting 6-1 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. Djokovic has strugg...
German two soccer stars under fire for posing with Turkey’s ErdoganBERLIN/DORTMUND: Two top German soccer players made a mistake by posing for a photo with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman and national soccer coach Joachim Loew s...
EPL winners Manchester City soak up fans’ adulation in victory paradeLONDON: An estimated 100,000 Manchester City supporters filled the sun-kissed streets of the city to hail their team as they paraded the English Premier League trophy on Monday. The victorious squad a...
Mancini handed daunting task of rebuilding ItalyROME: Former Inter Milan and Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini was given the daunting task of rebuilding Italy’s national side on Monday following their astonishing failure to qualify for the Worl...
Carrick makes immediate switch to coaching role at Manchester UnitedLONDON: Michael Carrick is making an immediate switch from Manchester United’s playing squad to the coaching team in time for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea. The former England midfielder hun...
Osaka eases past Azarenka as Vinci calls time on careerROME: Rising Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka eased into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over former world number one Victoria Azarenka, on a day in which local fav...
FA Cup final ball to feature names of 137 goalscorersLONDON: The names of 137 goalscorers from this season’s FA Cup campaign will feature on the ball that will be used for the final between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday, the English Football...
Neymar named in Brazil’s 23-man World Cup squadRIO DE JANEIRO: Striker Neymar, who hasn’t played a game since breaking his foot in February, was named Monday as the star of the Brazilian national team which will seek a record sixth World Cup out i...
Former sprinter Campbell recovering from ‘bleed in the brain’LONDON: Britain’s former Olympic champion Darren Campbell says he is “relieved to be alive” after suffering a bleed in the brain, the BBC reported on Monday. Campbell, who won gold in the 4x100 metres...
Australia warns missing African athletes to comply with visasSYDNEY: Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Tuesday that a group of African athletes who went missing during the Commonwealth Games must give themselves up or face being deporte...
Germany coach Joachim Loew agrees contract extension to 2022DORTMUND: Germany coach Joachim Loew has agreed to extend his contract with the world champions to 2022, he said on Tuesday before the unveiling of his preliminary World Cup squad. Loew, whose current...
Egyptians use mania over soccer star Salah to sell Ramadan productsCAIRO: Egyptian soccer star Mohammed Salah set a scoring record this season that helped Liverpool clinch fourth place in the Premier League. Now pictures of his bearded face are boosting sales ahead o...