Pakistan look to Yasir, Abbas to tame ‘tough’ New ZealandABU DHABI: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is confident leg-spinner Yasir Shah and medium pacer Mohammad Abbas can combine to tame “tough” New Zealand in the first Test starting in Abu Dhabi on Friday...
Taylor heroics go in vain as Mehidy helps Bangladesh level seriesDHAKA: Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor fought valiantly with his second century of the Test but Mehidy Hasan’s five-wicket haul helped Bangladesh win the final match by 218 runs to end the series at 1-1 on...
India’s Kohli asks batsmen to step upMUMBAI: India have the bowling strength to dismiss any opposition, but their fate in the four-Test series in Australia will depend on their batsmen, captain Virat Kohli said on Thursday. The trip to A...
Dwayne Bravo signs with Melbourne Stars for upcoming Big Bash LeagueSYDNEY: Former Windies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has signed a deal with Melbourne Stars for the forthcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL), making the switch from cross-town rivals Melbourne Rene...
De Villiers headlines new South African T20 leagueCAPE TOWN: AB de Villiers will headline South Africa’s first city-based Twenty20 league when he leads the Tshwane Spartans in the opening match of the Mzansi (South Africa) Super League against Cape T...
Australia places conditions on IPL release for top playersSYDNEY: Cricket Australia has informed players they will have to miss part of next year’s Indian Premier League if they are selected in the squad for the World Cup. The 12th edition of the lucrative T...
Resilient Silva helps Sri Lanka gain lead of 46PALLEKELE: Roshen Silva struck a combative fifty and expertly guided Sri Lanka’s lower order to help the hosts gain a first-innings lead of 46 against England on the second day of the second Test on T...
Root receives ICC demerit point after being found guilty of dissentPALLEKELE: Joe Root has received an official reprimand and one demerit point, after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day’s play of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele. Th...
MCC gives umpires greater discretion over beamersLONDON: Umpires will have greater discretion over what constitutes a dangerous delivery from 2019, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced Wednesday. The umpires will have more flexibility over whethe...
Thiem keeps hopes alive with belated ATP Tour Finals winLONDON: Dominic Thiem claimed his first win of the week at the ATP Finals as he beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-4 to stay mathematically alive at the O2 Arena on Thursday. The Austrian, beaten by Kev...
Rugby World Cup could spark debate in tattoo-averse JapanTOKYO: World Rugby has advised players to cover-up tattoos during next year’s World Cup in Japan, but many advocates for the body art hope the arrival of the inked athletes sparks a debate in a countr...
An puts Asia on the map with Australian Open golf leadSYDNEY: South Korea’s An Byeong-hun eagled his penultimate hole to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the 104th Australian Open at a wet and windy Lakes Golf Club on Thursday. An, aimin...
Premier League to turn to VAR from next seasonLONDON: Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce video assistant referees (VAR) from the start of next season, they said on Thursday. The top leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany are...
Sumo-Grand champion pulls out after fourth successive lossTOKYO: Sumo wrestler Kisenosato, who holds the highest rank of yokozuna, pulled out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, a day after suffering his fourth consecutive defeat to start the co...
World record weightlifter Lin Tzu-chi banned for eight yearsZURICH: Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-chi, a former weightlifting world record holder, has been banned for eight years for a doping offence by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the tribunal said in a state...
Koepka shrugs off poor start at Dunlop Phoenix as Oda leadsTOKYO: World number one Brooks Koepka shrugged off a mediocre start that left him three shots off the first-round lead at the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan on Thursday, the American confident he...
WADA declares Nigerian anti-doping agency ‘non-compliant’BAKU: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday that Nigeria’s national anti-doping agency had been declared non-compliant. Jonathan Taylor, the chair of WADA’s independent compliance revie...
Former Force India boss Fernley to lead McLaren’s Indy 500 bidLONDON: Former Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley will lead McLaren’s bid to win the Indianapolis 500 with Spain’s double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso next year. McLaren said...
VAR to make 2019 Asian Cup debut from quarter-finalsKUALA LUMPUR: The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used from the quarter-finals of next year’s Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Thursday. The regional governing bo...