Afridi, Malik lead Multan to five-wicket victory over IslamabadMultan Sultans defeated defending champions Islamabad United by five wickets on day three of the Pakistan Super League at Dubai International Stadium here on Saturday. In a low scoring match, Multan’s...
Umar Akmal sparkles as Quetta down Peshawar by six wicketsDUBAI: Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal sparkled as Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets in the third match of the Pakistan Super League at Dubai International Stadium on Friday nig...
Perera blasts Sri Lanka to victory in first South Africa TestSri Lanka’s middle-order batsman Kusal Perera scored a brilliant unbeaten century to lead them to a famous one-wicket win over South Africa in a thrilling first Test at Kingsmead on Saturday. Perera w...
Farbrace to step down as England assistant coach for Warwickshire roleEngland assistant coach Paul Farbrace is to leave his role at the end of the ongoing tour of West Indies to join county side Warwickshire as sport director, England’s cricket board (ECB) said on Satur...
Kuchar apologises to caddie over pay disputeMatt Kuchar apologised to caddie David Ortiz on Friday and said he will pay him the amount he asked for after Ortiz criticized the golfer for giving him only $5,000 of the nearly $1.3 million (1.01 mi...
Ethiopia’s Tefera breaks world indoor 1,500m recordBIRMINGHAM: Ethiopian teenager Samuel Tefera outduelled compatriot Yomif Kejelcha to break the world indoor 1,500 metres record in Birmingham on Saturday. Tefera, 19, clocked three minutes, 31.04 seco...
Small clubs missing out around $300 million for nurturing young players: FIFAFIFA says that soccer clubs around the world, many of them small ones in Latin America and Africa, are missing out on so-called transfer compensation of around $300 million (233 million pounds) for ra...
West Indies selectors call up Campbell, Brathwaite and CottrellJohn Campbell’s form in the Test series win over England has been rewarded with a maiden ODI call-up, after injuries to Evin Lewis, Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul forced changes to West Indies’ 14-man s...
New Zealand crush Bangladesh to take unassailable 2-0 lead in ODI seriesNew Zealand bowlers once again clicked as a unit and bundled Bangladesh out for a below-par total before Martin Guptill took over and smashed a stroke-filled century to get the job done for his team f...
Ronaldo on target as Juventus cruise before Atletico showdownCristiano Ronaldo set up Paulo Dybala to score early and added one himself with defender Leonardo Bonucci also on target as Juventus surged 14 points clear in Serie A on Friday with a 3-0 win over low...
Halep outlasts Svitolina in Doha thriller, faces Mertens in finalTop seed Simona Halep came back from 4-1 down in the deciding set to beat Elina Svitolina 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Qatar Open semi-final on Friday, marking her first victory over the Ukrainian in nearly two...
Ferguson set for Manchester United return in charity matchMANCHESTER (Agencies): Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will return to the dugout for a charity match to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the team’s treble-winning season, the Premier L...
Argentines pay tribute to Sala at special memorialGrieving Argentines paid tribute to footballer Emiliano Sala on Saturday at a special memorial in his home region of Santa Fe. The body of the 28-year old Sala, who died in a plane crash last month, w...
Shiffrin wins fourth successive world slalom gold in SwedenARE: American Mikaela Shiffrin became the first Alpine skier to win the same event at four successive world championships with a thrilling victory in the slalom on Saturday. Shiffrin, 23, was only thi...
Bayern’s Coman fit for Liverpool clash after injury scareBERLIN: Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has been ruled fit to play in next week’s Champions League last 16, first leg tie at Liverpool after the Frenchman suffered an injury scare in their Bundesl...
Three French ski racers killed in Alps car crashFRANCE: A French ski club mourned Saturday the deaths of three racers killed in a road accident in the Alps that seriously injured two others. The car that six youngsters from the Briancon Serre-Cheva...
Solution to Sanchez’s Manchester United woesIn January 2018, Manchester United completed a swap deal with Arsenal whereby Henerick Mkhtariayian moved to London and Alexis Sanchez went the other way. Both have had poor first seasons at their new...
Resurgent Wawrinka sets up Nishikori semi-final in RotterdamROTTERDAM: Stan Wawrinka, seeking his first title since undergoing two knee surgeries in 2017, subdued Canadian 10th seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4 7-6(4) on Friday to set up an intriguing semi-final with...