Fakhar and Sarfraz lead Pakistan fightback after Lyon strikesABU DHABI: Debutant opener Fakhar Zaman and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed missed hundreds by six runs each but still revived Pakistan on the first day of the second and final Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Fak...
Mani calls BCCI ‘hypocrite’ over refusal to play bilateral seriesLAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani believes that India’s continued refusal to play bilateral series with Pakistan when it routinely faces the arch-rivals in ICC events amounts to...
Chance for Pakistan and Australia to prepare for World T20ISLAMABAD: Defending champions Australia, alongside Pakistan look to pick up important points in their third series of the ICC Women’s Championship, being played in Kuala Lumpur from October 18-22, as...
Tanvir Dar XI win Rob Lathouwers Challenge Hockey Cup titleLAHORE: Tanvir Dar XI won the inaugural Rob Lathouwers Challenge Hockey Cup at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore here Tuesday. The match between Tanvir Dar XI and Munir Dar XI had ended in 2-2 draw....
I always acted with integrity and transparency: JayasuriyaCOLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka captain and selector Sanath Jayasuriya said he has always acted with integrity and transparency, a day after he was charged with two counts of breaching the International Cri...
South Africa’s Duminy to undergo shoulder surgeryCAPE TOWN: South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and has been ruled out of next month’s limited-overs tour of Australia, Cricket South Africa said on Tuesday. D...
West Indies coach Law banned for ODIs over commentsMUMBAI: West Indies head coach Stuart Law has been suspended for the first two one-day internationals of the series against India following his public criticism of match officials during a recent test...
Maldives cricket team to tour Pakistan for nine daysLAHORE: A 16-member Maldives cricket team, along with a four-member team management, reached here in wee hours of Wednesday on a nine-day tour, where they will feature in a five-match T20 series start...
Ruthless England leave Spain shell-shocked in SevilleSEVILLE: England ran riot by scoring three first-half goals to stun Spain and earn a 3-2 away win in the Nations League on Monday as they moved back into contention in League A Group 4 with their firs...
Muscat unveils Asian Champions TrophyKARACHI: Ahead of the start of the much-awaited Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament on 18 October, Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Chief Executive Tayyab Ikram, along with host nation Oman Hockey F...
Britain’s double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold quits skeletonLONDON: Britain’s most decorated Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold on Monday announced her retirement from skeleton, saying she was “ready for a new chapter” in her life. The first Briton to retain a Wint...
Gayle confirms availability for England series, stresses commitment for World CupSHARJAH: Chris Gayle has no plans of moving away from Windies cricket and wants to be fully prepared ahead of the 2019 World Cup. Gayle is currently featuring in the Afghanistan Premier League but ass...
Rain threat looms as England look to continue winning run against SLKANDY: The first two one-day internationals between England and Sri Lanka in Dambulla saw plenty of rainfall. While the first ODI was abandoned, the second game was called off 29 overs into the second...
Swiss send Iceland downSwiss send Iceland downREYKJAVIK: Switzerland kept their Nations League semi-final hopes alive and sent Iceland down into the second tier with a 2-1 win in rainy Reykjavik in their League A Group Two match on Monday. Haris...
Dzeko double gives Bosnia 2-0 win over Northern IrelandSARAJEVO: An Edin Dzeko brace handed Bosnia a 2-0 home win over Northern Ireland in an action-packed Nations League clash on Monday, which further consolidated their place on top of the second-tier’s...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 12-year jail term for Barcelona’s TuranANKARA: Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, currently on loan with Turkish club Basaksehir, has been charged over a clash with a prominent singer, and prosecutors are seeking up to 12-1/2 years in jail f...
Halep withdraws from Moscow event due to herniated discCONSTANTA: World number one Simona Halep has pulled out of the Kremlin Cup as she has not fully recovered from a herniated disc, she said on Twitter on Tuesday, casting further doubt on her participat...
Ukrainian tennis players banned for life for match-fixingLONDON: Ukrainian twin brothers Gleb and Vadim Alekseenko have been banned from tennis for life and fined $250,000 each for “multiple match-fixing offences”, the Tennis Integrity Unit said on Monday....
Usain Bolt offered contract with Maltese clubMELBOURNE: Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has been offered a two-year contract to play soccer with a Maltese club, it has been reported, triggering speculation he may be set to walk out from his...
Mourinho charged by FA over abusive languageLONDON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the Football Association for abusive language following his side’s Premier League win over Newcastle United this month, English socc...