In-form South Africa look to inflict more pain on struggling Sri LankaSouth Africa reacted in an expected manner when they convincingly beat Sri Lanka in the five-match ODI series after the shock Test series defeat. Now, Faf du Plessis’ side will look to keep their mome...
Rory McIlroy wins Players Championship by one strokeRory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style by becoming the first player from Northern Ireland to win the Players Championship, emerging as the last man standing to beat Jim Furyk by one stroke...
Thiem rallies to deny Federer sixth ATP Indian Wells Masters titleDominic Thiem denied Roger Federer a record sixth Indian Wells title, beating the Swiss great 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 crown. The 25-year-old Austrian, ranked eighth...
Teenager Andreescu stuns Kerber to win BNP Paribas Open titleCanadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open and capture her first career title in Indian Wells on Sunday. Andree...
Nasri uncertain of future as West Ham contract winds downLONDON: West Ham United’s Samir Nasri is unsure of what the future holds for him after his short-term contract with the Premier League team ends this season, the midfielder has said. The Frenchman, wh...
Marvellous Messi hits hat-trick as Barcelona torment BetisSEVILLE: Lionel Messi was lauded by opposition supporters on Sunday after he scored an outstanding hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 win at Real Betis, which put the Catalans 10 points clear at the top of...
Ozil slammed for reportedly inviting Erdogan to his weddingBERLIN: Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil has been criticised for reportedly inviting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to his wedding as his witness. Bild on Sunday ran the story on its fro...
UEFA probes Ronaldo for ‘improper conduct’ over ‘cojones’ goal celebrationPARIS: UEFA on Monday opened an investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration after scoring a hat-trick in Juventus’ Champions League comeback win against Atletico Madrid last week. European...
Hasnain, Shahzad sparkle as Quetta outplay Peshawar to lift PSL trophyQuetta Gladiators, skippered by Sarfraz Ahmed, defeated Peshawar Zalmi comprehensively by eight wickets in the final to lift the coveted trophy of the Pakistan Super League 2019 at packed National Sta...
South Africa sweep Sri Lanka series after floodlight failureSouth Africa completed a clean sweep of their five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a 41-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Saturday as the final match at New...
Impressive closing ceremony draws curtains on PSL 2019Curtains fell on the Pakistan Super League 2019 with a simple but impressive and star-filled closing ceremony at National Stadium Karachi here on Sunday. The closing ceremony was attended by Sindh Chi...
Smith, Warner meet with Australia team as bans near endSteve Smith and David Warner have met with their Australia team mates in the United Arab Emirates to smooth the ground for their return to international cricket when their bans expire at the end of th...
Isco, Bale get Zidane’s second coming off to winning startMADRID: Zinedine Zidane’s second spell as Real Madrid coach got off to a promising start with a 2-0 home win over Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday thanks to goals from Isco and Gareth Bale, who had f...
Brighton fight back to beat Millwall in shoot-out and reach FA Cup semisBrighton and Hove Albion reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, beating Championship side Millwall 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday, after clawing their way back into the game to draw 2-2 from two...
South Africa includes Markram and Nortje for Sri Lanka T20sAfter winning the ODI series against Sri Lanka with relative ease, South Africa have named two separate squads for the three-match T20Is beginning Tuesday (March 19). The Proteas will be excusing some...
Bottas and Mercedes dominate with Australian Grad Prix victoryValtteri Bottas capitalised on a late pitstop to upset his world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton and clinch the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday with the “best race” of hi...
Manchester City storm back as Manchester United crash out of FA CupManchester City produced a stunning comeback against Swansea on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals and keep their quadruple dreams alive as Wolves sent Manchester United crashing out. Pep Guardi...
Rashid bags maiden five-wicket haul but Ireland fight hardRashid Khan bagged five wickets but Andrew Balbirnie and Kevin O Brien’s half-centuries helped Ireland fight back to leave the only Test in Dehradun interestingly poised at the end of the third day he...
Nadal pulls out with injury before Federer semi-finalRafael Nadal withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament on Saturday with a knee injury, shortly before his eagerly-awaited semi-final clash with great rival Roger Federer. Federer, bidding for his 101s...
Hot prospect Bernal wins Paris-Nice cycling raceNICE: Team Sky’s Egan Bernal resisted fellow Colombian Nairo Quintana to claim the Paris-Nice weeklong race after Spain’s Ion Izagirre won the last stage on Sunday. The 22-year-old, one of cycling’s h...
Migliozzi holds nerve to win maiden European Tour crown at Kenya OpenNAIROBI: Italy’s Guido Migliozzi carded a final-round 69 to clinch his maiden European Tour title with a one-shot victory in the Kenya Open on Sunday. The 22-year-old rookie, playing in his 14th Europ...
Record crowd watch women’s match between Barcelona, AtleticoMADRID: A record crowd of 60,739 watched a women’s match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday, less than three months before the start of the World Cup. The atten...
Mane scores again as Liverpool beat Fulham to go topLONDON: Liverpool’s livewire Sadio Mane scored one goal and played a crucial part in the other as they reclaimed the Premier League’s top spot with a scrappy 2-1 win at second bottom Fulham on Sunday....
Brazil’s Alexandre Pato announces Tianjin departureHONG KONG: Brazil international striker Alexandre Pato shas left Chinese Super League side Tianjin Tianhai, the former AC Milan forward announced on social media. Pato, who joined the club two years a...