ICC to debate relevance of toss ahead of Test ChampionshipTest cricket's fundamental starting point may be scrapped, as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket committee prepares to debate whether or not the coin toss should be removed as a way of...
PSB to build stadium in memory of deceased Olympian MansoorISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Thursday announced that it would construct a stadium in Islamabad in the memory of Olympian Mansoor Ahmed, who passed away last week. A meeting of the exe...
Former Olympian Danish Kaleem flays PHF’s ‘bogus’ electionsKARACHI: Former Pakistan Olympian Danish Kaleem has severely criticised the recently held elections of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), calling the exercise bogus and a violation of fair-game pla...
Abbas jumps eight spots in ICC Test Bowlers RankingsISLAMABAD: Pakistan right-arm pacer Mohammad Abbas has reached his career-best ranking after an impressive performance in the five-wicket win over Ireland in Dublin last week. Abbas finished the match...
Bumrah enhances death-overs reputation to keep Mumbai aliveNEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah may not have exactly set alight this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) but the 24-year-old showed his death-overs prowess once again to keep Mumbai Indians alive in the play...
Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal cleared for West Indies tourCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former skipper Angelo Mathews and medium pacer Suranga Lakmal have been declared fit for the three-match Test series against the West Indies, the cricket board said Thursday. The...
Warner to play grade cricket in SydneySYDNEY: Banned Australia batsman David Warner will attempt to get his career back on track by playing the start of the Sydney grade cricket season with Randwick Petersham. Former Australia vice-captai...
Lalchand Rajput named interim coach of ZimbabweHARARE: Lalchand Rajput has been named interim coach of Zimbabwe, with his first assignment a triangular Twenty20 series against Australia and Pakistan in July. Rajput was in charge of India when they...
Asian Games training camp shuts down due to lack of fundsLAHORE: Last month, Pakistan athletes won five medals, including one gold and four bronze medals, at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Now the athletes are fighting to keep their traini...
Pakistan to participate in World Junior SquashISLAMABAD: A six-member Pakistan team will feature in the World Junior Squash Championship which take place in India from July 17 to 29. According to a spokesman for the Pakistan Squash Federation (PS...
Atletico sink hapless Marseille to win UEFA Europa League titleLYON: Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as the Spanish side outclassed hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the UEFA Europa League for the third time. Marseille...
Furious Pliskova damages umpire’s chair, Halep cruisesROME: World number five Karolina Pliskova lost her cool over a line call and bashed a hole into the umpire’s chair with her racket after suffering a 3-6 6-3 7-5 defeat by Maria Sakkari in the Italian...
Iniesta and Torres bid farewell as La Liga season endsMADRID: It will be a weekend of goodbyes in Spain as the La Liga season draws to a close, with Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta and Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres set to play their last games for their b...
‘Egyptian king’ Salah’s boots to be displayed at British MuseumLONDON: Mohamed Salah fever has swept Britain since his arrival with Liverpool’s goal machine earning two players awards and now a pair of his boots are to sit alongside Egyptian artefacts at the Brit...
Nadal moves into third round, Thiem exitROME: Rafa Nadal got his claycourt season back on track with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the third round of the Italian Open on Wednesday, while sixth-seed Dominic Thiem suff...
Manchester United edge out champions Manchester City in Premier League paymentsLONDON: English champions Manchester City’s record-breaking campaign earned them £149.4 million from the Premier League but they were just beaten by rivals Manchester United in the earnings table. Uni...
Argentina apologises for manual on seducing Russian women during World CupBUENOS AIRES: The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologised for the publication of a World Cup manual that included advice on how to woo Russian women. The advice, which has been conde...
Failed Ronaldo bid is Wenger’s biggest Arsenal transfer regretLONDON: Failing to sign Cristiano Ronaldo is outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s biggest transfer regret in his almost 22-year-reign at the Premier League club, the 68-year-old has said. Wenger s...
Italy’s Buffon to leave Juventus after 17 yearsMILAN: Italy’s talismanic goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, considered by many to be the greatest-ever in his position, will play his last match for Juventus after 17 years at the club when they host Veron...
Woods to play Memorial in likely final USA Open tune-upDUBLIN: Five-times champion Tiger Woods has committed to playing in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, for what is likely to be his final tune-up ahead of next month’s USA Open, tournament organ...
Italian coach Ranieri to leave NantesPARIS: Italian coach Claudio Ranieri will leave Nantes at the end of the season, the Ligue 1 club said on Thursday. “The club and the coach have decided to part company by mutual agreement. We thank C...
Motorcycling: Rins staying at Suzuki MotoGP for two more yearsBARCELONA: Spanish rider Alex Rins has signed a two-year extension with Suzuki, the MotoGP team announced on Thursday ahead of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. Rins made his MotoGP debut last year an...