Chandimal charged by ICC for ball-tamperingGROS ISLET: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket before his team raced into a substantial 287-run lead on the fourth day of the second Test...
Federer marks No.1 ranking with 98th title in StuttgartSTUTTGART: Roger Federer celebrated returning to the top of the world rankings by defeating Milos Raonic in the final of the Stuttgart Open on Sunday and lifting the 98th tour-level title of his garla...
Pakistan move to number five in ICC ODI Team RankingsISLAMABAD: Pakistan have climbed to number five in the latest one day international (ODI) Team Rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Defeats in the first two ODIs against Engla...
Pakistan’s Waseem to face South Africa’s Mthalane on July 15KARACHI: Pakistan boxer Muhammad Waseem will face South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title bout on July 15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Waseem wi...
South Africa gives rest to Tahir to assess World Cup spin optionsCAPE TOWN: South Africa will rest first-choice spinner Imran Tahir for the five-match one-day international series in Sri Lanka starting next month as they assess their slow-bowling options ahead of t...
Roy joy as England see off Australia againCARDIFF: Explosive batting from Jason Roy and Jos Buttler helped England record their highest ever ODI score against Australia and fire them to a second successive win by 38 runs here Saturday. Roy’s...
Koepka fends off Fleetwood charge to win US Open golf titleSOUTHAMPTON: American Brooks Koepka putted brilliantly to win the US Open by one stroke at Shinnecock Hills on Sunday, becoming the first player in almost 30 years to successfully defend his title. En...
Stokes, Woakes to miss remainder of Australia seriesLONDON: Talismanic England all-rounder Ben Stokes and paceman Chris Woakes will miss the remainder of the ODI series with Australia the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Monday. Stokes’...
Barty inflicts more Nottingham misery on KontaNOTTINGHAM: Australian No.1 Ashleigh Barty heaped disappointment on Britain’s home hope Johanna Konta for a second successive year in the Nottingham Open as she ran out a three-set winner in a tight a...
Gasquet wins all-French final in RosmalenAMSTERDAM: Richard Gasquet earned his first title of the year and the 15th of his career after prevailing in an all-French battle with his friend Jeremy Chardy in the Libema Open final at s’Hertogenbo...
Krunic fights back again to win first title in RosmalenAMSTERDAM: Aleksandra Krunic fought back from the brink for a second day running before lifting her maiden tour-level title with a battling 6-7(0) 7-5 6-1 win over Kirsten Flipkens in the final of the...
Sweden bury World Cup opening jinx to beat South KoreaNIZHNY NOVGOROD: Sweden won an opening World Cup game for the first time since 1958 and ended their worrying goal drought with a 1-0 victory over South Korea that was a must-win if they want to progre...
Lukaku double as Belgium outclass brave PanamaSOCHI: A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their World Cup debut as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win in their opening Group G gam...
Salah’s return lifts Egypt against RussiaST PETERSBURG: Russia got their World Cup campaign off to a dream start with a 5-0 thumping of Saudi Arabia but face an entirely different beast in the form of Egypt, who should be revitalized by the...
Magic Ronaldo lights up World Cup with hat-trick to deny SpainSOCHI: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo lit up the World Cup in his own inimitable style on Friday, curling in a late free kick to complete a remarkable hat-trick and earn his team a 3-3 draw in an...
Iceland hold Argentina to 1-1 draw as Messi misses penaltyMOSCOW: Tiny Iceland made a stunning impact in their first-ever World Cup on Saturday when they held 2014 runners-up Argentina to a pulsating 1-1 draw but Lionel Messi’s tournament began wretchedly as...
Mexico stun Germany as Brazil are heldMOSCOW: Mexico stunned World Cup holders Germany on Sunday, inflicting a 1-0 defeat that throws the Germans’ title defence into disarray as Neymar’s Brazil stuttered to a draw against Switzerland. The...
Technology helps France to 2-1 win over AustraliaKAZAN: France needed the help of the first World Cup penalty awarded after a video review and a deflected Paul Pogba goal to get their World Cup campaign underway with a scrappy 2-1 win over Australia...
Poulsen powers Denmark to crucial win over PeruSARANSK: Yussuf Poulsen redeemed himself by scoring the solitary goal against Peru after giving away a first-half penalty as Denmark picked up a crucial victory in Group C to begin their World Cup cam...
Iran delight, Morocco despair at stoppage-time own goalST PETERSBURG: A heartbreaking stoppage-time own goal from substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz gave Iran a dramatic 1-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup Group B opener on Friday, a result they celebrated wi...
Lewandowski, Mane take centre stage in Poland-Senegal showdownMOSCOW: Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane face off in a mouth-watering World Cup shootout between two of European football’s most lethal forwards on Tuesday (today) as Poland take on Senegal. Bayern M...
Revved up Colombia look to squash Japan in opening gameMOSCOW: Boosted by 2014 Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez and top scorer Radamel Falcao, a confident Colombia will be looking to demolish low-ranked Japan on Tuesday (today) before moving on to tough...