Top seed Halep marches on with clinical win over VenusTop seed Simona Halep had the odds stacked against her ahead of the Australian Open but the Romanian proved her title credentials with a breezy 6-2 6-3 third-round win over multiple Grand Slam winner...
Selectors name Pakistan squad for FIH Pro LeagueAfter conclusion of two-day trials at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore, an 18-member Pakistan hockey team for the FIH Pro League was named here Saturday. The trials were watched by the national sele...
Windies stand by Pybus appointment, refer critic to ethics bodyWest Indies cricket chiefs insisted they were standing by the decision to name Richard Pybus as their new head coach despite a storm of criticism which greeted the Englishman’s appointment. Pybus, who...
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Sri Lanka seriesAustralia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka due to a back injury, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday. Jhye Richardson, uncapped at test level, has...
Haris Sohail likely to miss Pakistan Super League 4LAHORE: Left-handed batsman Haris Sohail is likely to skip the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to a knee injury. Sohail was drafted in by the Lahore Qalandars during the draft in...
Big guns primed as business end of Asian Cup gets underway todayWith the big powers all having negotiated the expanded Asian Cup group stage safely enough, the tournament gets going in earnest on Sunday with the first of the sudden-death round of 16 ties. First of...
Zverev cruises past Bolt to reach fourth roundMELBOURNE: Germany’s Alexander Zverev brandished his credentials as an Australian Open title contender by dispatching local wildcard Alex Bolt 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the third round on Saturday. The fourth se...
PVF all geared-up to sparkle at Asian Club ChampionshipThe Pakistan Volleyball Federation is optimistic about bringing laurels for the country in the upcoming Asian Club Championship, which is slated to be held in April in Chinese Taipei. At least 18 coun...
Manchester United revival continues with 2-1 win over BrightonManchester United stretched their perfect run under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to seven wins from as many games in all competitions with a 2-1 home defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion in...
Federer blocked by Australian Open securityMELBOURNE: Rules are rules in Australia, even if you are a 20-times Grand Slam champion and one of the most recognisable people on the planet. Roger Federer found that out this week when he was blocke...
Shane Lowry fights back to take golf trophy in Abu DhabiIreland’s Shane Lowry produced a magnificent fight back to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for a first European Tour title since 2015 here Saturday. Lowry carded a final-round 71 to reach 18 under...
Napoli furious as Koulibaly loses racism appealSerie A club Napoli have blasted an Italian football federation appeals court’s decision to reject Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly’s appeal against his two-match ban as “a great opportunity miss...
Bayern win again to cut Dortmund’s lead in BundesligaLeon Goretzka scored twice to give champions Bayern Munich a 3-1 victory at Hoffenheim on Friday and cut Borussia Dortmund’s lead to three points as the Bundesliga resumed after the winter break. The...
Australia women’s coach Stajcic sacked five months before World CupSYDNEY: Australia’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup have been rocked with the sacking of coach Alen Stajcic, with Football Federation Australia (FFA) announcing his departure on Saturday. Stajc...
Reinstated RUSADA asks WADA to confirm compliance statusMOSCOW: Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA has asked the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to confirm its compliance at a meeting next week after Moscow missed a deadline to hand over laboratory data. L...
Defending champ Cheruiyot leads lite women’s lineup at LondonLONDON: Vivian Cheruiyot believes she will need to produce her “very best” to defend her London Marathon title in April as she heads a star-studded lineup, which includes winners of the last four majo...
Bayern Munich’s interest in Odoi reveals shift in clubs’ strategyCallum Hudson Odoi’s impressive showings of recent, in particular against Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspurs, sums up why talented youngsters are in such high demand. “We really want to sign him...