De Villiers, de Kock in line for Australia series; Steyn, du Plessis doubtfulCAPE TOWN: AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock are expected to be fit for the start of South Africa’s Test series against Australia from March 1, but doubts remain on whether captain Faf du Plessis and...
Multan’s inexperience no major disadvantage, says Zalmi coachISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi head coach Mohammad Akram does not believe his team will have a huge advantage in the 2018 Pakistan Super League’s opening match due to their opponents’ Multan Sultans’ inexp...
Blind cricketer allegedly deprived of prize money by PBCCISLAMABAD: A member of Pakistan’s blind cricket team in a video released on Monday claimed to have been deprived of prize money by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) announced by the Peshawar Z...
PSL trophy to be unveiled in Dubai todayLAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 trophy will be unveiled at the Dubai Stadium on Tuesday (today), according to a PCB spokesman. The captains of all six teams participating in the league wi...
Pakistan defeat Japan to enter finalKARACHI: After a shocking 4-4 draw against Oman on Saturday, Pakistan rebounded to beat Japan 2-1 and qualified for the final of the Tri-Nation Hockey Tournament at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Mus...
Abdul Islam victorious in Royal Palm Golf TournamentLAHORE: The February 2018 Royal Palm Monthly Medal Golf Tournament was held at the challenging par-72 Royal Palm Golf Course here Sunday. Amongst the 62 competitors who participated in this fiercely c...
Rashid Khan, top order give Afghanistan 4-1 series winSHARJAH: Fifties from Javed Ahmadi and Rahmat Shah, and the all-round brilliance of Rashid Khan, powered Afghanistan to a 4-1 series win in Sharjah. Their margin of victory - 146 runs - was their seco...
Australia’s most-capped female cricketer Alex Blackwell retiresSYDNEY: Australia’s most-capped female player and vice-captain Alex Blackwell was hailed as a “tremendous leader” in the women’s game after announcing her retirement from international and state crick...
Pakistan Squash Federation names playersISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Monday finalised players to represent the country in the Asian Team Championship, taking place in South Korea from March 21 -25. :The players will also...
Federer cruises past Dimitrov to claim titleROTTERDAM: Roger Federer celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings with his second title of the season, swatting aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2 in the final of the ABN AMRO World Tournamen...
Real stage comeback at Betis, Costa strikes in Atletico winBARCELONA: Real Madrid mounted a stirring second-half comeback helped by Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos to win 5-3 at Real Betis in a thrilling La Liga game on Sunday, demonstrating their awesome...
Kvitova beats Muguruza in final to get back into top 10DOHA: Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stormed back into the world’s top 10 for the first time since being stabbed just over two years ago when she beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the Qatar Ope...
Bubba joins Palmer, Hogan as 3 times LA winnerLOS ANGELES: Bubba Watson acknowledged he had thoughts of retirement last year after a form slump but they were put on hold after his two-stroke victory at the Genesis Open in Los Angeles on Sunday. W...
USA win in women’s ice hockey, Canadians dazzle in ice dancingPYEONGCHANG: The United States will play for a gold medal in women’s hockey for the third straight Olympics. The Americans are back in the title game after a 5-0 victory over Finland on Monday in the...
Canada, Germany in golden dead-heatPYEONGCHANG: Canada’s Justin Kripps and Germany’s Francesco Friedrich won gold medals after a dramatic dead-heat in the men’s Olympic two-man bobsleigh on Monday. Latvia’s Oskars Melbardis took bronze...
Norway soar to victory in men’s ski team eventPYEONGCHANG: Robert Johansson soared through the night air to land a spectacular final leap that sealed victory for Norway in the men’s ski jumping team event at the Alpensia resort on Monday. The Nor...
Coleman breaks world record in 60 metres, runs 6.34 secondsALBUQUERQUE: World silver medallist Christian Coleman broke the world record in the 60 metres when he ran 6.34 seconds at the USA indoor national championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday. Fe...
Kevin Anderson beats Sam Querrey in New York Open finalNEW YORK: South African Kevin Anderson put aside memories of his disappointing U.S. Open final when he dominated a third-set tiebreak to win the New York Open with a 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) victory over Americ...
Former England women’s football captain retires for coaching roleLONDON: Former England women’s football captain Casey Stoney is to join Phil Neville’s coaching staff on the national team after announcing her retirement on Monday. The Football Association (FA) said...
Arsenal extends shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates until 2024LONDON: Arsenal have signed a five-year extension to their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates airline, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The club said it was their “largest shirt sponsors...
Ten detained in match-fixing raids across SpainMADRID: At least ten people were detained on Monday as part of a police operation against match-fixing in Spain’s third (Segunda B) and fourth tier (Tercera), police sources told media. The investigat...