Zimbabwe to break cricket hiatus with series against United Arab EmiratesZimbabwe’s extended international hiatus will come to an end when they host United Arab Emirates in April, after which they will visit Netherlands and Ireland in June and July. Zimbabwe Cricket has st...
44th National Snooker Championship rolls into action todayThe 44th National Snooker Championship will commence at the Karachi Gymkhana Billiards Hall here on Wednesday (today) As many as 56 players will vie for top honours in the event which was initially su...
FA to pay Wembley tribute to Christchurch attack victimsLONDON: The Football Association (FA) has said a tribute will be paid to the victims of the mass shooting in Christchurch before England’s European Championship qualifier against Czech Republic at Wem...
Pujara or Pant — Ganguly suggests extreme No. 4 choices for IndiaFormer captain Sourav Ganguly has offered two extreme choices to end India’s quest for the perfect number four batsman at this year’s World Cup, suggesting they choose between a dour Cheteshwar Pujara...
Pakistan’s Sinan wins silver at Belgium Taekwondo Open ChampionshipUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) based Pakistani taekwondo player Sinan Ashfaq Ahmed won silver medal at the Belgium Open Taekwondo Championship this week. The 40th Belgium Open Taekwondo Championship was h...
Smith and Warner can fire Australia to World Cup glory: WarneAustralia will welcome back Steve Smith and David Warner with “open arms” when their international bans expire and their inclusion will boost the team’s chances of winning this year’s World Cup, forme...
Chennai to host 2019 IPL final on May 12NEWDELHI: The 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) final will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 12. On Tuesday, the BCCI released the schedule for the second half of the IPL —- till...
Pakistan junior golfers off to VietnamA five-member Pakistan junior golf team comprising three boys and two girls left here for Vietnam for participating in the 13th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final to be contested at the Laguna Lan Co Golf...
PSG wins legal battle with UEFA over FFP investigationParis St Germain have won a legal battle against UEFA after European football’s governing body tried to reopen its investigation into the French club’s spending on transfer fees and wages. The Court o...
New Zealand sports minister supports Crusaders name change discussionsNew Zealand’s sports minister has welcomed discussions about a potential name change for Super Rugby’s Canterbury Crusaders in the wake of a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50...
Andreescu emerges as Canada’s next great hope for Grand Slam gloryCanadian teenager Bianca Andreescu’s Indian Wells triumph was not shown on television in her home country but that did not dampen the excitement across a nation where the future of women’s tennis is s...
Japan Olympic chief Takeda to quit as corruption probe continuesJapanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation for suspected corruption, said on Tuesday he will step down when his term ends in June and resign from the Internati...
Ibrahimovic hits out at Ferguson’s Class of 92 for Pogba criticismManchester United’s former players from the famous Class of 92 are critical of midfielder Paul Pogba because he was not loyal to former manager Alex Ferguson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said. Pogba, who c...
Bangladesh FIFA official held in defamation case gets bailDHAKA: A Bangladesh court granted FIFA council member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron bail on Tuesday, her lawyer said, days after she was arrested on suspicion of defamation after saying Prime Minister Sheikh H...
South and North Korea seek Women’s World Cup in latest detenteSEOUL: South and North Korea’s football associations have registered interest in jointly hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup, FIFA said on Tuesday, in another potential sporting detente after their uni...
Skipper Morgan extends Leicester deal until 2020LONDON: Leicester City defender Wes Morgan signed a one-year contract extension to keep him with the Premier League team until the end of the 2019-20 season, the club said on Monday. The 35-year-old M...
Everton’s Silva fined for confronting officials in defeat at NewcastleLONDON: Everton boss Marco Silva has been fined 12,000 pounds by the Football Association for confronting match officials after his side’s 3-2 Premier League defeat at Newcastle earlier this month, th...
Ukraine reinforces with Brazilian striker before Euro 2020 qualifiersKIEV: Shakhtar Donetsk striker Junior Moraes has become the latest Brazilian-born player to join the Ukraine national team after being named on Tuesday in the squad for the European Championship Group...
Olympic hopeful Hong Kong swimmer Kenneth dies at age 26HONG KONG: Kenneth To, a record-breaking Hong Kong-Australian swimmer who had his sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, died suddenly after a training session in the United States, officials said on Tues...