India rout Pakistan by eight wickets in Asia CupDUBAI: India crushed Pakistan by eight wickets in their long-awaited Asia Cup match which failed to live up to its hype in Dubai on Wednesday. Pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3-15) and part time off...
Afghanistan, Bangladesh to clash in dead-rubber todayABU DHABI: Having already qualified for the Super Four stage after knocking out Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will play the last league fixture in here on Thursday (today). The result of the m...
Pakistan football players donate to dams’ fundLAHORE: Pakistan football players , who participated in the recently concluded SAFF Championship, and Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) vice-president Sardar Naveed Haider Khan met Chief Justice of P...
Javeria Khan to lead Pakistan women’s squadISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the women’s cricket team’s tour to Bangladesh and the bilateral ‘home’ series against Australia in October. The...
Atif Mashal resigns as Afghanistan Cricket Board chairmanKABUL: Atif Mashal has resigned as chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), with three-and-a-half years of his five-year term still remaining. Mashal took over the job in January 2017. He has...
Broad gets Root backing for Sri Lanka Test tourLONDON: England captain Joe Root has given his backing for seamer Stuart Broad to be included in the Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka amid speculation that the new-ball bowler could be dropped. Br...
Franchise owners to be part of entire bidding processKARACHI: In a shrewd move, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani seems to have cornered the franchise owners by inducting them in various committees for the bidding process for next year’s...
ACC releases new schedule for Super Four stageKARACHI: In an unprecedented move, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Wednesday tweaked its already announced schedule of the ongoing Asia Cup - apparently to please India, the hosts of the tournament...
Stokes, Hales picked for England ODI series against Sri LankaLONDON: Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were named in England’s one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite being charged with bringing cricket into disrepute. The pair face a disciplinary panel he...
Firmino stuns PSG as Messi’s routine brilliance marks start of Champions LeagueLIVERPOOL: Roberto Firmino’s last-gasp strike gave Liverpool a 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain in a thrilling encounter on the opening night of the UEFA Champions League group stage on Tuesday, after...
US Open champ Osaka eases to victory on return to actionTOKYO: Japan’s Naomi Osaka cruised to victory in her first match since lifting the US Open title, beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-1 in the last-16 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday. Osaka...
Muniz wins gold, Olympic hosts Japan claim first medalsTOKYO: Argentina’s Santiago Muniz won the men’s gold medal at the World Surfing Games on Wednesday, while Kanoa Igarashi and Shun Murakami claimed Japan’s first ever medals in the competition. The eve...
Chelsea head to Greece ahead of first match against PAOKPARIS: The Europa League group stage begins on Thursday (today), with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and Sevilla among the leading sides hoping to negotiate a marathon competition all the way...
China’s ‘Maradona’ still thriving at 63HANGZHOU: Friends call him “Maradona” and Chinese media have dubbed him “Soccer Nut” - Zhao Chongshan is 63 but he still plays football three times a week and has no plan to hang up his boots. Zhao lo...
Italy’s Molinari to play British Masters golfROME: Italy’s Francesco Molinari joined the field for this year’s British Masters on Wednesday, adding his name to a stellar cast that includes defending champion Paul Dunne, world number one Justin R...
Umpire who gave pep talk to Kyrgios at US Open suspended by ATPLONDON: The Swedish chair umpire who gave a pep talk to Australian Nick Kyrgios during a US Open match this year has been suspended without pay for two weeks, the ATP Tour said on Tuesday. Mohamed Lah...
North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Olympic Games bidSEOUL: The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Ko...
WADA vice-president to vote against Russia reinstatementLONDON: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vice-president Linda Helleland has said she will oppose a proposal to reinstate the Russian agency RUSADA if it comes to a vote at a meeting in the Seychelles o...
Leeds United cruise past Preston to stay topLONDON: Leeds United opened a three-point lead at the top of the English Championship with a 3-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday. Second-placed Brentford were held to a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town...
Juventus’ Costa gets four-match suspensionTURIN: Juventus winger Douglas Costa has been suspended for four Serie A matches after spitting at Sassuolo’s Federico Di Francesco during Sunday’s game, the Italian league has said. Costa escaped wit...