Sri Lanka shine with the ball before South Africa fight backSri Lanka seamers Kasun Rajitha and Vishwa Fernando took three wickets each to bowl out South Africa for 222 on the first day of the second and final Test on Thursday, but the hosts struck back late i...
Babar Azam wants to be epitome of performance in Pakistan’s wins‘Play the first and the last ball of a match’ was the advice a 15-year-old Babar Azam got from his club coach Mama Juna in Lahore. That advice Babar has learnt off by heart. Babar aims to be an epitom...
Quetta humble Multan to keep their winning spree intactShane Watson and Rilee Rossouw hammered half centuries as Quetta Gladiators defeated Multan Sultans in clinical fashion by eight wickets in their Pakistan Super League match at Sharjah Stadium here We...
No constitutional or contractual way Pakistan can be banned from World Cup: BCCIThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that there is no way of seeking a ban on Pakistan from the Cricket World Cup, Indian media reported on Thursday. Calls by Indian cricket fans...
First ever mid-season players trade window introduced for PSL 2019The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced a mid-season window for trading players for the first time in the ongoing fourth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The mid-season trade...
Copenhagen to host 2021 Tour de France departPARIS: Copenhagen will host the opening three stages of the 2021 Tour de France making it the most northerly Grand Depart in the race's history, organisers confirmed on Thursday. The move follows a tr...
First day’s play washed outNo play was possible in the first round of the four-round 6th JA Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship at the historic Lahore Gymkhana Club Golf Course here Thursday. Lined up for the first round were...
Stokes, Buttler rested for T20I series against WindiesEngland have rested Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes for the three-match Twenty20 International series that gets underway on March 5 in St Lucia while hard-hitting batsmen Sam Billings and Dawid Malan have...
Roy, Root score centuries in record England win in first ODIJason Roy and Joe Root scored centuries as England clinched a record-breaking victory over West Indies in a display of pure power hitting and shot making by both sides in their opening one-day interna...
Late goals give Manchester City 3-2 win at SchalkeTen-man Manchester City staged a dramatic comeback with late goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling securing them a 3-2 win at Schalke 04 in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg on Wednesda...
Atletico strike late to overpower Juventus 2-0 in Champions LeagueAtletico Madrid took a huge advantage in their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie with Juventus, earning a 2-0 home win thanks to late goals from Uruguayan defenders Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin...
Injured Pandya out of Australia series, Jadeja to play ODIsNEW DELHI: All-rounder Hardik Pandya will miss India’s limited overs home series against Australia, their last before this year’s World Cup, with lower back stiffness, the Indian cricket board (BCCI)...
Fit-again Kane in contention for Tottenham trip to BurnleyHarry Kane is back in full training and could return for Tottenham Hotspur’s away clash at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday. The 25-year-old stri...
McIlroy to skip Irish Open to focus on Open ChampionshipLONDON: Rory McIlroy is set to skip the Irish Open at Lahinch in July to focus on the Open Championship in his native Northern Ireland later that month, the four-times major winner has said. The Irish...
Kylian Mbappe on target again as PSG crush MontpellierPARIS: Kylian Mbappe scored his 20th goal in 19 Ligue 1 appearances this season as French champions Paris St Germain thrashed Montpellier 5-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday to go 15 points clear...
Albon keeps Toro Rosso on top in Formula One testingBARCELONA: Thai racer Alexander Albon kept Toro Rosso on top of the Formula One testing timesheets at lunchtime on Thursday while champions Mercedes unlocked a little more pace and finally went faster...
Klopp fined by FA for referee comments after West Ham drawLONDON: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was fined £45,000 by the Football Association (FA) on Thursday for comments he made about the referee after his side’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United in the Prem...