Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe squadHARARE: Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza were among the notable absentees in the Zimbabwe squad to play the T20I tri-series against Australia and Pakistan. Also missing were Graeme Cremer, who was sac...
Andre Russell named Jamaica Tallawahs captainKARACHI: West Indies allrounder Andre Russell will lead two-time Caribbean Premier League champions Jamaica Tallawahs during the 2018 season. Russell, who missed the previous season because of a dopin...
Pakistani teenager to conduct toss at Brazil-Costa Rica showdownLAHORE: Ahmed Raza - 15-year-old son of Shabbir Ahmed, a Pakistani football maker whose family has been hand stitching footballs for the FIFA World Cup for three generations - will conduct the coin to...
Amir Khan launches ‘Super Boxing League’ in PakistanKARACHI: Renowned boxer Amir Khan on Thursday launched Pakistan's first professional boxing league in a star-studded event Marriott Hotel here. The event led under the vision of two-time world champio...
National training camps for Jakarta Asian Games beginISLAMABAD: A large number of athletes belonging to various disciplines gathered here at the Pakistan Sports Complex as training camps for the upcoming Asian Games commenced here Thursday. A 397-strong...
Dinesh Chandimal appeals against ball-tampering suspensionCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Javagal Srinath's decision to find him guilty of ball-tampering during the second Te...
Pakistan to participate in 17th Asian Sailing ChampionshipISLAMABAD: A 13-member Pakistan sailing team including two officials, left here for Jakarta the other day to compete in the 17th Asian Sailing Championship being held there from June 21 to 25. The reg...
US Open rolls in new changes for ballpersonsNEW YORK: Ballpersons at the US Open will now roll the ball from point-to-point, rather than throw between positions, the United States Tennis Association said on Thursday in a bid to grow the number...
Captain Jedinak shines as Australia play 1-1 draw against DenmarkSAMARA: Captain Mile Jedinak rode to Australia’s World Cup rescue with a penalty to cancel out Christian Eriksen’s superb opener for Denmark, securing a 1-1 draw on Thursday that ensured Group C would...
Serbia and Switzerland look to continue Group E shake-upKALININGRAD: A topsy-turvy Group E could be thrown into further disorder when Serbia and Switzerland clash on Friday (today) in a contest that could put one team on the brink of advancing to the knock...
Under-pressure Brazil fret over NeymarSAINT PETERSBURG: A battered and bruised Neymar will aim to get Brazil’s World Cup campaign back on track here on Friday (today) as the pre-tournament favourites seek to re-assert their title credenti...
France beat Peru 1-0 to book last-16 placeYEKATERINBURG: France beat Peru 1-0 with a goal from Kylian Mbappe on Thursday to book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup and crush the South Americans' hopes of progressing in their first ap...
Spain survive ‘heart attack’ game against feisty IranKAZAN: Spain had to throw their usual game plan out of the window against doggedly defensive Iran in World Cup Group B but they felt all the stronger after grabbing a scrappy 1-0 victory on Wednesday...
Iceland step into the heat for Nigeria showdownVOLGOGRAD/GELENDZHIK: Iceland will try not to melt in the fierce heat of Volgograd when they take on Nigeria in only their second ever World Cup match on Friday (today) after impressively holding twic...
Brazil names Thiago Silva captain for Costa Rica matchSOCHI: Brazil has named Thiago Silva as captain for Friday’s (today) World Cup match against Costa Rica in a continuation of their long-standing policy of rotating the team leadership. The Paris St Ge...
British police investigate World Cup fans in Nazi salute videoMOSCOW: British police said Thursday they were investigating images of England football fans making Nazi salutes in what appeared to be a bar in the Russian city of Volgograd, where England played Tun...
Thigh injury prevents England’s Alli from trainingREPINO: England attacking midfielder Dele Alli missed training on Thursday as he bids to recover from a thigh injury for the side’s second World Cup Group G game against Panama. The Tottenham Hotspur...
Iran women’s activist says blocked from protesting at WCBEIRUT: An Iranian women’s activist said she was stripped of a banner she planned to display at the World Cup in Russia on Wednesday and blocked from a stadium for two hours after an earlier protest d...
Former FIFA chief Blatter meets Putin at World CupMOSCOW: Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Wednesday evening while in Russia to attend the World Cup, Blatter said on Thursday. The Kremlin confi...
Beckham predicts Argentina, England final at World CupBEIJING: Former captain David Beckham has tipped England to play Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the World Cup final, reflecting rising optimism about the Three Lions’ chances after a positive start in Ru...