Junaid, Yasir get a recall as selectors name Pakistan squadsLAHORE: Pacer Junaid Khan and leg spinner Yasir Shah on Friday made a comeback in Pakistan’s 16-member one-day international squad named for the upcoming series against Zimbabwe. The selectors, led by...
FIH Champions Trophy rolls into action in Netherlands todayLAHORE: The 37th and last edition of the elite FIH Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament will kick off when Pakistan take on arch-rivals India in their opener in Breda, Netherlands on Saturday (today). L...
Pakistani teenager Raza conducts coin toss in Brazil-Costa Rica gameISLAMABAD: Pakistani teenager Ahmed Raza on Friday conducted the coin toss for the game between Brazil and Costa Rica. This marks the first time a Pakistani was present on the pitch of a FIFA World Cu...
Sri Lanka team management admit to breaching ICC codeCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha have admitted to breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct after the te...
Scrap two new-ball ODI rule to revive reverse swing: SachinNEW DELHI: India batting great Sachin Tendulkar says cricket should revisit the rule of using two new balls in one-day games in order to revive the moribund art of reverse swing in the format. Bowlers...
Federer battles hard for semi-final spot in HalleHALLE: World number one Roger Federer was tested once again in Halle but did enough to overpower Australian Matthew Ebden 7-6(2) 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday. Nine-time Halle champion Federer,...
PCB to negotiate with ECB over Afghan league datesISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is holding negotiations with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on June 26 and 27 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to settle their issues, arising from the A...
Roy ton helps England take 4-0 lead over AustraliaLONDON: England’s rampant one-day side powered to a fourth straight win over Australia, following up their world record rampage at Trent Bridge with a commanding six-wicket victory at Chester-le-Stree...
Richardson to deliver 2018 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey LectureISLAMABAD: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson will deliver the 2018 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on August 6 (Monday). Fo...
Coutinho, Neymar strike late to guide Brazil past Costa Rica 2-0STPETERSBURG: Late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win (2-0) of the World Cup in thrilling fashion against Costa Rica on Friday and broke Central American hearts in St....
Nigeria bounce back at World Cup to beat Iceland 2-0VOLGOGRAD: Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 on Friday to revive their hopes of advancing into the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia, as striker Ahmed Musa dramatically marked his return to the team w...
Son out to save South Korea’s campaign as they face MexicoSAINT PETERSBURG: South Korea’s Son Heung-min is bearing the weight of expectation at the World Cup just as heavily as Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane. Even Lionel Messi, whose bid to...
Tunisia set to test Belgium’s cup-winning credentialsNIZHNY NOVGOROD: Belgium’s credentials as a genuine outside bet for World Cup success face a tougher examination against Tunisia on Saturday (today) after a relatively sedate opening against Panama. R...
Eighty years in the making, Germany’s stellar record in perilMOSCOW: Germany’s phenomenal World Cup consistency means the reigning world champions have not been eliminated in the tournament’s group stage for the last 80 years - but that could all change on Satu...
Croatia in dreamland as Argentina suffer 3-0 nightmareNIZHNY NOVGOROD: Croatia were in dreamland on Thursday after advancing to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 rout of Argentina that left a subdued Lionel Mes...
Russia sprays vanilla to repel WC gnats in VolgogradVOLGOGRAD: Russian authorities said on Thursday they were spraying the area outside the World Cup stadium with vanilla concentrate to prevent gnats from spoiling football matches there, TASS news agen...
Female journalist groped, kissed on air covering WCMOSCOW: A female reporter who was sexually harassed on air covering the FIFA World Cup 2018 has now spoken out about harassment by sports fans, BBC reported. Colombian correspondent Julieth Gonzalez T...
World Cup matches screened for Moscow commuters in metro carriagesMOSCOW: Some Muscovites have found their daily commute on one of the busiest underground systems in the world flying past after city authorities began screening live broadcasts of the football World C...