Pakistan take on Australia in second ODI todayAustralia’s win on Friday not only provided a further indicator that the team of Aaron Finch and Justin Langer is now humming nicely as the World Cup draws closer, but also overturned a few preconcept...
Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick as Pakistan Cup begins next monthPakistan international Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed captain of the Federal Areas cricket team who will aim to complete a hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles in the tournament. The defending champio...
Bangladesh cricketers marry after surviving NZ mosque horrorTwo Bangladeshi cricketers who narrowly escaped last week’s deadly mosque attacks in New Zealand have married their fiancees. Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman were among 17 members of the Bangladesh...
Lahore Garrison Club win exhibition polo matchLahore Garrison Polo Club (LGPC) defeated Lahore Polo and Country Club (LPCC) by 7-5 to win the Challenge Polo Exhibition Match played at LPCC Ground here on Saturday. Lt Col Omer Minhas emerged as he...
Sri Lanka’s Malinga ready to put country before IPL cashSri Lanka’s limited-overs skipper Lasith Malinga says he is ready to sacrifice his earnings from the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to win a place in the country’s World Cup squad. Sel...
Reeza, Rassie shine as South Africa seal Twenty20 seriesReeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen impressed with the bat as a much-changed South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 16 runs to seal the Twenty20 International series at Centurion Park on Friday nigh...
Fast bowler Abbas feels honoured at one-day baptismISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s successful Test fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has shown pride in wearing a green shirt on his one-day debut, hoping he could take wickets with the white ball as he has done with the...
Hurkacz stuns Thiem in Miami, Djokovic breezes throughIndian Wells champion Dominic Thiem’s bid for a ‘Sunshine Slam’ met with a quick end as he fell 6-4 6-4 to Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami Open second round on Friday, while world number one Novak Djokovi...
Osaka enjoys rollercoaster winMIAMI: World number one Naomi Osaka endured a rollercoaster start to the Miami Open on Friday, advancing to the third round with a 6-0 6-7(3) 6-1 win over Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. After facing eight-...
Mourinho eyes management comeback, third Champions LeagueJose Mourinho is gunning for a return to top level management and a third Champions League title, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United manager revealed in an interview on Saturday. Mourinho ha...
Sterling bags hat-trick as hungry England thrash CzechsEngland made a hugely impressive start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign as Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 thrashing of a sorry Czech Republic side on Friday. A mood of optimism swep...
France start Euro qualifying campaign with 4-1 winCHISINAU: World champions France launched their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a no-nonsense 4-1 away win thanks to four different scorers against Moldova in Group H on Friday. Antoine Griezmann,...
Swiss survive difficult first half to beat GeorgiaTBILISI: Switzerland survived a difficult first half and overcame the absence of forwards Xherdan Shaqiri and Haris Seferovic to beat Georgia 2-0 away in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday....
Messi injured on return as Argentina lose 3-1 to VenezuelaLionel Messi returned to Argentina duty for the first time since the World Cup on Friday but it was a disappointing outing for the forward as they lost 3-1 to Venezuela and he was ruled out of their n...
Favourite Alaphilippe wins Milan-San Remo cycling raceMILAN: French all-rounder Julian Alaphilippe justified his tag as race favourite as he timed his sprint to perfection to claim his first Monument victory at Milan-San Remo on Saturday. With the field...
Elvira takes lead in Malaysia, in hunt for first European tour titleKUALA LUMPUR: Spain’s Nacho Elvira took a two-shot lead over American David Lipsky after the third round of the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur on a hot and humid Saturday to move one step closer...
Dutch not favourites against struggling Germany: Van DijkAMSTERDAM: The Netherlands will not be lulled into a false sense of security when they face a struggling, new-look Germany in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Amsterdam on Sunday, captain Virgil van Dijk...
Aaron Ramsey unfit for Wales’ Euro qualifier against SlovakiaLONDON: Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey is unavailable for Sunday’s European Championship qualifier against Slovakia after failing to recover from a thigh injury, manager Ryan Giggs said on Saturday. Th...
Garrigus suspended for three months for positive marijuana testLONDON: American golfer Robert Garrigus has been suspended for three months by the PGA Tour after testing positive for marijuana. Garrigus, who has spoken about overcoming addiction to play on the tou...