FA ditches champagne for winners to avoid offending religious beliefsLONDON: The Football Association (FA) will break with tradition and no longer hand out champagne to competition winners to avoid offending players whose religious beliefs prohibit alcohol consumption....
Sarri charged with misconduct over Burnley behaviourLONDON: Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has been charged with misconduct for his behaviour during Monday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Burnley, the English Football Association said. The Chelsea coach...
Football club Anderlecht offices raided in transfer cash probeBRUSSELS: Belgian police raided the offices of Anderlecht and the national football association on Wednesday in relation to a money laundering investigation involving agents and player transfers. A sp...
Newcastle’s Almiron to miss rest of season with hamstring injuryLONDON: Newcastle United playmaker Miguel Almiron will miss the last three games of the season due to a hamstring injury, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Almiron signed from Major Leag...
Barcelona on verge of La Liga title after beating AlavesBARCELONA: Barcelona have one hand firmly on the La Liga title after winning 2-0 at Alaves on Tuesday, leaving them 12 points clear at the top of the table with four games to play. Should second place...
Solskjaer demands derby reaction from ‘hurt’ Manchester UnitedManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded a strong reaction from his team, stunned by their 4-0 loss to Everton, when they face title-chasing Manchester City in Wednesday’s Premier L...
Chelsea held 2-2 by Burnley, denting Champions League hopesChelsea suffered a setback in their push for a Champions League spot when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley in the Premier League on Monday and tempers flared at the end of the match whe...
Champions League qualification in Arsenal’s hands, says EmeryArsenal’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four and qualifying for the Champions League are still in their own hands despite losing ground over the weekend, manager Unai Emery said on Tu...
Osaka ‘dodged bullet’ as rival Halep pulls out of Stuttgart OpenWorld number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had “dodged a bullet” after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week’s tournament in Stuttgart. Japanese rising star Os...
Gerhard Berger says Hamilton is now on a par with SennaLONDON: Gerhard Berger has always rated former team mate Ayrton Senna in a league of his own but he says Lewis Hamilton now ranks alongside the late Brazilian Formula One champion in his estimation. S...
Frappart set to become first female Ligue 1 refereePARIS: Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match when Amiens host Strasbourg on April 28, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday. Frappart, the onl...
Elbow injury forces Anderson to skip clay seasonCAPE TOWN: Kevin Anderson has pulled out of all clay tournaments this season, including next month’s French Open, to give himself time to recover from an elbow injury, the South African said on Tuesda...
Norwich all but promoted to Premier LeagueMADRID: Norwich City all but confirmed their promotion to the Premier League with a 2-2 draw at Stoke City on Monday. The Championship leaders, who sit six points above third-placed Leeds United on 88...
Iniesta named new Vissel Kobe captainTOKYO: Iniesta has been named as the new captain at J League club Vissel Kobe, a week after German team mate Lukas Podolski relinquished the armband. The club announced on Twitter that the Spanish gre...
Celtic’s ‘golden era’ captain Billy McNeill dies aged 79LONDON: Former Celtic captain Billy McNeill, who helped the Scottish giants win the European Cup in 1967, has died at the age of 79, the club said on Tuesday. Fondly known as ‘Cesar’, McNeill started...
Stoinis excited about Australia’s World Cup chances after Smith-Warner return“If I had to single out one player that can make more impact, that would be Marcus Stoinis,” Virat Kohli had said before the start of Australia’s limited-overs tour of India earlier this year. Kohli’s...
Amateur Cahill shocks O’Sullivan in first round of World Snooker ChampionshipFive-times world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by amateur James Cahill at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre on Tuesday in one of the biggest shocks in the tou...
De Bruyne out of Manchester derbyMANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford by manager Pep Guardiola. The Belgium midfielder suffered the latest of several injurie...
Mumbai Indians sign Hendricks to replace injured pacer JosephMUMBAI: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians have signed South African pace bowler Beuran Hendricks as an injury replacement for West Indian Alzarri Joseph for the remainder of the season,...
Liverpool legend Ian Rush visits Lyari, appreciates local talentLyari’s aspiring footballers were left spellbound on Tuesday when for the first time a top-level foreign footballer, Ian Rush, visited the football-mad locality of Karachi. The former Liverpool star v...
Pakistan squad reaches England for series and World CupPakistan team reached London on Tuesday to take part in a bilateral series against England next month, followed by the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 starting from May 30. The World Cup squad, led by Sarf...
Australia’s Turner registers dubious duck recordNEW DELHI: Australia all-rounder Ashton Turner became the first batsman to register five straight ducks in Twenty20 cricket after another tame dismissal for Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier Leagu...
Kaka, Figo, Puyoul and Anelka’s trip to Pakistan postponedInternational footballers Ricardo Kaka, Luis Figo, Carlos Puyoul and Nicolas Anelka’s trip to Pakistan has been postponed, World Soccer Stars said in a statement on Tuesday. “World Soccer Stars tour h...
PGF Professionals Golf Tournament in full swingAt the end of the second round in the four rounds Professionals Golf Tournament of the Pakistan Golf Federation Qualifying School 2019-20 in progress at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course and the Garriso...
Muhammad Asif wins Punjab Open snooker titleFormer international champion Muhammad Asif won the Punjab Open Snooker Championship title the other day. Asif defeated national junior champion Ali Haider in the final round. Muhammad Sajjad won the...