Windies name Gayle and Russell in World Cup squad, Pollard misses outThe West Indies named star players Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in their 2019 World Cup squad on Wednesday, although allrounder Kieron Pollard was among those left out. Big-hitting opening batsman Ga...
West Indies spinner Narine rues missed World Cup opportunityST JOHN'S: Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to international cricket after missing out on a spot in West Indies' World Cup squad due to injury, the spinner has said. The 30-year-ol...
Nadal shines in comfortable victory over Ferrer in BarcelonaRafael Nadal gave a much improved performance to advance into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, dispatching Spanish compatriot and crowd favourite David Ferrer 6-3 6-3. The world n...
BCCI ombudsman serves notices on Tendulkar, LaxmanThe BCCI's ombudsman-cum-ethics officer Justice DK Jain served notices to former India batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman on Wednesday for their alleged conflict of interest for being part of IPL...
Imran, Wasim named in Cricinfo’s all-time World Cup XIWith the 2019 Cricket World Cup a little over a month away, cricket website ESPNcricinfo conducted a staff survey to find out its consensus all-time World Cup XI. Former Pakistan captain and current P...
South Africa sweat on injured Steyn for World CupSouth Africa face an anxious wait over the fitness of experienced seamer Dale Steyn after a flare-up of an old shoulder injury ruled him out for the rest of the Indian Premier League season, putting h...
Pakistan cricket team gets sports psychologistSports psychologist Taimoor Ali Khan has begun his assignment with the Pakistan team in England, in order to improve the mental aspect of Pakistan player's game. According to media reports, Taimoor ha...
USA secure ODI status for first timeThe United States on Wednesday sealed one-day international status for the first time with a third straight victory at the World Cricket League Division Two event in Namibia. The Americans, whose only...
Sam Billings shoulder injury leaves England place in doubtLONDON: Sam Billings' return to action for Kent lasted just a matter of minutes, as he suffered a dislocated shoulder that may rule him out of England's ODI trip to Ireland next week. Billings, Kent's...
Manchester United miles behind as City and Liverpool take title to the wireThe North West can claim to be the current capital of English football but while Liverpool and Manchester City head into the finale of an extraordinary Premier League title race, the biggest brand of...
Title homecoming awaits untouchable BarcelonaBarcelona can clinch the Liga title with victory at home to relegation-threatened Levante on Saturday - the first step in what they hope will be a clean sweep of trophies this season. Ernesto Valverde...
Tiger Woods to return to Japan for PGA Tour eventNewly crowned Masters champion Tiger Woods announced Thursday he will return to Japan for the first time in more than a decade to play in a new US PGA Tour event in October. “I’m excited to play in th...
Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton wary of tricky Baku circuitChampionship leader Lewis Hamilton is expecting his main rivals to give him a tough time on the demanding streets of Baku at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The five-time world champion, who hea...
Lewandowski brace wins thrilling German Cup semi-final for BayernBERLIN: Bayern Munich will face RB Leipzig in the German Cup final next month after Robert Lewandowski fired them to a 3-2 win over a valiant Werder Bremen on Wednesday evening. Lewandowski scored twi...
Cheruiyot stands in way of fourth London title for KeitanyLONDON: Kenya’s Mary Keitany will seek to match Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen’s tally of four London Marathon titles on Sunday but, unlike her compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, bidding for a fourth win in the...
Osaka breezes past Hsieh to reach Stuttgart Open last eightBERLIN: World number one Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her claycourt season by beating Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix....
PFA to gather evidence of online racial abuseLONDON: England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has called on players to submit evidence of online racial abuse they have suffered so they can highlight the problem to governing bodies....
Andy Murray ‘optimistic’ he can play this yearLONDON: Andy Murray is “cautiously optimistic” he will be able to play tennis again this season after successfully undergoing hip surgery, his mother Judy has said. The three-times Grand Slam champion...