Buttler and Bess keep England alive at Lord’sLONDON: Jos Buttler and Dom Bess shared a spirited century stand to save England from a humiliating innings defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's on Saturday. The pair came together with the...
ICC probes pitch-fixing charges involving Sri Lanka-England TestISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Saturday it was investigating allegations that a Sri Lankan groundsman had agreed to tamper with the pitch to alter the result of an upcoming...
Pakistan team is united under Sarfraz’s captaincy: PCB chiefLAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has said the Pakistan cricket team is united under Sarfraz Ahmed’s captaincy. Speaking to media during Pakistan-England first Test at Lord’s o...
All eyes on Rashid Khan as Hyderabad face Chennai in final todayMUMBAI: Sunrisers Hyderabad are banking on Afghan sensation Rashid Khan to fire one more time against the Chennai Super Kings in Sunday’s Indian Premier League final. After a string of brilliant perfo...
Babar Azam ruled out of England series with forearm fractureLAHORE: Pakistan batsman Babar Azam will miss the remainder of the two-match series against England after fracturing a bone in his left forearm on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s on Friday....
Coach Justin Langer expects to ‘cop it’ on England tourSYDNEY: Australia’s cricket team can expect a verbal barrage from England’s players, fans and media on their tour next month following the ball tampering scandal but new coach Justin Langer has told h...
Dean Jones calls for eight-run shot in T20sMUMBAI: Dean Jones, in his day one of the biggest-hitting batsmen in cricket, has called for fresh innovation in T20 by creating a new eight-run shot if the ball goes more than 85 metres. T20 has alre...
PIA blames system glitch for failing to pay salaries to cricketersKARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is yet to clear salary dues for two months to many members of the cricket team including captain Sarfraz Ahmed for being absent from work, it emerged on...
New golf rules to be enforced from January 2019LAHORE: Antecedents of golfing rules can be traced to its inception in 1744 at Scotland. Over centuries they have undergone numerous changes. The rules were first crystalized in 1897 by the regulating...
Ricciardo takes pole with track record lapMONACO: Australian Daniel Ricciardo dominated every stage of qualifying to put Red Bull on pole position for Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix in track record time on Saturday. Ricciardo, in bl...
French Open hikes prize money as Brexit eats Wimbledon pursePARIS: The French Open will this month serve up the largest prize money pot in Grand Slam tennis so far this year, taking advantage of Brexit’s hit on Wimbledon’s purse as it shakes off its old reputa...
Japan women outplay Thailand to end Uber Cup droughtBANGKOK: Japan’s women clinched the Uber Cup on Saturday, breezing by surprise finalists Thailand 3-0 in Bangkok to end a 37-year wait to regain the title. With a team stacked with top ranked players...
Britain’s Froome set for historic Giro d’Italia victoryROME: Chris Froome is set to become the first Briton to win the Giro d’Italia after seeing off a late surge by defending champion Tom Dumoulin on Saturday’s 20th stage to increase his lead to 46 secon...
Give Serena Williams time to find top form, says ClijstersPARIS: Former world number one Kim Clijsters believes Serena Williams will get back to the top, but warned it may take time for her to regain full strength after childbirth. Williams will play her fir...
Peru captain Guerrero asks Swiss court to overturn doping banLIMA: Peru captain and top scorer Paolo Guerrero on Friday asked Switzerland’s highest court to overturn a drugs-related ban that will keep him out of Peru’s first World Cup in 36 years, the Peruvian...
Michel Platini says cleared by Swiss authorities, plans returnPARIS: Former European soccer chief Michel Platini has said he has been cleared by Swiss authorities of any criminal wrongdoing over payments he received from FIFA that resulted in a ban for ethics vi...
Japan’s PM oversees puppy handover to Russian OlympianMOSCOW: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on a three-day visit to Russia, took part on Saturday in the handing over of an Akita puppy to Russian Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova. The th...
Southampton boss Hughes signs new three-year dealSOUTHAMPTON: Southampton manager Mark Hughes has signed a new three-year contract after keeping them in the Premier League last season, the south-coast club said on Friday. The 54-year-old Welshman ar...
Iniesta vows to make Vissel Kobe best club in AsiaKOBE: Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta on Saturday made his first appearance at Vissel Kobe since signing for the Japanese side, greeting thousands of fans and vowing to make his new club the biggest i...
FIFA’s Samoura says encountered racism, sexismLONDON: FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said she encountered sexism and racism when she took over the job, with some in soccer opposed to a “black woman” taking a senior post at the global govern...