England recalls Jennings for Pakistan finale as Stoneman droppedLONDON: England has recalled Keaton Jennings in place of struggling opener Mark Stoneman for the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley starting on Friday. That was the only change to a 12-man squ...
Pakistan’s Abbas moves into top 20 with fine show at Lord’sISLAMABAD: Mohammad Abbas leads a trio of Pakistan fast bowlers who have moved up in the ICC Test Player Rankings after contributing in a memorable nine-wicket victory over England in the Lord’s Test...
Joe Root upbeat despite chastening defeat against PakistanLONDON: England captain Joe Root insisted his side could bounce back in the second and final Test against Pakistan at Headingley next week after a humiliating loss in the series-opener at Lord’s. Paki...
Pakistan junior golf team to compete in ChinaKARACHI: A three-member Pakistan junior golf team will be hoping to make their presence felt in the Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Golf Championship 2018, a major event of the Asia Pacific amateur...
Pakistan fined for slow over-rate in Lord’s TestISLAMABAD: Pakistan have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the Lord’s Test against England, which the visitors won by nine wickets on Sunday to go one-up in the two-Test series. Jeff Crow...
Pandya out of World XI T20, Shami and Rashid inKARACHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has pulled out of the Hurricane Relief T20 between West Indies and a World XI at Lord’s on Thursday because of a viral illness, with Mohammed Shami taking his...
Sri Lanka says pitch-fixing allegations hard to believeCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top cricket administrators say it is difficult to believe allegations of pitch-fixing in a 2016 Test match against Australia which have triggered a probe by the International Cric...
BCCI asks Indian govt to clarify policy on PakistanNEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has requested the Indian government on Monday to formally convey its position with regards to India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series. The series has...
Australia’s Hazlewood ruled out of England ODIs with injurySYDNEY: Australia’s fast bowling options have been further depleted after Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of next month’s one-day international series in England due to back soreness. Hazlewood joins fel...
Former champion Wawrinka out as Djokovic advancesPARIS: Still reeling from knee surgeries, former champion Stan Wawrinka lost a five-set battle to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Last year’s finalist lasted th...
Salah ‘confident’ for World Cup despite shoulder injuryKIEV: Egypt’s Mohamed Salah is ‘confident’ of being fit for the World Cup despite suffering a shoulder injury in Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid. Salah was forced off in...
Former England captain Atherton ‘highly sceptical’ of spot-fixing claimsLONDON: Former England captain Michael Atherton is “highly sceptical” of claims made in a television programme that players for England and Australia may have been involved in ‘spot-fixing’ activities...
Manchester United granted licence to play in women’s second tierLONDON: Manchester United will field a women’s team for the first time since 2005 after being granted a licence to play in the second tier Championship as part of the Football Association’s restructur...
Trungelliti’s 1,000km 11th hour roadtrip ends in Grand Slam winPARIS: Marco Trungelliti’s 1,000km midnight roadtrip dash to Paris, squeezed into a small car alongside his kid brother, his mother and his grandmother, ended in Grand Slam joy at Roland Garros on Mon...
Australia says no ‘credible evidence’ of match-fixingSYDNEY: Cricket Australia said it wasn’t aware of any “credible evidence” linking two of its players to match-fixing after a TV sting was aired by news channel Al Jazeera. CA chief James Sutherland ur...
Lionel Messi announces desire to play for Newell’s Old BoysBARCELONA: Lionel Messi would like to play for Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina before he retires, having only played for Barcelona in his career so far. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 30, would one...
Rose triumphs at Colonial for ninth PGA Tour winFORT WORTH: Justin Rose used a blistering start to cruise to his second win of the PGA Tour season with a three-shot victory at the Fort Worth Invitational in Texas on Sunday. The Englishman, who bega...
Ricciardo’s stock continues to rise after Monaco victoryMONACO: Daniel Ricciardo’s stock has never been higher after a dominant Monaco Grand Prix weekend that saw him stand on the podium above two world champions whose 2019 team mates have yet to be confir...
Rayo Vallecano win promotion back to La LigaMADRID: Rayo Vallecano, the Madrid side known for championing left-wing political causes and their small but passionate fanbase, won automatic promotion back to La Liga after a two-year absence by bea...
LeBron James carries Cavaliers into NBA finalsBOSTON: The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 87-79 on Sunday in game seven of their Eastern Conference championship series to reach their fourth straight NBA finals. LeBron James scored 35...
Roma signs young midfielder Coric from Dinamo ZagrebROME: AS Roma has signed Croatian midfielder Ante Coric from GNK Dinamo Zagreb for 6 million euros ($6.9 million), the Serie A club announced on Monday. The Italian side will pay at least an additiona...