Pakistan outplay Olympic champions Argentina 4-1 to score their first victoryISLAMABAD: Team Pakistan outclassed second-ranked in world hockey and Olympic champions Argentina by 4-1 in the Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands on Thursday. This is the first victory of Green s...
Blistering Buttler sets up England T20 win over AustraliaBIRMINGHAM: Jos Buttler hit the fastest fifty by an England batsman in a Twenty20 international to lay the platform for a 28-run win over Australia at Edgbaston on Wednesday night. Australia, set 222...
Unified Korea will compete in three sports at 18th Asian Games in IndonesiaLAHORE: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced that North Korea and South Korea will field joint teams in three sports and six events at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia in August this year....
Rohit fires India to easy 76-run win over Ireland in first T20DUBLIN: India warmed up for their tour of England with a routine 76-run victory over Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday in their 100th-ever T20 game. Virat Kohli’s side were given the perfect preparation...
Led by Sarfraz Ahmad, Pakistan squad off to Zimbabwe National outfit skipper wants to continue batting at No. 4LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team left for Zimbabwe from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport in the wee hours of Thursday here. Pakistan, hosts Zimbabwe and Australia will feature in a Twenty20 tr...
Vargas next in line for former world champion Amir KhanLONDON: Britain’s former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan will fight Colombian Samuel Vargas on September 8 as he continues his quest to earn a tilt at winning the welterweight world title....
Colombia through as Senegal suffer yellow perilSAMARA: Colombia’s Yerry Mina thumped home a second-half header to secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over Senegal on Thursday that catapulted the South Americans into the World Cup last 16 and dumped thei...
Long throw-ins a perfect secret set-piece weapon, says specialist coachSOCHI: The sight of players regularly hurling the ball into the box from the sideline in Russia is no coincidence as more and more teams are realising the potential of the long throw-in to create havo...
Germans put brave face on soccer defeat as their world wobblesBERLIN: Germans started adjusting to a new world on Thursday, brushing off any notion that a shock humiliation in the soccer World Cup, which coincides with a rare moment of political instability, was...
Japan survive in World Cup despite 1-0 loss to PolandVOLGOGRAD: Japan advanced into the knockout phase of the World Cup on Thursday despite losing 1-0 to Poland, progressing from Group H thanks to their lower tally of yellow cards than Senegal. The Afri...
Switzerland size up Sweden after thrilling drawNIZNHY NOVGOROD: Switzerland set aside political controversy and Costa Rica broke their World Cup duck in a pulsating 2-2 draw on Wednesday that saw the Europeans into the next round against Sweden. P...
Brazil outclass Serbia to set up Mexico clashMOSCOW: After Germany’s exit and Argentina’s nerve-shredding escape, Brazil made more serene World Cup progress on Wednesday when goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva earned them a 2-0 win over an outcl...
Germany lacked team spirit, says World Cup winner MatthaeusMOSCOW: Defending champions Germany lacked personality and team spirit, contributing to their shock World Cup first-round exit, their former World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaeus said on Thursday...
Iran striker Azmoun quits national team citing insultsSTPETERSBURG: Iran striker Sardar Azmoun announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, saying he had decided to quit the national team because insults aimed at the 23-year-old had...
‘Viva Korea!’ shout Mexicans as team squeaks into knockoutsMEXICO CITY: Mexican fans plunged into anguish on Wednesday by their team’s drubbing by Sweden were left cheering for South Korea, exploding into celebration when the Asian side defeated Germany, putt...
Messi stuns reporter by wearing ribbon sent by his motherMOSCOW: Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the opening goal in spectacular fashion against Nigeria, taking two delicate touches on his thigh and foot from an Ever Banega through ball before hitting...
England flag flies above Number 10 Downing Street for World CupLONDON: The St. George flag was raised above Number 10 Downing Street on Thursday in a show of support for the English World Cup soccer team in its final group match against Belgium. Prime Minister Th...