Babar, Rizwan blockbuster show helps Pakistan down South Africa By: Agencies on April 15, 2021CENTURION: Pakistan took a 2-1 series lead as they defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the third T20I, registering their highest successful run chase in T20Is here on Wednesday. The architects of Pakistan’s spectacular win were openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan – who shared a record 197-run opening stand. It was primarily a […]
Babar Azam ends Kohli’s supremacy in ICC ODI Player Rankings By: Special Correspondent on April 15, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has ended Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s long reign at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, becoming only the fourth batsman from his country to attain number one position on Wednesday. Babar’s elegant strokemaking has often drawn comparisons with the prolific Kohli who is considered a modern batting […]
Police charge man over racial abuse of West Brom’s Sawyers By: Agencies on April 15, 2021LONDON: West Midlands Police have charged a 49-year-old man with racially abusing West Bromwich Albion’s Romaine Sawyers on social media in January. Numerous Premier League players have been subjected to racial abuse online in recent months, and English soccer has been piling pressure on social media companies to do more to tackle the issue. Instagram […]
IOC hopes health plans will sway opinion with Games 100 days away By: Agencies on April 15, 2021TOKYO: While most Japanese residents remain opposed to the Tokyo Games going ahead in 100 days’ time, the International Olympic Committee hopes the mood will shift when people realise how much emphasis has been placed on minimizing the risk of COVID-19 infections. John Coates, the IOC’s chief coordinator for Tokyo, also said stories of Japan’s […]
ICC bans former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak for eight years for corruption By: Special Correspondent on April 15, 2021LAHORE: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been banned from all cricket for eight years after he accepted five charges of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code. “Streak was charged as a participant under the Code by virtue of his status as the coach of Zimbabwe and as the coach of various domestic […]
Broken finger rules Ben Stokes out of remainder of IPL 2021 By: Agencies on April 15, 2021MUMBAI: Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rajasthan Royals’ campaign in IPL 2021 with a broken finger in his left hand. The allrounder sustained the injury during the Royals’ opening game, against the Punjab Kings, when he ran in from long-on and dived forward to take Chris Gayle’s catch in […]
UEFA confirms Rome as EURO 2020 host city after crowd guarantees By: Agencies on April 15, 2021ROME: Rome’s Stadio Olimpico was confirmed as a Euro 2020 host venue on Wednesday after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) told UEFA that fans would be allowed to attend matches. “The authorities have guaranteed at least 25% of the stadium’s capacity will be filled. As a result, UEFA considers Rome to be fully confirmed as […]
Slavia Prague’s Kudela banned for 10 games over racism incident By: Agencies on April 15, 2021LONDON: Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has been banned for 10 matches for “racist behaviour” in their Europa League last-16 match against Scottish side Rangers last month, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Wednesday. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara complained of being racially abused by Kudela in the game, when the Scottish club was knocked […]
PSG knock holders Bayern out of Champions League to reach semis By: Agencies on April 15, 2021PARIS: Paris St Germain reached the Champions League semi-finals despite a 1-0 home defeat by holders Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate result in a thriller that was on a knife edge until the final whistle. Bayern striker Eric Choupo-Moting scored the only goal before the interval […]
Chelsea see off Porto to reach semis despite Taremi stunner By: Agencies on April 15, 2021SEVILLE: Chelsea hung on to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win despite Mehdi Taremi’s stunning overhead kick in added time handing Porto a 1-0 victory in the quarter-final second leg on Tuesday. The substitute had been responsible for his side’s only attempt on target as they chased a 2-0 deficit from […]