Turkey sending 3,000 police to Qatar to help secure World Cup By: Reuters/Web Desk on September 24, 2022Turkey sending 3000 police to Qatar to help secure World Cup. Turkey will send more than 3,000 riot police to Qatar to help secure World Cup stadiums and hotels in a security operation paid for by the competition hosts but under Turkish command, a Turkish Interior Ministry source said. With a population of less than […]
England’s Wood hoping to hit top gear in time for World Cup By: Reuters on September 24, 2022England bowler Mark Wood said he is hopeful he can return to full fitness and hit his peak “at the right time” ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Wood, who missed the entire English summer due to an elbow injury, marked his return to international cricket with three wickets in England’s 63-run win […]
Brook, Duckett strike as clinical England take the wind out of Pakistan sails By: Mirza Iqbal Baig on September 24, 2022KARACHI: Harry Brook and Ben Duckett hit half centuries as clinical England outplayed Pakistan by 63 runs in their third Twenty20 international of the seven-match series at National Stadium here on Friday evening. Chasing a formidable target of 222, Pakistan could muster only 158 for the loss of eight scalps in their allotted 20 overs. […]
Bagnaia brushes off Rossi heir talk with MotoGP title in his sights By: Agencies on September 24, 2022ROME: Francesco Bagnaia is not interested in comparisons with Valentino Rossi as he makes his bid to become the first Italian since the motorcycling legend to win the sport’s biggest prize. Ducati rider Bagnaia is 10 points behind MotoGP leader Fabio Quartararo with five Grands Prix remaining after winning four of the last five races […]
India’s Rohit levels Australia T20 series with unbeaten 46 By: Agencies on September 24, 2022NAGPUR: Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 20-ball 46 helped India seal a six-wicket victory over visitors Australia in the second T20 which was cut to eight overs a-side Friday. Home skipper Sharma won the toss and chose to field first in Nagpur and was helped by key cameos by Dinesh Karthik, unbeaten 2-ball 10, and Virat Kohli […]
Ronaldo charged by FA for clash with Everton fan By: Agencies on September 24, 2022MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo was charged with “improper and/or violent” conduct by the English Football Association on Friday for an incident dating back five months. Footage showed Ronaldo appearing to knock a fan’s mobile phone to the ground after United’s 1-0 defeat at Everton on April 9, for which the Portuguese was cautioned by Merseyside Police. […]
Zambia investigates abuse claims in women’s national team By: Agencies on September 24, 2022LUSAKA: The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) on Friday launched an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse within the women’s game. Accusations on social media claim that some players were selected to play in the national team after allegedly being asked to give favours to unnamed officials in the football association. “Although at FAZ we […]
Defence Raya Club to host 3rd President DHA Golf Tournament By: Khawaja Pervaiz Saeed on September 24, 2022LAHORE: The 3rd President DHA Golf Tournament will be contested at the pristine par 72 Defence Raya Club Golf Course here from Saturday (today). The tournament offers an opportunity to over 170 yearning golf players of substance and skills to attain acceptance as the worthy contestants. Out of these eligible ones, quite a few feel […]
Ruthless Raducanu surges into Korea Open semi-finals By: Agencies on September 24, 2022SEOUL: Emma Raducanu surged into the Seoul semi-finals on Friday as she won three matches in a row at a tournament for the first time since her US Open triumph. The 19-year-old Briton blew away third seed Magda Linette 6-2, 6-2 at the Korea Open and faces fellow former major champion Jelena Ostapenko in the […]
Brazilian footballer Kaka to make marathon debut in Berlin By: Agencies on September 24, 2022BERLIN: Former World Cup-winning footballer Kaka will make his debut at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, saying he was “just as excited as I used to be before football matches.” Kaka, who played for Real Madrid and AC Milan before retiring in 2017, said his father’s struggle with Covid-19 had inspired him to run the […]