Villa heap pain on slumping Man City as Arsenal sparkle By: AP on December 23, 2024Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Arsenal dismantled Crystal Palace 5-1 to reignite their Premier League title charge. Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford’s fortress to briefly climb to third in the table and Alexander Isak scored his first hat-trick in the English top flight […]
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65 By: AP on December 23, 2024Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had […]
Zelenskiy lauds champion Usyk’s perseverance in victory over Fury By: Reuters on December 23, 2024Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury to retain the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles in Riyadh, saying the boxer embodied the fighting spirit of Ukrainians. Undefeated Usyk, who took Fury’s WBC belt in their first bout in May, beat the British two-time world champion in the rematch […]
India skipper Rohit’s knee injury not serious, says paceman Akash By: Reuters on December 23, 2024Indian pace bowler Akash Deep played down concerns over skipper Rohit Sharma’s knee injury in the build-up to their fourth test against Australia this week after the batsman was hit during a practice session on Sunday. Rohit, who missed the opening test to spend time with his newborn son and has been struggling for form […]
PCB’s strike force to select 50 talented batters By: APP on December 23, 2024Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has taken another important decision to improve the national T20 squad, under which a strike force will be formed. The strike force aims to add new talent/blood to the team, PCB sources told APP Sunday. It is worth mentioning here that the strike force aims to select 50 […]
Stokes out of England’s Champions Trophy squad By: AFP on December 23, 2024England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of next year’s Champions Trophy one-day international tournament in Pakistan and the preceding white-ball tour of India, team management announced Sunday. The 33-year-old star all-rounder was not considered after damaging a hamstring during England’s defeat by New Zealand in the third Test at Hamilton earlier this […]
Fans’ Choice Awards to be introduced in PSL-10 By: APP on December 23, 2024There is good news for cricket fans in the tenth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) that this time the Fans’ Choice Awards would be introduced. In these awards, the fans will choose the players who have shown the best performances in the previous editions through their votes. The six categories of the […]
Conquerors and Stars set to lock horns in final today By: APP on December 22, 2024Conquerors will take on Stars in the final of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament, scheduled on Sunday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The toss of the 45-over final will take place at 9:00am, while the first ball of the match will be bowled at 09.30am, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) press release said on Saturday. […]
Tiger Woods walks 18 holes in PNC Championship pro-am By: Reuters on December 22, 2024The PNC Championship, a two-day team golf tournament that pairs major champions with a family member, allows competitors to use golf carts, unlike a typical PGA Tour event. Yet in the event’s pro-am Friday at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., Tiger Woods took the opportunity to walk all 18 holes. Woods’ ability to […]
Australia’s McSweeney ‘devastated’ by Test axing By: AFP on December 22, 2024Dumped opener Nathan McSweeney said he was “devastated” Saturday after being cast out of Australia’s team after just three Tests against India but vowed to come back a better player. The 25-year-old won the race to replace the retired David Warner at the top of the order alongside Usman Khawaja but failed to seize the […]