Brentford deny Liverpool in ‘wild ride’ six-goal thriller By: Agencies on September 27, 2021BRENTFORD: Jurgen Klopp said he was not able to enjoy a “wild ride” as Liverpool twice let the lead slip to draw 3-3 at Brentford on Saturday to edge just one point clear at the top of the Premier League. Defeats for Chelsea and Manchester United earlier in the day propelled Liverpool to the top […]
Roger Federer feels worst is behind him but not rushing return By: Agencies on September 27, 2021PARIS: Roger Federer says he is “in a really good place” with his recovery from last month’s knee surgery but clarified that he would not rush into returning to court. The 40-year-old Federer, who shares the men’s record of 20 major titles with Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, had two knee operations in 2020 that […]
Pele sorry for delay in hailing Messi for breaking goals record By: Agencies on September 27, 2021SAO PAULO: Pele on Saturday praised “outstanding” Lionel Messi for breaking his record as the top goal scorer in a South American national team but apologised for the delay in offering his congratulations. Messi’s hat-trick in a World Cup qualifier for Argentina against Bolivia on September 9 came just four days after Brazilian legend Pele […]
Volkanovski, Shevchenko retain titles at UFC 266 By: Agencies on September 27, 2021LAS VEGAS: Australian champion Alexander Volkanovski won a unanimous decision victory over Brian Ortega to successfully defend his featherweight title and Valentina Shevchenko dominated Lauren Murphy to retain the flyweight belt at UFC 266 on Saturday. In a five-round war of attrition, Volkanovski had the better of the opening two rounds before explosive activity in […]
Hafeez pulls out of National T20 Cup’s Rawalpindi matches By: webdesk on September 26, 2021Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, due to food poisoning has been pulled out of the National T20 Cup matches that will be held in Rawalpindi. The Central Punjab cricketer has been forced to withdraw from the matches taking place in Rawalpindi ,the cricketer has left Islamabad for Lahore. Sources said, that Hafeez will have his blood […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa give cricketing lesson to Southern Punjab By: Staff Report on September 26, 2021RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demonstrated they were the team to beat in the National T20 when they produced a clinical performance to defeat ATF Southern Punjab by seven wickets in the fifth match of the tournament at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. In daylight, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fast bowlers shared nine wickets between them to dismiss […]
USA stretch Ryder Cup lead over Europe to 9-3 By: Agencies on September 26, 2021KOHLER: The United States kept the pedal down Saturday, winning three of four morning foursomes to take a whopping 9-3 lead over Europe in their quest to regain golf’s Ryder Cup. Captain Steve Stricker’s Americans were coming off a dominant opening day at Whistling Straits, their 6-2 lead their largest day-one margin in 46 years. […]
Team Europe rolls on in opening day of Laver Cup By: Agencies on September 26, 2021LOS ANGELES: After a two-year wait due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Team Europe picked up where it left off at the Laver Cup on Friday. Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches as Team Europe jumped to a 3-1 lead over Team World following the opening day of the fourth edition […]
Balsamo ends Dutch reign in women’s world road race By: Agencies on September 26, 2021LEUVEN: Italy’s Elisa Balsamo won the women’s world road race title on Saturday ending a four-year run of success for Dutch riders. The 23-year-old held off a challenge by the Netherlands’ three-time champion Marianne Vos to take the rainbow jersey after a gruelling 157.7 kilometres ride under clear blue skies. Balsamo crossed the line with […]
19-year-old Pakistan mountaineer Shehroze achieves another milestone By: Staff Report on September 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: In another major achievement, Shehroze Kashif, 19, has become the youngest Pakistani to reach the summit of Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak on Saturday morning. Earlier, Shehroze made history by scaling Mount Everest, K2, and other high mountains at such a young age. Shehroze scaled Manaslu also known as Kutang, which is the […]