Having been named in the Pakistan squad for the ICC World Cup 2019, Abid Ali has expressed his desire to meet Sachin Tendulkar and seek advice from arguably the best batsman of all time. Abid recently made his one-day international debut against Australia and scored 112 in his very first game. The 31-year-old, who has […]
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Australia’s Smith says two weeks away from full recovery
Steve Smith has laid to rest concerns about his fitness and form ahead of Australia’s Cricket World Cup title defence and said he is two weeks away from completely recovering from the elbow surgery he underwent earlier this year. The 29-year-old scored a match-winning unbeaten 59 on Saturday, hours after being named the captain of […]
Consistency will be key for Windies to make World Cup semis: Lara
NEW DELHI: It is after quite some time that there is a sense of expectation and excitement around the West Indian side that will go to the upcoming ICC World Cup and recent results have shown that they can be quite a difficult opposition to get past. Former captain Brian Lara believes that West Indies […]
Palace punish sloppy Arsenal in 3-2 win
LONDON: Crystal Palace put a dent in Arsenal’s Champions League qualification hopes after strikers Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha made the most of defensive errors in a 3-2 win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The visitors took a shock early lead inside 20 minutes when captain Luka Milivojevic’s freekick found an unmarked Benteke, who […]
Everton hand woeful Manchester United a 4-0 hammering
A woeful Manchester United suffered their fifth straight away defeat, in all competitions, with a 4-0 Premier League hammering at the hands of a vibrant Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. United did not manage a shot on target until the 86th minute as they fell to their sixth loss in eight games since their […]
Barcelona on cusp of La Liga triumph after win over Real Sociedad
Barcelona are closing in on their eighth La Liga title in 11 years after Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alba both scored in a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday evening. Victory means Barca only have to beat Alaves on Tuesday and then Levante next Saturday to be crowned champions at Camp Nou, while three […]
Australia defeat Belarus to make first Fed Cup final since 1993
Australia powered into its first Fed Cup final since 1993 on Sunday with Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur clinching the deciding fifth rubber in Brisbane against Belarusian pair Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka. Their battling 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win set up a title match against either France or Romania in November. The tie was sent […]
Crawford stops Amir Khan to retain WBO welterweight title
American Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title Saturday, stopping Amir Khan in the sixth round when the Englishman was unable to continue because of an accidental low blow. Crawford, who was making the second defence of his title, had little trouble controlling the fight and winning by a technical knockout against the overmatched Khan. […]
Paris St Germain clinch eighth Ligue 1 title
PARIS: Paris St Germain claimed their eighth Ligue 1 without kicking a ball on Sunday after second-placed Lille were held to a goalless draw at Toulouse. PSG have 81 points after 32 games and cannot be caught as they lead Lille, who have played one more game, by 16 points with five games remaining. Thomas […]
Italian Fabio Fognini lands maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO: Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini followed up his shock victory over Rafael Nadal with a 6-3 6-4 win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic to claim his maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo on Sunday. The 31-year-old triumphed despite suffering from an apparent muscle problem to became the lowest seeded player, at 13, to claim the […]