The 16-team Patron’s Trophy Grade-II cricket tournament will commence across eight different centres of the country from Sunday (today). All matches, except the final, which will be played from May 1-4 at Pindi Cricket Stadium, will be three-day non first-class fixtures. The 16 teams have been equally divided into four pools, with the pool-toppers progressing […]
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All Pakistan Women’s Cycling Championship begins today
The 7th All Pakistan Women Intervarsity Cycling Championship is starting at cycling velodrome here on Sunday. The two-day event is being organised by the Lahore College for Women University under the auspices of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF). Women from universities all over Pakistan are taking part in the competition. […]
Lucas hat-trick helps Spurs to thrash Huddersfield
Tottenham Hotspur’s Brazil forward Lucas Moura struck a superb hat-trick in a 4-0 win over relegated Huddersfield Town on Saturday to bolster the home side’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League. Spurs were without the injured Harry Kane and Dele Alli but Lucas’s treble, which included two goals in the final few […]
Juventus title celebrations put on ice after shock defeat to SPAL
Juventus missed the chance to clinch an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday as SPAL stunned them by coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Stadio Paolo Mazza, their first victory over Juve in 62 years. Massimiliano Allegri’s side, already on 84 points, knew a draw would be enough to wrap up the […]
Nadal, Djokovic face tough draws as Monte Carlo Masters commences today
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will face key physical and mental tests as the European clay-court season kicks off on Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters. For 11-time tournament champion Nadal, it’s all about his troublesome left knee. For Djokovic, the major goal will be to emerge from a minor slump which left the world […]
Wood double gives Burnley win over Cardiff in relegation scrap
BURNLEY: Chris Wood scored twice as Burnley took a major step towards Premier League safety with a 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Cardiff City on Saturday which left the Welsh club deep in relegation trouble. Cardiff, occupying the final relegation slot in 18th place, are on 28 points, five behind 17th-placed Brighton with five games […]
Brighton slip to humiliating defeat at home to Bournemouth
LONDON: A humiliating 5-0 defeat to Bournemouth at the Amex Stadium on Saturday left Brighton & Hove Albion still very much embroiled in a Premier League relegation battle. Having won just twice all year in the Premier League, Brighton have been dragged into the scrap at the bottom and they fell behind to Dan Gosling’s […]
FIFA urges federations, leagues to take hard line on racism
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or abandon matches. Football’s global governing body issued a statement on Saturday in response to recent incidents in the game with president Gianni Infantino saying the cases were “sad”. “This is really […]
Coach Genesio to leave Lyon at end of season
PARIS: Olympique Lyonnais coach Bruno Genesio will leave the Ligue 1 club at the end of the season, he said on Saturday. “For a while now I have been facing a negative climate towards me, which has become negative for the players (and) the club,” Genesio, who was appointed in 2015 and has failed to […]
Benitez wants Newcastle to be more competitive in transfer market
LONDON: Newcastle United must loosen their purse strings in the pursuit of players who can help unlock the full potential of the Premier League club, manager Rafa Benitez said. After guiding Newcastle to a 1-0 league victory at Leicester on Friday, Benitez said the club had to be more competitive in the transfer market if […]