ISLAMABAD: The ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a triple-city tour starting with the federal capital. Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed accompanied the Garrard-made trophy from Dubai to Islamabad, where it will be exhibited on Friday (today) in front of cricket fans at Centaurus Mall. “I am really happy that […]
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FIFA delegation postpones its Pakistan visit to next month
The joint FIFA-AFC fact-finding mission to Pakistan, which was due to come later this month to meet with the stakeholders and decide on a way forward to extricate the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) out of the situation it finds itself in, will now come in May, global football body FIFA was quoted as saying Thursday. […]
Hafeez all geared up for World Cup 2019 fitness test
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is likely to be ready for the fitness tests, ahead of International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. Hafeez is strictly following the rehabilitation plan in order to recover from thumb injury; he suffered during Pakistan Super League season four. Although Hafeez is yet to begin gym […]
Ajax, Tottenham charged by UEFA over crowd trouble
UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday after crowd trouble during their Champions League quarter-final matches this week. Ajax were charged by European soccer’s governing body with crowd disturbances after a supporter ran towards Cristiano Ronaldo while the Juventus forward celebrated with his team mates after opening the scoring in […]
Ronaldo scores as Juventus held to a draw at Ajax
Cristiano Ronaldo produced yet another quality goal to add to his collection and help Juventus to a 1-1 draw at Ajax Amsterdam in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. Juventus took the lead on the stroke of halftime as Portuguese forward Ronaldo began an attacking move inside his own half […]
Shaw own goal gives Barcelona advantage over tame Manchester United
Barcelona overcame a punchless Manchester United to take the upper hand in their Champions League quarter-final after Luke Shaw’s own goal gave them a 1-0 first-leg victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Shaw deflected a Luis Suarez header into his own net after 12 minutes, handing the Catalans a vital away goal that will make […]
Alcacer back fit as Borussia Dortmund prepare for fightback
Borussia Dortmund will look to stay in touch with leaders Bayern Munich and recover from last week’s heavy loss when they take on Mainz 05 on Saturday, with top scorer Paco Alcacer returning from injury to boost their frontline. Dortmund were crushed 5-0 by Bayern on Saturday and dropped a point behind the champions in […]
IAAF ethics board closes investigation into Sebastian Coe
The world athletics governing body (IAAF) has closed an ethics investigation into its president Sebastian Coe after finding there was no basis on which “any disciplinary case could be established” that he had “intentionally misled” a British Parliamentary Committee in 2015. “The investigation has therefore not identified evidence of a potential breach of the code […]
Costa banned for eight games for insulting referee
MADRID: Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been handed an eight-match La Liga ban by the Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee for abusing the referee after he was shown the red card during last Sunday’s 2-0 defeat by Barcelona. The official’s report stated the 30-year-old swore and shouted at referee Jesus Gil Manzano and also […]
Froome to race for Team Sky in Tour of the Alps
LONDON: Chris Froome will lead Team Sky at the Tour of the Alps this month as he steps up preparations for the Tour de France, organisers said on Thursday. The four-times Tour de France winner has not raced since last month’s Tour of Catalunya, where he finished 94th after crashing in the second stage. The […]