Watford produced one of the great FA Cup comebacks by coming from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 after extra time of a memorable semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Two-goal substitute Gerard Deulofeu proved Watford’s hero as they reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 35 years in astonishing […]
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan share points
The sixth match of the Pakistan Cup ended in no result as rain halted proceedings during Balochistan’s chase at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Balochistan had reached 129 for three in 17.5 overs when a heavy storm lashed the Pindi Stadium. Balochistan were chasing 359 for a win. Later, intermittent rain forced a […]
Uproar after injury on ‘deplorable’ Sydney Cricket Ground pitch
Australia’s players’ union has joined Melbourne Victory boss Kevin Muscat in denouncing the “dangerous” Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pitch after a player suffered a knee injury during an A-League match against Sydney FC on Saturday night. Midfielder Terry Antonis fell to the ground untouched on the edge of the cricket square during a 2-1 loss […]
World champion Pearson makes hurdles return in Australia
World high hurdles champion Sally Pearson returned to competition in her pet event for the first time in 14 months at the Australian national championships on Sunday, winning her heat before skipping the final because of fatigue. The London Olympic gold medallist, who has been hampered by injuries since winning a second 100 metres hurdles […]
Pakistan weak in opening department: Mohsin
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board’s Cricket Committee Chairman Mohsin Khan has said the national team are weak in the opening department which will be a major drawback for the green shirts in the upcoming World Cup. Speaking to a private news channel, Mohsin said the team’s middle-order batting could not be settled due to which only […]
Taimoor lifts men’s title after sudden death playoff
The 58th National Amateur Golf Championship 2019 came to conclusion after four rounds of relentless and intense golfing for the competing champions who were striving for a cling at the national golf title at the demanding Garrison Club Golf Course here Sunday. The victorious and vanquished one turned out to be Taimoor Khan who achieved […]
POA urges government to promote and invest in sports
All the stakeholders need to come on the same page to promote sports as neither the government, national sports federations nor the Pakistan Olympic Association alone could achieve this huge objective, POA president Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan said here Friday night. Arif said this while addressing a gathering at the POA offices to […]
Lahore win 72nd Punjab Games with 128 medals
Lahore with 2637 points retained the trophy of 72nd Punjab Games which concluded at the Punjab Stadium with a colourful closing ceremony here on Saturday night. Overall, Lahore Division grabbed 66 gold, 38 silver and 24 silver medals to earn 128 medals in all and secure the top position in the nine-division four-day gala. Faisalabad […]
Suarez, Messi late-show sinks Atletico after Costa sees red
Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title after beating 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdown at the Nou Camp as late strikes by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave the Catalans an 11-point lead at the top of the table. Atletico began brightly but their gameplan went out of the window when […]
Jagielka the hero as Everton dent Arsenal’s hopes
Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League were dented on Sunday as Everton captain Phil Jagielka took advantage of an unexpected late recall to score the winner in a dominant 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. The veteran defender, who was brought into the team for a rare appearance after Michael Keane had […]