Burnley made a big step towards securing Premier League survival after coming back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-1 away as their striker Ashley Barnes scored at both ends in an action-packed contest on Saturday. The result lifted Burnley into 14th place on 36 points from 33 games, eight above the relegation zone […]
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Vardy double gives Leicester comfortable 4-1 win at Huddersfield
HUDDERSFIELD: A brace from striker Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a commanding 4-1 victory over basement side Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans opened the scoring with a long-range strike that came from a Leicester corner in the 24th minute. The Belgian midfielder latched on to […]
Milivojevic penalty seals Palace win at Newcastle
HUDDERSFIELD: Crystal Palace all but banished any lingering relegation fears as captain Luka Milivojevic fired home a late penalty to secure a 1-0 Premier League victory at Newcastle on Saturday. Newcastle were guilty of squandering too many chances and were punished when DeAndre Yedlin fouled Wilfried Zaha in the box in the 80th minute and […]
Abdul Zahoor regains lead at 58th National Amateur Golf Championship
After the weeding out process was completed at the end of first two rounds on Saturday, a total of 50 accomplished golfers stood as contenders and eligible to compete in the final laps of honour in the Pakistan Golf Federation endorsed 58th National Amateur Golf Championship that entered the final phase at the Garrison Golf […]
Selectors likely to drop pacer Amir from World Cup 2019 squad
Pakistan cricket selectors are likely to drop pacer Mohammad Amir from the World Cup 2019 squad due to his recent poor performances. Head coach Mickey Arthur has lost faith in the 26-year-old fast-bowler and is considering other options, along with team management, for the final fast-bowling slot. It has been reported in media that some […]
Faisal Saleh elected as vice president of Asian Football Confederation
The 29th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress has elected AFC vice presidents from each of the five Asian football zones in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has been elected as vice president for the South Zone and will serve for the next four-year term. It is for the first time in […]
Richard Pybus likely to be removed as West Indies coach
Pybus originally took over as high performance director in February 2018 having previously served as West Indies’ director of cricket from 2013 to the end of 2016, when he chose not to renew his contract. The stint as director of cricket was controversial. He was responsible for the policy that made participation in West Indies’ […]
Benzema defies offside calls to give Madrid victory over Eibar
Karim Benzema shrugged off having two goals ruled out to score twice as Real Madrid came back from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home on Saturday in Zinedine Zidane’s 100th La Liga game in charge of the club. Benzema had an early strike disallowed at a barely half-full Santiago Bernabeu for offside and the […]
India earns top FIFA seat, eyes 2026 World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR: India set their sights on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as Praful Patel became their first representative on the powerful FIFA Council on Saturday. Patel, one of six Asian delegates elected to the Council at the Asian Football Confederation Congress, said the World Cup was the next big step for India after […]
Stadium issues could hamper Oman’s World Cup hopes
“Mr Infantino visited us and he gave a proposal to the government and they are still thinking about it,” said Al Wahaibi on the sidelines of the Asian Football Confederation’s congress on Saturday. “They haven’t come to a decision yet, but it’s not a federation decision. We have some issues. We don’t have a stadium […]