PARIS: Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe scored his 27th goal of the season as the runaway leaders edged closer to the Ligue 1 title with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Toulouse on Sunday. Mbappe struck in the 74th minute to put PSG on 80 points from 29 games and on the brink of retaining […]
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Lazio stun Inter to throw Champions League race wide open
MILAN: Lazio threw the race for Champions League places wide open when an early Sergej Milinkovic-Savic goal gave them a 1-0 win at third-placed Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday. The Serbia international stunned the San Siro when he caught Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic off his guard to head in at the far post […]
Sri Lanka’s Karunaratne apologises after arrest for drink driving
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has apologised for his actions in a drink-driving accident that injured one person in Colombo and led to the cricketer’s arrest on Sunday. The injured driver was later discharged and Karunaratne was released on bail, with Sri Lanka Cricket stating they would conduct their own inquiry into the […]
Australia clean sweep Pakistan with 20-run victory in final ODI
Australia defeated Pakistan by 20 runs in the fifth and final one-day international at Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday, sweeping the five-match series 5-0. Chasing formidable target of 328, Pakistan managed 307 for the loss of 7 wickets despite Haris Sohail’s dazzling knock of 130. Opener Shan Masood made 50, skipper Imad Wasim hit […]
Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins Bahrain Grand Prix
Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton took a lucky Bahrain Grand Prix win for Mercedes on Sunday after engine trouble in the dying stages denied Charles Leclerc a first Formula One victory. The 21-year-old Monegasque, who had started from pole position and finished third, had been set to become Ferrari’s youngest winner in just his […]
Federal Areas aim to continue winning run as Pakistan Cup begins tomorrow
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan hopes to carry forward his rich international form into the Pakistan Cup when he captains defending champions Federal Areas in the five-team one-day tournament, which commences at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Tuesday (tomorrow). Federal Areas are the two-time winners of the Pakistan Cup with back-to-back titles in 2017 and […]
Precise Rabada yorks Delhi Capitals to Super Over win in IPL
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was in his shorts and relaxing in the dressing room before being forced to make a quick transition and conjure up his lethal yorkers for the Delhi Capitals in their pulsating Super Over win on Saturday night. The Delhi side, coached by Australia’s World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting, […]
Sri Lanka Test captain Karunaratne arrested for drink driving
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne was arrested on Sunday for drink driving after an accident injured at least one person near the main hospital in capital Colombo, a police spokesman said. “He was arrested early this morning for drinking and driving after the vehicle driven by him hit a three wheeler and injured […]
Bilal shocks Asjad to regain National Snooker Championship crown
Mohammad Bilal won the 44th National Snooker Championship with a fine 8-4 victory over Asjad Iqbal in the final to recapture the title after a lapse of three years at the Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday. Bilal, who remained the most outstanding cueists in 2018 after capturing one gold, one silver and three bronze medals out […]
Australia bowlers deny report of Warner rift
Australia’s four frontline bowlers, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, have denied a media report they were prepared to boycott last year’s fourth Test against South Africa if David Warner was picked for the match. Vice captain Warner was suspended for the match in the immediate aftermath of a ball-tampering scandal in […]