Begum ready for debut after overcoming many obstacles on March 18, 2018LONDON: After a life of dealing with many hardships, British professional kickboxer and Muay Thai champion Ruqsana Begum believes no obstacle is too big to overcome as she prepares to make her boxing debut. Begum, 34, has experienced more problems than most athletes having fallen in love with kickboxing after trying it in college but […]
PN successfully test fires land based anti-ship missile on March 11, 2018Karachi: The Pakistan Navy has successfully test-fired land based anti-ship missile as part of a training exercise from the coastal region. “The missile successfully followed its pre-planned trajectory till accurate target engagement at sea,” said a statement issued by the country’s naval forces on Saturday. Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat […]
Bairstow ton helps England win series against NZ on March 11, 2018CHRISTCHURCH: Jonny Bairstow belted his second successive century as England completely outplayed New Zealand in a seven-wicket victory in their final one-day international at Hagley Oval on Saturday to clinch the five-match series 3-2. Bairstow, who scored 138 in the fourth game in Dunedin, smashed a 58-ball century with eight boundaries and six sixes as […]
Vickery upsets third seed Muguruza on March 11, 2018INDIAN WELLS: American qualifier Sachia Vickery completed an astonishing comeback to stun third seed Garbine Muguruza 2-6 7-5 6-1 in a second-round win at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Friday. Seemingly down and out trailing 3-0 in the second set, Vickery raised her game, brought the Indian Wells centre court crowd alive and […]
Dressen edges out Feuz for second time this season on March 11, 2018KVITFJELL: Germany’s Thomas Dressen pipped Switzerland’s Beat Feuz to win the men’s downhill at Kvitfjell on Saturday, just as he did at Kitzbuehel two months ago. Feuz, starting fifth, set the pace with a time of one minute 49.25 seconds but 24-year-old Dressen sneaked inside his time by eight hundredths of a second to claim […]
Rabada grabs five to leave Australia reeling on March 10, 2018 PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada produced a sublime spell of bowling to take five wickets as Australia were dismissed for 243 in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test on Friday. Rabada began expensively before lunch, conceding 47 runs, but then returned to claim five wickets for the […]
Injured Hakuho withdraws from Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 10, 2018OSAKA: Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho has pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting this weekend with a toe injury, exiting his second straight meet. Hakuho, the all-time record holder for tournament victories, will need three weeks to fully recover from a ligament injury in his left big toe, according to stable master […]
Skiing: Shiffrin secures overall World Cup title on March 10, 2018OFTERSCHWANG: American Mikaela Shiffrin secured Alpine skiing’s overall World Cup title for the second year running as she finished third in a giant slalom in Ofterschwang, Germany on Friday. Shiffrin, the Olympic giant slalom champion, needed just a top-six finish to guarantee the title. Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel won the race with Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg second. […]
Warner cleared for second Test, De Kock to contest charge on March 8, 2018PORT ELIZABETH: Australian opening batsman David Warner has been cleared to play in the second Test against South Africa after accepting an International Cricket Council (ICC) charge of bringing the game into disrepute. However, South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, who was involved in an ugly verbal spat with Warner, will challenge his lesser level […]
Swiss voters poised to defend public media on March 5, 2018Swiss voters on Sunday look set to reject a proposal that would see public broadcasters lose taxpayer funding, following a campaign that stirred debate about the media’s role in fostering national unity. The “No Billag” initiative — a reference to the Billag firm that collects the media licensing fee — divided Switzerland on political and […]