Pakistan’s path to Champions Trophy glory
Pakistan’s record-breaking 180-run win over arch-rivals and title-holders India in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval on Sunday completed a remarkable turnaround for [...]
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Pakistan ready to ‘change history’ against India
Pakistan are ready to change the course of history in a clash that’s “bigger than the Ashes” when they face arch-rivals India in the Champions Trophy final. Some [...]
Football star Messi’s 21-month jail sentence upheld by Spain’s Supreme Court
BARCELONA: Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months [...]
Umar Akmal withdrawn from Champions Trophy squad
LAHORE: Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal has been removed from Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy squad after he failed to clear a fitness test, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) [...]
Misbah credits team, coach, family for success
LAHORE: Pakistan’s most successful cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq returned home to a grand welcome after ending his international career with a historic Test series victory [...]
FIFA keeps bidding options open for 2026 World Cup
MANAMA: FIFA are to leave open the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup until August, it said in a statement on Tuesday, after rejecting an attempt by the three-nation [...]
Brazil’s Chapecoense wins first post-accident title
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Chapecoense football club, which was all but wiped out in an air crash last November, won its first silverware since the tragedy by taking the [...]
Karachi mayor offers land to Afridi for cricket academy
KARACHI: After being denied land for his cricket academy by Sindh Government, the city mayor Waseem Akhtar made the same offer to cricket star Shahid Khan Afridi on Saturday, [...]
FIFA hears Messi appeal against four-match Argentina ban
Argentina forward Lionel Messi’s appeal against his four-match international ban for insulting a match official was being heard by FIFA on Thursday, a source close to [...]
Pakistan move up to number 3 in ICC T20 rankings
Pakistan witnessed a considerable improvement in its annual T20 international rankings released by the ICC, with the team climbing to the third position from seventh spot [...]
USA Cricket Association faces expulsion from ICC
LONDON: The United States Cricket Association (USACA) faces expulsion from the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global governing body said on Monday. The [...]
‘Tit-for-Tat’: Pakistan calls off Bangladesh cricket tour
LAHORE: Pakistan has called off its scheduled tour of Bangladesh this year,reportedly after the neighbouring country’s repeated refusals to visit Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket [...]
Five things we learned from El Clasico
Victory for Madrid would have all but sealed their first La Liga title in five years. Instead, Barca are very much back in the hunt to win it for a third straight year under [...]
Nadal wins historic 10th Monte Carlo title
MONTE CARLO, MONACO: Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters for a record-breaking 10th time with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Spanish compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas on [...]
Gayle becomes first cricketer to hit 10,000 Twenty20 runs
Chris Gayle has become the first batsman to accumulate 10,000 Twenty20 runs, going past the milestone during a match-winning blitz in the Indian Premier League. [...]
Ronaldo hat-trick fires Real into semis
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to become the first man to reach 100 Champions League goals as Real Madrid overcame 10-man Bayern Munich 4-2 after extra time in [...]
LHC dismisses Khalid Latif’s plea against PCB anti-corruption proceedings
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed a petition filed by suspended Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif against proceedings of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s [...]
Firmino on target as Liverpool climb to third
Liverpool reclaimed third spot in the Premier League after Roberto Firmino’s header sealed a hard-fought 1-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. West Brom [...]