Category: Sports

 Marianne Vos grabbed victory on the line in a shortened Amstel Gold women’s race on Sunday as Lorena Wiebes sat up, raising her arms in victory, just before the finish. Vos, who rides for Visma, exploited the error by her Dutch compatriot Wiebes of SD Worx to win the sprint. Norwegian Ingvild Gaskjenn was third. […]

Lionel Messi’s son Mateo’s remarkable five-goal display for Inter Miami’s Under-9s team, coupled with his emulation of his father’s iconic celebration, highlights the bright future of the Messi football dynasty.  Lionel Messi’s son Mateo showcased his talent by scoring five goals for Inter Miami’s Under 9s team.  The young prodigy not only displayed his skill […]

Argentina forward Angel Di Maria received a threat at his family home on the outskirts of Rosario early Monday morning, local media reported, amid a wave of drug-related violence in the city where Lionel Messi also hails from. The message comes a week after Di Maria, currently playing for Portuguese champions Benfica, said he would […]

A decade before it hosts football’s World Cup, the size of the task facing Saudi Arabia is becoming apparent, including building stadiums, hotels and transport links. As the only bidder, Saudi Arabia was anointed host of the 2034 World Cup last October by FIFA. Infrastructure is the initial concern for the oil-rich kingdom, which is […]

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced formation of a seven-member selection committee to pick national cricket team. Addressing a press conference here at the PCB headquarters, Naqvi said there would be no chairman of the selection committee. “There will be no chairman. All committee members will take unanimous decisions,” he added.  […]

Robert Lewandowski inspired a resurgent Barcelona to a 3-0 triumph at Atletico Madrid on Sunday to keep their faint La Liga title hopes alive. Lewandowski set up goals for Joao Felix and Fermin Lopez either side of striking himself to pull Barcelona second, eight points behind leaders Real Madrid. The Catalans, who returned to the […]

Afghan rider Sarwar Pahlawan blinked away pain from the fresh stitches between his eyes as his buzkashi team chased victory in a tournament for an ancient sport still steeped in risk but now offering modern-day rewards. Played for centuries in Afghanistan’s northern steppes, the national sport at the heart of Afghan identity has evolved from […]

Afghanistan 152 for 9 (Nabi 59, Adair 3-27, Little 2-20) beat Ireland 142 for 8 (Balbirnie 45, Rashid 4-14, Kharote 2-23) by 10 runs SHARJAH – It was like using a cheat code in EA Sports Cricket. They seemed to be applied on Ireland’s new-ball bowlers Mark Adair and Josh Little, who wrecked Afghanistan despite their decision to […]

Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games but the Hong Kong B-boy hopes to help develop the city’s next wave of talent in the dance sport. The 30-year-old, who is also known as ‘Ex’, finished […]

World number one Scottie Scheffler fired a five-under-par 67 to join a six-way tie for the lead at the halfway stage of the US PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday. Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, could have taken sole possession of the lead at Bay Hill but missed a 20-foot birdie put on the […]