Category: Sports

ZURICH: Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo has been banned for life for bribery worth millions of dollars that was exposed by a sprawling American federal investigation of corruption in international football. FIFA’s ethics committee found the Uruguayan official guilty of taking bribes from 2004 to 2015 linked to commercial deals for South American competitions, […]

Pakistan started strong in their chase of a 298-run target set for them by Sri Lanka in their third and final day-night international in Karachi on Wednesday. The hosts were 183-2 at the end of 30 overs. Abid Ali (74 off 67) was dismissed off a googly by Hasaranga at 19.3 overs, followed by Babar […]

Rohit Sharma scored a century in his first innings as India’s new test opener and gave the hosts a flying start along with partner Mayank Agarwal in the opening match of the three-Test series against South Africa at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Rohit and Agarwal ensured South Africa’s bowlers went wicketless in the first two sessions […]

It’s a little after noon in Karachi. Mother Sun is in one of her moods. She’s angrier than usual. Everyone’s glistening but no one has moved an inch in 30 minutes, probably even 40. Who’s counting anyway? Everyone’s too busy melting. If the word standstill had a visual definition, it would be the University Road. […]

Andy Murray won two ATP Tour singles matches in a row for the first time in more than a year to battle into the China Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. The former world number one outlasted fellow Briton Cameron Norrie 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (4/7), 6-1 over nearly three gruelling hours and will play top seed Dominic […]

The return of limited-overs international cricket to Pakistan after a 10-year absence following a terrorist attack targeting a foreign team has coincided with a renewed plea from the country’s cricket chief to recommence full, in-bound tours. Pakistan had a 67-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday to kick start the important cricket homecoming, which was delayed an […]

LAHORE: A quick change in the early policy of giving three roles to Misbah-ul-Haq simultaneously as the team’s head coach, batting coach and chief selector of Pakistan has now been reviewed by the Pakistan Cricket Board and it has been decided to appoint a coordinator to bridge the communication gap between Misbah and six provincial […]

KARACHI: The disapproval and denunciation finally came openly. It wasn’t enough to bother FIFA. After statements from officials of his faction, former Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) chief Faisal Saleh Hayat publicly expressed his views on the FIFA-appointed Normalisation Commi­ttee for the first time on Sunday, calling it “controversial, biased, and agenda-driven.” A video of Hayat […]

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI for 10 years. Pakistan hit 305-7 in their 50 overs with Babar Azam notching a brilliant 105-ball 115 and Fakhar Zaman scoring 54. Sri Lanka were bundled out for 238 in 46.5 overs with Usman […]

Sri Lanka are 28-4 at the end of 10 overs as they chase a 306-run target set for them by Pakistan in the second One-day International being played at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday. The visitors lost their first wicket in the 4th over, when Sadeera Samarawickrama was bowled out by Usman Shinwari. […]