Category: Sports

MANCHESTER: Former Australian captain and current team mentor Steve Waugh said that Steve Smith’s record-breaking run in the ongoing Ashes is incomprehensible. Smith has gone on overdrive in England scoring a mind-numbing 671 runs in five innings thus far at an average of 134.2. His quickfire 82 off 92 balls which got Australia closer to […]

NEW YORK: Bianca Andreescu knew this would happen, because she knows all about Serena Williams. Looked up to her. Dreamed of playing her. Andreescu knew Serena would not go quietly. Knew Serena would not make things easy. And so as a big lead in the US Open final dwindled on Saturday, as she stuffed fingers […]

MELBOURNE: The Steve Smith double century at Old Trafford that continued his brilliant Ashes campaign has generated wonder Down Under, with Australia media branding him a modern-day Don Bradman on Friday. The Depression-era Bradman’s batting average of 99.94 invites no comparison but Smith’s feats in England mark him out as the next most effective tormentor […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday paid rich tribute to legendary wrist-spinner Abdul Qadir — who died of cardiac arrest a day earlier — terming him a “genius” and one of the greatest leg spinners of all time. Cricket hero-turned-politician Imran and Qadir had a long and eventful association as teammates. Taking to Twitter, the premier said […]

NEW YORK: By no means was Serena Williams perfect at the start of her US Open semi-final. She faced three break points in the opening game and managed to pull it out. She trailed 40-love in the second, then came through again. Another trio of break points arrived later in that initial set. Once more, […]

LONDON: Former Ashes-winning all rounder Andrew Flintoff said he once applied for the England head coach role in 2014 but claims his email was dismissed as a joke. “A few years ago I applied for the England coaching job — we were getting beat, I was in the office and thought, ‘I’m going to apply’,” […]

Spin sensation Rashid Khan starred with bat and ball on Friday as Afghanistan took command in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Rashid hit 51 off 61 balls to take Afghanistan to 342 in their first innings and then claimed 4-47 to leave Bangladesh struggling at 194 for eight at stumps on the second […]

And so it begins. Or rather, so it resumes. Roughly two years after Misbah the captain, the leader, the laggard hung his boots, he is back — and this time, bigger and stronger than ever. His stature was such that no one was going to question him anyway but with the dual coaching and selection role, […]

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu is eagerly awaiting Saturday’s US Open title showdown with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, in a rematch of last month’s Toronto final that was cut short by injury. The 19-year-old Andreescu, playing at just her fourth Grand Slam and making her US Open main draw debut, has enjoyed a rapid […]

LAHORE: A number of former Test cricketers on Thursday gave mixed response on Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to give Misbah-ul-Haq dual role of national team’s head coach and chief selector. The PCB appointed former Pakistan captain Misbah to the dual role on Wednesday. While batting legend Javed Miandad and former Test fast bowler Salim Altaf were not […]