Category: Sports

Antoine Griezmann was jeered during his last game for Atletico Madrid and Rodrigo might have scored his final goal for the club as they came from behind to draw 2-2 against Levante in La Liga on Saturday. Griezmann received whistles at the City of Valencia Stadium from the visiting fans, who were also heard chanting […]

Jason Roy was at a loss to explain how he had scored a match-winning century against Pakistan following an overnight visit to hospital with his baby daughter. Roy’s superb 114 was the centrepiece of England’s chase as they beat Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Friday to go 3-0 up with one to play in a five-match one-day […]

NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq suffered a pre-World Cup injury scare after being struck by England paceman Mark Wood on Friday but scans showed he did not suffer any broken bones. The 23-year-old left-handed opener had to retire hurt after a ball by Wood hit him on the elbow. The incident took place in the penultimate match […]

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel came down hard on the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for the national team’s poor performance in international competitions during the last several years. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC), which met here with MNA Agha Hassan Baloch in the chair to discuss the declining standard of the national […]

RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar, Fernandinho and Thiago Silva are in for the Copa America, Lucas Moura, Fabinho and Vinicius Jr. are out. Brazil coach Tite named his squad on Friday for the South American tournament, which starts in Sao Paulo on June 14, and as expected, Paris St Germain striker Neymar was included despite his […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a $4 million prize for the winner of the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2019. “The total prize pot of $10 million will see the runners-up assured of $2 million and the losing semifinalists $ 800,000 each at the end of the 46-day tournament being played across 11 […]

LAHORE: Top officials of Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are visiting Pakistan in the next couple of months to discuss bilateral relations including resuming of international cricket in the country. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) managing director Wasim Khan told Dawn here on Thursday that while CA chairman Earl Eddings […]

Defending champion Rafael Nadal swept into the last four of the Italian Open on Friday as Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka both pulled out injured just a week before the start of the French Open. Eight-time champion Nadal came through 6-4, 6-0 against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco to set up a rematch with Greek rising […]

Pakistan failed to capitalise on Babar Azam’s century as they were held to a total of 340 for seven by World Cup hosts England in the fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Friday. With tournament favourites England naming their final 15-man World Cup squad on Tuesday, Surrey paceman Tom Curran did his selection prospects […]

Veteran all-rounder Nida Dar’s contributions with both the bat and ball helped Pakistan Women brushed aside their South African counterparts by seven wickets in the first of their three-T20I series in Pretoria on Wednesday. Dar, 32, took two wickets for 30 runs in the South African innings, which had its top order once again shattered […]