Category: Sports

SYDNEY: A dynamic Nick Kyrgios and dogged Alex de Minaur powered Australia into the ATP Cup semi-finals Thursday with an epic 2-1 win against the Tim Henman-led Britain, and they were joined by Russia who overpowered Argentina. The home team clinched the tie after an 18-16 third-set tiebreaker in the doubles to set up a […]

LAHORE: Pakistan captain Rohail Nazir has expressed the hope he will lead from the front to win the forthcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. Rohail, who has performed exceptionally well in the past with the bat and gloves especially after winning the Emerging Cup last year in Bangladesh as captain, told reporters: “I […]

LAUSANNE: Politicians and athletes should keep politics out of this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games to protect the event’s neutrality and its status as a peaceful meeting place, Inter­national Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The Games have seen both political protests by athletes in the past as well as boycotts of nations and […]

Cricket star Shane Warne’s “baggy green” cap sold at an auction for more than Aus$1 million, approximately $700,000 on Friday, with all funds going to help victims of bushfires raging in Australia. The spin legend wore the cap during his 145-Test career, in which he took more than 700 wickets, and said he was blown […]

Star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has said that Pakistan is one of the safest places in the world at the moment. In a video shared on Facebook on Friday, a reporter in Bangladesh asked Gayle if Pakistan is a safe place for cricket, to which he responded: “Yeah, I believe Pakistan is one of the safest […]

BRIDGETOWN: Opening batsman Evin Lewis fell agonisingly short of a century but his undefeated 99 helped West Indies to cruise to a five-wicket win over Ireland in the first One-day International at the Kensington Oval on Tuesday. The 28-year-old left-hander made his runs off 99 balls with 13 boundaries and two sixes. After dismissing Ireland […]

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee will not discuss the details of Russian athletes’ participation at the Tokyo 2020 Games until after a final ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the IOC said on Wednesday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in December banned the country’s colours and anthem from events, including the Olympics, […]

LONDON: Players are unlikely to embrace the proposed four-day Tests until administrators clarify how they plan to utilise the calendar space freed up by the move, the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) said on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to discuss the idea of trimming the current five-day Tests by a […]

LAHORE: Former Pakis­tan captains Javed Miandad and Intikhab Alam gave a mixed reaction over the proposal of reducing Test matches to four days instead of the existing five-day format which is being currently considered by the Inter­national Cricket Council (ICC). Talking to Dawn both Miandad and Intikhab — who have also served as head coaches of the […]

Serena Williams rallied from a set down to beat journeywoman Christina McHale at the WTA Auckland Classic on Thursday, and said it was just the workout she needed. With her focus on winning a 24th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Williams said she needs all the court time she can get after a long […]