Category: Sports

KATHMANDU: Pakistani karatekas were on fire on Monday in the ongoing 2019 South Asian Games as they helped the country bag three medals in Kathmandu, Nepal. Young karateka Shahida opened the account for Pakistan in the event with a gold medal in the single kata category with 42 points. Naimatullah was next to bag a […]

WHEN it comes to sports, people of our great nation are very passionate! They are once again hoping for some laurels to come by as the medals race in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games 2019, being held in Nepal, is likely to intensify this week as all SAARC nations (except Afghanistan) are competing for […]

ADELAIDE: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said on Monday that adapting to conditions more quickly and building partnerships were both crucial if his team hoped to snap a miserable Test record in Australia. The visitors crashed to an innings and 48 runs defeat in the second Test at Adelaide, following their innings and five-run loss in […]

Lionel Messi said he hoped to carry on undimmed by age after claiming a record sixth men’s Ballon d’Or award at the age of 32 in Paris on Monday, while USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe took the women’s prize. Rapinoe was not at the Chatelet Theatre in the French capital, unable to make the […]

Centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand drew the rain-hit second Test against England in Hamilton on Tuesday, sealing a 1-0 series win. New Zealand batted the final day needing a substantial innings to avoid defeat and were helped by sloppy England fielding. Williamson, who had three lives including a howler of […]

NEW DELHI: India superstar Virat Kohli has revealed how he goes to isolated places like the mountains in Bhutan to escape his cricket-crazed homeland. Facing an even more intense social media spotlight since he married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in 2017, the Indian captain said the escapes were the only way the couple can preserve […]

ADELAIDE: David Warner’s brilliant, unbeaten 335 in the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday thrilled the Adelaide Oval crowd but a pragmatic declaration by Australia captain Tim Paine crushed hopes of a tilt at Brian Lara’s world record. Warner became the seventh Australian batsman to bring up three figures on day two and finished with […]

HAMILTON: Captain Joe Root ended a poor run of form when he scored his 17th Test century and led England to 269-5 before rain ended play early on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday. Rory Burns (101) also scored his second Test century and […]

LAHORE: Almost all key members of the Pakistan Twenty20 cricket squad have been retained by their respective franchises for the 2020 HBL Pakistan Super League prior to the Player Draft, which will take place on Friday (Dec 6). Pakistan T20 captain and world’s current No.1 ranked batsman Babar Azam heads the retention list for Karachi […]

Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 48 runs in the second Test at Adelaide Oval on Monday to sweep their two-Test series 2-0. Pakistan lost their last two wickets after the dinner-break to be bowled out for 239 in their second innings, having been called to follow on by Tim Paine’s side. Nathan Lyon […]