Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tennis Federation in its appeal against International Tennis Federation’s decision of shifting the Pakistan-India Davis Cup tie from Islamabad to a neutral venue, will ask the ITF if thousands of Indian Sikh pilgrims can visit Pakistan, then what went wrong for a 10-member tennis team, PTF president Salim Saifullah said on Wednesday. […]

CANBERRA: Australia coach Justin Langer said selectors will likely resist mixing up the Twenty20 team for the series finale against Pakistan in Perth despite his side holding an unassailable 1-0 lead. Australia’s dominant seven-wicket win over Pakistan in Canberra on Tuesday means the hosts cannot lose the series but Langer insisted a series win remains […]

TOKYO: Japanese athletics officials on Tuesday slammed the decision to move the 2020 Olympic marathon and race-walking events from Tokyo to Sapporo, saying the move did not put competitor interests first. The IOC ordered the move last month after seeing athletes struggle to cope with hot and humid conditions at the world championships in Doha […]

KARACHI: Karachi U-18 team beat Reflection School 38-34 to win the title of the One-day Allama Iqbal Day Basketball Tournament organised by Pakistan Sports Welfare Association (PSWA) in collaboration with Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) at Abdul Nasir Courts in Arambagh on Fridaynight. In this closely fought finale, Karachi U-18 displayed a superb game with Shariq […]

NEW DELHI: Once touted as the ‘next big thing’, Rohit Sharma’s Test outings have been curtailed by injury, inconsistency and India’s quality lineup, so now that he has another chance to fulfil his potential he has no intention of taking his foot off the pedal. With an ageing Sachin Tendulkar beginning to fade in India’s […]

KATOWICE: The incoming leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asked for more money. The International Olympic Committee said “Yes.” IOC president Thomas Bach pledged $10 million to fight doping in sports, half of which would go toward storing samples from pre-Olympics testing for 10 years and the other half toward investigations and research. It was […]

ISLAMABAD: Disappointed by Pakistan team’s loss in the second Twenty20 International to Australia in Canberra on Tuesday, former speedster Shoaib Akhtar said there is no batsmen in the team who could take responsibility like skipper Babar Azam. “I feel disappointed for Pakistan and especially for Babar who played superbly in both the T20s. There is no batsman […]

CANBERRA: Australia’s bowlers are enjoying their best Twenty20 run in almost a decade with their full-strength attack strangling opposition sides out of matches. With senior pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins at the helm, Australia’s bowlers have conceded less than 7.5 runs an over in the first four games of the summer. Their performances against […]

LAHORE: Responsible batting by Fargana Hoque and opener Murshida Khatun inspired Bangladesh to level the two-match One-day International women cricket series 1-1 as the tourists won the second tie by one wicket here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday. It is the first victory for the visitors on the tour after they were whitewashed in […]

India’s Davis Cup tie against Pakistan at Islamabad this month must be played at a ‘neutral’ venue after the latest advice from the International Tennis Federation’s independent security advisors, the world governing body said on Monday. The Asia/Oceania Group I tie, originally scheduled for September 14-15 in Islamabad, was postponed by the ITF to Nov […]