Category: Sports

India’s tennis association will apply for visas for their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan next month but expects the fixture to be moved away from Islamabad, AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee told Reuters on Wednesday. The Asia/Oceania Group I tie, originally scheduled for September 14-15 in Islamabad, was postponed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to late […]

KARACHI:The trio of former Pakistan No. 1 Babar Masih, ex-NBP Cup champion Mohammad Ijaz and local cueist Abdul Sattar ensured a berth in the last eight as upsets continued in the Jubilee Insurance third national ranking snooker championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Monday. Babar, whose ranking has slipped to 15th, together with Ijaz made it […]

TOKYO: Roger Federer confirmed his participation in next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo and said on Monday that he had listened to his heart before making the decision. The Swiss 38-year-old competed in the first of four Olympic Games at Sydney in 2000 and won the doubles gold partnering Stan Wawrinka in 2008 and a […]

DUBAI: Cricket chiefs readmitted Zimbabwe as an International Cricket Council (ICC) member on Monday following a three-month suspension over political interference. An ICC statement said the move followed a meeting in Dubai involving the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani and sports minister, Kirsty Coventry. “I would like to thank the Zimbabwe sports minister for her […]

LONDON: English cricket authorities must make the most of the thrilling World Cup triumph in July to encourage youngsters to take up the sport over the long term, according to England pace bowling star Jofra Archer. The 24-year-old Barbados-born bowler — who made an immediate impact when he became eligible to play for England earlier […]

Cricket chiefs have announced changes to the Super Over regulations, ending the use of boundary countback to decide knockout games following England’s victory over New Zealand in the men’s World Cup final. England won the World Cup for the first time in July after an unprecedented finish to the final at Lord’s. The hosts triumphed […]

PUNE: India maintained their formidable home record by crushing South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test in Pune to clinch the three-match series with a game to spare on Sunday. Made to follow on, South Africa were bundled out for 189 in their second innings in a little over two […]

LONDON: England’s new head coach Chris Silver­wood says Eoin Morgan and James Anderson have earned the right to decide when to retire from the international stage. Anderson missed the majority of the recent Ashes series against Australia because of a calf injury. The 37-year-old bowler will still be sidelined for England’s tour of New Zealand […]

TOKYO: Japan gave their typhoon-hit nation reason to celebrate when they edged a thrilling game with Scotland 28-21 to reach their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday. The Brave Blossoms ran in a quartet of brilliant tries and withstood a late charge from the desperate Scots to be the improbable winners of Pool ‘A’ […]

Australian cricketer Mitch Marsh was nervously waiting on Monday to see how badly he has hurt his bowling hand after punching a dressing room wall in frustration during a weekend Sheffield Shield game. The Western Australia all-rounder, who was recalled to the Test side for the final game of the Ashes against England last month, […]