Defence is king as Madrid go back to basics ahead of Brugge test
LONDON: Real Madrid's revolution was supposed to be built around their attack but resilience has been the base for the recovery ahead of their...
Mislav Orsic, the journeyman leading Dinamo’s bid for shock at City
MANCHESTER: Mislav Orsic gave Dinamo Zagreb a dream start in the Champions League with a sensational opening round hat-trick against Atalanta, and now the...
Qatar to test new 2022 stadium during Club World Cup
DOHA: Qatar will inaugurate the third of its eight World Cup stadiums when the Education City ground hosts the Club World Cup semi-final tie...
CAF probe cancelled Champions League match in Egypt
CAIRO: African Football Confederation (CAF) officials confirmed Monday that they are investigating why a CAF Champions League match scheduled for Egypt at the weekend...
Bianca Andreescu ‘on a roll’ after 14th win on the spin
BEIJING: Bianca Andreescu said that she has "forgotten how it feels to lose" after the US Open champion reeled off her 14th victory in...
Five talking points in European football this weekend
LONDON: Barcelona took advantage of their rivals drawing in the Madrid derby to close the gap atop La Liga but it was a bad...
Unbeaten Spence faces Porter to unify welterweight titles
LOS ANGELES: Unbeaten Errol Spence and rival world champion Shawn Porter fight on Saturday in a welterweight boxing title unification bout with the winner...
Spurs and Chelsea seek home comforts as top two threaten to pull away
LONDON: Liverpool and Manchester City are again threatening to streak clear in the Premier League title race with their main challengers looking ill-equipped to...
Spain court takes on Neymar-Barca contract dispute
MADRID: A Spanish court will on Friday attempt to untangle a bitter multi-million-euro contract dispute between Brazilian star striker Neymar and his former club...
Gay, transgender fans ‘welcome’ at World Cup, says Qatar
DOHA: A top Qatari World Cup official has said that transgender and gay fans would be welcomed to the 2022 tournament but stressed that...
Aussie Scott shares Safeway Open first-round lead
CANBERRA: Australian Adam Scott rolled in a 54-foot eagle putt on the way to a seven-under-par 65 and a share of the first-round lead...
Born in war, Damir Dzumhur defied destruction to win tennis titles
BEIJING: Damir Dzumhur was an actor as a boy, and the story of how he was born in a war zone and later became...
French walking star Diniz loses cool over Doha weather conditions
PARIS: French race walker Yohann Diniz on Friday slammed the organisers of the World Athletics Championships in Doha over the way he and his...
Pak vs Sri Lanka: First ODI cancelled due to waterlogged field
KARACHI: The opening ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the National Stadium Karachi has been cancelled because of torrential rain in Karachi.
Due to...
Jubilee insurance announces to sponsor Pakistan-Sri Lanka cricket series
LAHORE: Jubilee Life Insurance is the title sponsor for the T20 and co-sponsor of the ODI cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The...
Aussie rebel Dennis seeks redemption at worlds time-trial
MELBOURNE: Australia's defending champion Rohan Dennis faces a host of top-ranked time-triallists for the 2019 men's World Championships title on a treacherous 54km race...
Afghanistan sweat over Rashid fitness ahead of Bangladesh final
KABUL: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said he is unsure he will play in the tri-nation Twenty20 international final against Bangladesh on Tuesday as he...
