Balotelli signs for home town team Brescia

Mario Balotelli will return to Italy with home town team Brescia after it was confirmed on Sunday he has signed for the newly-promoted club. The...

Three things on Norwich’s Finnish hotshot Teemu Pukki

Finnish international striker Teemu Pukki stole the headlines from more established strikers at the weekend by scoring a hat-trick for Premier League new boys...

DG SBP hopes to find new talent from coming CM karate championship

LAHORE: Director General Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Adnan Arshad Aulakh has expressed the hope to find several talented male and female karate players from...

PCB gives roadmap to Sharjeel for his re-entry into cricket

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met cricketer Sharjeel Khan on Monday and agreed with him on the roadmap for his re-entry into competitive...

UCP wins 3 medals on opening day of inter-varsity cycling

LAHORE: The University of Central Punjab (UCP) took a flying start in the HEC Pakistan inter-varsity cycling championship by scooping three gold medals here...

Mohammad Shahzad suspended for a year

KABUL: Mohammad Shahzad, the Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman, cannot play "any form of cricket" for a year. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), which had earlier suspended Shahzad...

Olympian Zakir Hussain passes away at 85

ISLAMABAD: Olympian and former goalkeeper of the national hockey team Zakir Hussain passed away on Monday at the age of 85. Hussain's funeral prayers will...

VAR denies Man City again in latest wild match with Spurs

Four months later, Manchester City was denied another crucial late goal against Tottenham by an intervention from the video assistant referee. Gabriel Jesus thought he...

Welsh star Halfpenny’s legs were ‘killing’ him prior to taking penalty

Leigh Halfpenny admitted his legs were "killing" him as he stepped up to take the penalty that sealed Wales's 13-6 win over England on...

Captain Karunaratne’s ton leads Sri Lanka to New Zealand Test win

Veteran full-back Maxime Medard scored twice as France hammered Scotland 32-3 in their first Rugby World Cup warm-up Test in Nice on Saturday. Medard, 32,...

Kuznetsova stuns Barty to set up finals clash with Keys

Captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored 122 as Sri Lanka chased down 268 for the loss of just four wickets to win the first Test against...

Vanquished Djokovic heaps praise on mercurial Medvedev

Novak Djokovic acknowledged he had rarely faced the sort of barrage a resilient Daniil Medvedev used so effectively to shock the world number one...

Miocic reclaims heavyweight title with knockout win over Cormier

ANAHEIM: Stipe Miocic reclaimed the heavyweight title with a stunning fourth-round knockout of Daniel Cormier and Nate Diaz scored a dominant decision win against...

Langer says Smith blow may see neck guards become compulsory

LONDON: Australia coach Justin Langer said there may come a time when Steve Smith has to wear a neck guard on his helmet whether...

Russell Domingo named Bangladesh head coach

Dhaka: Bangladesh will have a strong South African presence in their backroom after Russell Domingo was named head coach for a two-year period on Friday. The...

Sri Lanka mull playing Test cricket in Pakistan

Colombo: Test cricket might just return to Pakistan later this year. Sri Lanka could be open to playing at least one Test in the...

Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan to work with West Indies batsmen ahead of Test...

Trinidad: Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan will be part of West Indies' pre-series camp in Antigua ahead of the first Test against India. Jimmy Adams, Cricket West Indies'...