South Africa’s Nkwe seeks Guardiola inspiration
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s interim team director Enoch Nkwe says he will look to English Premier League soccer coach Pep Guardiola for inspiration during his...
New European T20 league postponed until 2020
LONDON: The inaugural Euro T20 Slam, a Twenty20 franchise tournament with six teams from Scotland, Netherlands and Ireland, has been postponed until 2020, the...
Lyon joins Lillee but reserves praise for Hazlewood
LONDON: Nathan Lyon tied Dennis Lillee as Australia’s third-highest test wicket-taker after picking up three against England at Lord’s on Thursday but the off-spinner...
Kyrgios fined $113,000 for Cincinnati meltdown, faces suspension
MASON: Controversial Australian star Nick Kyrgios was Thursday fined $113,000 after his explosive Cincinnati Masters meltdown which saw him smash two racquets, launch an...
Djokovic motors into Cincy quarters as Federer ousted
MASON: World number one Novak Djokovic has a remarkably clear road to the ATP Cincinnati Masters final after producing an efficient victory Thursday while...
Springboks, Pumas poles apart ahead of World Cup warm-up
PRETORIA: South Africa and Argentina are poles apart going into a Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Pretoria Saturday, just one week after Handre...
‘Old Blacks’ – Aussies poke fun at ‘ageing’ New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons mocked the All Blacks as "old and slow" Friday just days after a Sydney tabloid labelled them "senior citizens",...
Murray to skip US Open doubles to focus on singles
LONDON: Andy Murray is to skip the US Open later this month where he was scheduled to play doubles so as to get more...
USWNT’s mediation with USSF breaks down
The players of the world champion U.S. women’s national soccer team are ready to take their pay dispute to court after mediation with the...
Fate of India-Pak Davis Cup tie to be decided after Monday
MUMBAI: The All India Tennis Association will discuss its concerns over next month’s Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan with security advisers from...
Sri Lanka reach 143 for 3 against New Zealand at tea
Top-order batsman Kusal Mendis completed his 10th Test half-century and shared a 77-run stand with Angelo Mathews as Sri Lanka reached 143 for three...
Campbell leaves Macclesfield by mutual consent
Former England international Sol Campbell left his post as Macclesfield manager by mutual consent after just eight months in charge, the League Two side...
Fiery Kyrgios smashes racquets, tosses shoes in loss
Nick Kyrgios stepped off court to smash two racquets and toss his shoes to spectators Wednesday in a meltdown during a second-round ATP Cincinnati...
Lampard sees positives as Chelsea miss out on Super Cup
Coach Frank Lampard took great encouragement from Chelsea's display in the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul on Wednesday, despite the disappointment of losing on...
Osaka, Halep advance while Barty beats Sharapova in Cincinnati
World number one Naomi Osaka and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep battled to three-set triumphs Wednesday at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters while top...
Liverpool beats Chelsea on penalties to lift Super Cup
ISTANBUL: Adrian may never play more than a smattering of games for Liverpool, but he’ll be remembered for his “crazy week.”
The backup goalkeeper turned...
No compromise to be made on fitness: Khawaja Junaid
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hockey team’s head coach Khawaja Junaid says no compromise would be made on fitness and players need to go through the evaluation...
