Rain ruins series opener after Babar Azam’s fifty
Australia 0 for 41 v Pakistan 5 for 107 (Babar 59*) No result
SYDNEY: Australia's winning run in T20Is was halted by the Sydney weather when they were...
Depleted Bangladesh seek breathing space in Delhi
DHAKA: Amid Delhi's air quality plummeting to hazardous levels, a severely depleted Bangladesh team will run into an Indian side that has hung up caution...
Australia hunt for top spot as Pakistan’s T20I crown wobbles
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka have been dusted down without much fuss and attention now quickly moves to the visit of Pakistan, a side still ranked No. 1...
Nadal, Djokovic edge closer to possible Paris final meeting
PARIS: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, fighting it out for the year-end world number one spot, edged closer to a possible Paris Masters final...
Grappling with change: Women’s wrestling tones down razzmatazz in Riyadh
RIYADH: Dressed demurely in black leggings and unflattering baggy t-shirts, rather than their trademark low-cut bikini tops, WWE superstars Natalya and Lacey Evans starred...
Zidane settles on core selection but Madrid need regular results
MADRID: Real Madrid's 5-0 thumping of Leganes was their biggest win in La Liga since his first spell as coach but Zinedine Zidane was...
Evergreen Aguero holds key to Man City’s title defence
MADRID: Sergio Aguero holds the key to Manchester City's bid to overhaul Premier League leaders Liverpool as the Argentine striker reaps the rewards of...
Dortmund hope cup ‘balm for soul’ will boost Bundesliga bid
LONDON: Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt says he hopes his side's 2-1 midweek win over Borussia Moenchengladbach in the German Cup will mark...
England claim first blood in New Zealand T20 series
LONDON: A maiden half century from James Vince powered England to a convincing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 international in...
Olympic marathon to be moved as Tokyo gives grudging support
TOKYO: The 2020 Olympic marathon and race-walking will be moved to northern Japan overheat concerns, officials said Friday, after Tokyo's governor offered her reluctant...
Busy Inter Milan have another chance to overtake Juventus
MILAN: It is early days in Inter Milan's pursuit of perennial Serie A pacesetters Juventus, but already the chasers are worrying about flagging.
Inter travel...
Ahmed Shehzad charged with ball tampering
Pakistan cricket team’s opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad has found himself in hot waters once again, this time as a consequence of someone else’s actions...
Ronaldo hits late Juventus winner as Napoli rage at ‘potato-peeling’ referees
TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 96th-minute penalty as Juventus defeated Thiago Motta's Genoa 2-1 to reclaim top spot in Serie A on Wednesday, while...
ICC could scrap global qualifier for 2021 men’s T20 World Cup
DUBAI: The men's T20 World Cup qualifier, a fixture of the Associate calendar since 2008, could be scrapped as part of the pathway to...
Only way is up for Sri Lanka as Australia eye whitewash
MELBOURNE: Margins of 134 runs and nine wickets (with seven overs to spare) have made the opening two matches of this series horrendously one-sided.
David...
Glenn Maxwell takes break to deal with ‘difficulties with his mental health’
BRISBANE: Glenn Maxwell has been praised for his "courage" after opting to step away from the game due to mental health reasons. He confided in...
Warner, Smith hit fifties to build on bowlers’ good work as Australia seal series
Australia 118 for 1 (Warner 60*, Smith 53*) beat Sri Lanka 117 (Kusal Perera 27, Zampa 2-20, Stanlake 2-23) by nine wickets
BRISBANE: At least there were no...
