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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) submitted British visa applications of 27 players for the World Cup 2019 at the UK embassy in Islamabad. According to the sources, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Hassan Ali, Fahim Ashraf, Shadab Khan Wahab…

For Barcelona fans, Lionel Messi is ‘D10S’, a combination of the Spanish word for “God” – “dios” – with the No 10 on his shirt. But Pope Francis begs to differ. Interviewed by Spanish TV channel La Sexta on Sunday, the pope praised his…

Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday and lifted them to third place in the Premier League above rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Ramsey found his way…

ISLAMABAD: Kabul Zalmi were crowned champions of the Global Zalmi League 2019 after they beat Manama Zalmi in the final at MCI Cricket Stadium in Islamabad. In the one-sided final, Kabul dismantled Manama as they bowled them out for 70…

MIAMI: Roger Federer lifted the 101st title of his remarkable career on Sunday in dominating style, beating ATP Miami Open defending champion John Isner 6-1, 6-4. Federer, who has skipped the whole clay court season for the past two years,…

HYDERABAD: Australia´s David Warner hit an unbeaten 100 and put on a record stand with Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Jonny Bairstow in the Indian Premier League on Sunday to boost his return from a ball-tampering scandal. Warner has been…

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool moved back top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Toby Alderweireld´s last minute own goal beat Tottenham 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp´s side move two points clear of Manchester City once more at…

LONDON: Unai Emery has challenged Denis Suarez to finally make an impact as Arsenal bid to climb back into the Premier League’s top four against Newcastle on Monday. Suarez has struggled since his January loan move from Barcelona and the…

Australia’s top bowlers Sunday lashed out at “false” and “inflammatory” claims they were planning a Test boycott if David Warner had not been kicked off the team in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal. Warner was widely seen as the…

DUBAI: Pakistan were once again without their skipper Shoaib Malik as stand-in captain Imad Wasim won the toss and sent Australia into bat in the fifth and final one-day international in Dubai on Sunday. Malik suffered a rib injury and…

KABUL: Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit…

Japan defender Gen Shoji has already endured a bruising experience against one global superstar in Cristiano Ronaldo but hopes that experience will work in his favour when he confronts another in the shape of French World Cup winner Kylian…

Roger Federer handed Denis Shapovalov a tennis lesson at the Miami Open on Friday night, winning 6-2 6-4 to move into his second consecutive ATP Masters final. Federer produced a masterclass at Hard Rock Stadium to leave up-and-coming…

Lionel Messi says he constantly replays Argentina’s 2014 World Cup final defeat in his head but has vowed that a recent international sabbatical was a one-off and he has no plans to retire in the near future. The Barcelona striker,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is backing off his budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course on a proposal that was unlikely to be approved by Congress after days of bipartisan…

Cristiano Ronaldo will undergo further tests in Turin on Thursday as he battles to be fit for Juventus’s Champions League double header against Ajax after picking up a thigh injury on international duty for Portugal. The 34-year-old…

Australia have received a boost with injured fast bowling spearheads Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc resuming bowling this week and on track to be fit for their World Cup defence. Hazlewood has been sidelined since January with a back…

Abu Dhabi, March 27 :Australia won the third one-day international against Pakistan by 80 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Australia scored 266-6 in their 50 overs with Aaron Finch…

Paris, March 27 :Former two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso said it "was incredible" to drive a Dakar Rally-winning Toyota on Wednesday as the Spaniard eyed a possible run-out in motor racing's most gruelling event.…

Manchester United will play Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season glamour friendly in Shanghai, the Old Trafford club said on Wednesday. At least six major English clubs will visit China this summer with…

After back to back defeats in the first two games of five-match one-day international series, Pakistan look to bounce back in the third fixture at Abu Dhabi today. Taking no more risks, Pakistan has made two changes in today’s game, …

Denmark’s Henrik Dalsgaard scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to complete an incredible comeback from three goals down to draw 3-3 away against Switzerland on Tuesday in a pulsating Euro 2020 qualifier in Basel. Switzerland were on the verge…

Novak Djokovic’s pursuit of a record seventh Miami Open ATP title ended in dramatic fashion on Tuesday as Roberto Bautista Agut superbly recovered from a first set destruction to win 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in the quarter-finals.…

JAIPUR: Ravichandran Ashwin´s controversial "Mankad" dismissal of England batsman Jos Buttler sparked outrage on Monday, with current and former cricket greats accusing the Kings XI Punjab captain of unsportsmanlike behaviour. Spinner…

LOS ANGELES: Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor said Monday he had retired from the sport, vowing to hang up his gloves for the second time in three years. The trash-talking Irish star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship wrote on…

Paris, March 23:Mick McCarthy made an inauspicious start to his second stint in charge of the Republic of Ireland as his team laboured to a 1-0 Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Gibraltar on Saturday. The 60-year-old McCarthy, who led…

Paris, March 23:Euro 2020 qualifying results on Saturday: Group D At Tbilisi Georgia 0 Switzerland 2 (Zuber 57, Zakaria 80) At Gibraltar Gibraltar 0 Republic of Ireland 1 (Hendrick 49) Group F At Ta' Qali, Malta Malta 2 (Nwoko…

Paris, March 23:Toulon coach Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe said his side's 42-33 defeat by Lyon in the Top 14 on Saturday reflected their whole campaign. The three-time European champions, who won the French league title in 2014, have…

San Remo, Italy, March 23:France's Julian Alaphilippe won a sprint finish to the Milan-San Remo on Saturday, claiming his first victory in one of cycling's 'Monument' classic races. The Deceuninck Quick-Step rider finished ahead of a…

Berlin, March 23 :Marco Reus has called on Germany to win back the trust of their fans when they launch their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against old rivals the Netherlands on Sunday. Germany were booed by fans in Wolfsburg during…