South Africa beats New Zealand by 198 runs, splits series 1-1
Christchurch: South Africa completed an extraordinary turnaround in form when it beat New Zealand by 198 runs in the second Test on Tuesday to square the two-match series. After setting New Zealand a target of 426, South Africa bowled out the home team for 227 to win with more than a session remaining at Hagley […]
Jason Roy pulls out of IPL 2022 citing bubble fatigue
New Delhi: England’s flamboyant batter Jason Roy on Tuesday pulled out of the upcoming IPL citing extended stay in the tournament bubble, dealing a blow to his new franchise Gujarat Titans weeks before the event gets going. The 31-year-old South African-born English cricketer was signed by Gujarat Titans for his base price of Rs 2 […]
Ukrainian tennis player won’t play Russian unless tours act
New York: Top-seeded Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Ukraine, says she will withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee’s lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as neutral athletes. Svitolina […]
Afghanistan beats Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 3rd ODI
Chattogram: Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck a brilliant 106 not out as Afghanistan avoided a clean sweep by sealing a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in the third one-day international on Monday. Apart from a consolation victory in the three-match series, the result also gave the Afghans a valuable 10 Super League points. Legspinner Rashid Khan claimed […]
Shaheen becomes youngest captain to win T20 league
Lahore: Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi became the youngest captain to win a major T20 league title when his team Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore. Afridi is 21. Previously, Australia’s former captain Steve Smith held the honour, having led Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash title […]
Mayank Agarwal named captain of Punjab Kings
New Delhi: Opener Mayank Agarwal was on Monday named the captain of Punjab Kings for the upcoming Indian Premier League. A member of the Indian Test team, the 31-year-old from Bengaluru was one of the two players retained by Punjab Kings alongside young pacer Arshdeep Singh ahead of the mega auction earlier this month. “I […]
Ranji Trophy: Karnataka thrash J&K by 117 runs
CHENNAI: Karnataka posted an emphatic 117-run win over Jammu and Kashmir while Railways had to settle for first innings points against Pondicherry on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C matches on Sunday. India pacer Prasidh Krishna, who picked six wickets in the first innings, bagged four more scalps to […]
World judo body suspends Putin as its honorary president
Paris: Vladimir Putin temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports on Sunday. The International Judo Federation cited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” for suspending Putin’s honorary president status. The Russian president is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics. The IJF is rare among Olympic sports […]
Nadal beats Norrie in Acapulco for 91st career title
Acapulco (Mexico): Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he wasn’t aware of his career statistics. Now, he might want to have a look at them. The 35-year-old Spaniard defeated Cameron Norris 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Mexican Open and extend his career-best start for a season to 15-0 as he won […]
Farooq Khan greets Sadia for winning Gold Medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and Vice President Sports Council Farooq Khan, on Saturday greeted star Wushu players for winning gold medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Russia this week. “We are proud of Sadia Tariq for bringing laurels for the country at the International arena by winning the gold medal in Moscow […]