Shanaka leads 20-man Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup

Colombo, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka Friday named a 20-man squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but shifted to the […]

Golf: Czech Masters scores

Prague, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Leading second round scores in the European Tour/DP World Tour Czech Masters at the Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, Par 72): 130 – Gavin Green (MAS) 67-63 133 – Thomas Pieters (BEL) 65-68, Marcel Schneider (GER) 66-67, […]

Germany’s Scholz denies influence in tax fraud probe

Hamburg, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday he believed he had been exonerated after being grilled by a committee on his potential role in a huge tax fraud scam that cost the government billions. Scholz had testified for the second time […]

Pakistan beat India in World Junior Squash Championship

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Pakistan’s impressive run in the World Junior Men’s Squash Team Championship continued as they thrashed traditional rivals India at Nancy, France on Friday. According to the Pakistan Squash Federation, in the first fixture, Noor Zaman defeated Krishna Mishra 14-12, 11-8, 11-4 […]

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