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Paris, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Results from World Cup warm-up friendly internationals on Tuesday (kick-offs GMT): In Suwon, South Korea Uzbekistan 1 (Shomurodov 25) Costa Rica 2 (Hernandez 90+2, Waston 90+4) In Seoul South Korea 1 (Son Heung-min 35) Cameroon 0 In Dusseldorf, Germany Japan 0 […]

London, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):English Premiership side Worcester are set to be placed in administration after they were suspended from all competitions by the Rugby Football Union on Monday for failing to meet a funding ultimatum. Worcester are burdened by debts totalling more than £25 million […]

Johannesburg, Sept 25 (AFP/APP): South African Pitso Mosimane, the most successful African coach in Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, has joined Saudi Arabian second division side Al Ahli Saudi. A close associate of Mosimane on Sunday confirmed to AFP the deal with the […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): The National Basketball Championship for Women would be staged from October 3 to October 7 at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. General Secretary Federal Basketball Association (FBBA), Ouj-e-Zahoor in a statement said that as many as eight teams would be […]

Wollongong, Australia, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Belgium ace Remco Evenepoel backed up victory at the Vuelta a Espana by storming to the world road race title on Sunday with a spectacular solo ride to claim a first rainbow jersey, vowing “a big party” to celebrate. The 22-year-old […]

Berlin, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Kenyan great Eliud Kipchoge has beaten his own world marathon record by 30 seconds, running 2hr 01min 9sec in Berlin on Sunday. At the halfway point the back-to-back Olympic champion in Rio and Tokyo looked set to become the first to officially […]

Wollongong, Australia, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Gutsy Dutchwoman Annemiek Van Vleuten rode through the pain of a fractured elbow to win a pulsating world cycling road race on Saturday after launching a breathtaking late solo attack. The 39-year-old Tour de France champion held off a challenge by […]

FAISALABAD, Sep 24 (APP): Muhammad Tayyab Pehalwan has won the title of Rustam-e-Faisalabad by defeating his rival in divisional level wrestling tournament. As many as 24 wrestlers belonging to Faisalabad division participated in the tournament played at Dijkot Sports Complex Faisalabad. The final contest was […]