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F1 star Hamilton to change name to honour mother

Kensington – March 15 (ONLINE) Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton will change his name to honour his mother Carmen Larbalestier, he revealed on Monday as he prepares to challenge for a record eighth world title. The 37-year-old said he would add his mother’s surname to […]

Indonesia to host Hockey Asia Cup

JAKARTA – March 15 (ONLINE) Indonesia will host the 2022 Asia Cup Hockey tournament, as the Asian Hockey Federation and Indonesian Hockey Federation reached an agreement. According to Asian Hockey Federation, the tournament will kick-off from May 23, and will last till June 01. According […]

Chelsea withdraw ‘bizarre’ request to stage match behind closed doors

London, March 15 (AFP/APP):Chelsea have withdrawn their request for their FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors following “constructive talks”, a spokesman for the Football Association said on Tuesday. The Premier League club said hours earlier they wanted Saturday’s game at […]

Kohli happy with du Plessis’s appointment as RCB captain

NEW DELHI – March 13 (ONLINE) India’s star batsman and IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) former captain Virat Kohli has ‘welcomed’ the appointment of Faf du Plessis as his successor ahead of IPL 2022 season. “As you know that we are going to […]

PCB on sticky wicket after Pindi pitch fiasco

By Syed Hasnain Raza Gardezi ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP)::The cricket pitches on every individual ground across the globe have their own behaviours due to distinctive soils and diverse climate conditions of that specific area, making them impossible to prepare on a universal standard, applicable across […]

Mongolia holds eagle festival to promote pandemic-hit tourism sector

ULAN BATOR, March 13 (Xinhua/APP) –: Mongolia kicked off its annual Golden Eagle Festival near the capital city here on Saturday to promote the country’s pandemic-hit tourism sector. The event called “Nomadic Winter – Golden Eagle Festival” was co-organized by the Mongolian Eagle Hunters’ Association […]

Austria’s Aigner family takes fourth gold at Beijing Winter Paralympics

YANQING, Beijing, March 13 (Xinhua/APP) –: Veronika Aigner won her second gold for her family at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday. The 19-year-old Austrian racer, who claimed the women’s giant slalom vision impaired on Friday, finished first in the slalom event on Saturday […]

Another defeat: South Africa women overcome Pakistan by 6 runs

MOUNT MAUNGANUI – March 11 (ONLINE) South Africa beat Pakistani women by six wickets in the ninth ICC World Cricket Cup match played at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand on Friday. Set a target of 224 runs to win, the Pakistani women cricketers were all […]

Neymar denies report of dressing room bust-up with Donnarumma

PARIS – March 11 (ONLINE) Neymar has taken to social media to deny reports that he fought with goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the aftermath of Paris Saint-Germain’s stunning Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid. Reports said Neymar and Donnarumma had to be […]

Braley returns for Italy against Scotland in Six Nations

Rome, March 10 (AFP/APP):Scrum-half Callum Braley returns for Italy with hooker Giacomo Nicotera set for his first start in Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland in Rome with the hosts attempting to end their 35-match losing streak in the tournament. Braley, 27, missed out on […]

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