Brisbane -December 10 (Online): Joe Root and Dawid Malan dug in to give England some badly needed cheer at tea on the third day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday. England were 107-2 at the break with skipper Root […]
Brisbane, Australia, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second […]
Brest, France, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history was on Thursday fined for the incident at this year’s event in which dozens of riders were injured. A court in Brest, western France, ordered the 31-year old […]
ISLAMABAD, Dec 09 (APP):The female athletes displayed top performances in the Inter-University Athletics Championship (Women) under the auspicious of Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive here at the Jinnah Stadium of the Pakistan Sports Complex. Many athletes featured in different disciplines of the championship. In 200m, Tameem […]
Sao Paulo, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalized for treatment of a previously identified colon tumor, his doctors said Wednesday, the latest health issue for the 81-year-old icon. The three-time world champion was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo “for […]
Brisbane, Australia, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes was at the centre of a no-ball drama in the first Ashes Test on Thursday at the Gabba. David Warner was on 17 when Stokes bowled him, only for the Australian opener to be given a […]
Dhaka, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi claimed two wickets each after Pakistan enforced the follow-on in search of victory on the final day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. The hosts were 72-4 by lunch on the fifth day […]
London – December 7 (Online): Manchester United entertain Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round, while holders Leicester City welcome Watford and West Ham United are at home to Leeds United following Monday’s draw. Non-league Chesterfield bagged a trip to face last season’s runners-up […]
Islamabad – December 7 (Online): New Zealand had very little left to salvage from the second test after getting bowled for 62 in their first innings at the Wankhede Stadium but stand-in skipper Tom Latham hoped there were lessons to be learned for the young […]
Brisbane – December 7 (Online): England’s leading wicket-taker James Anderson has been rested for the first Ashes Test against Australia, with Ollie Pope preferred to Jonny Bairstow in the 12-man squad. Spinner Jack Leach is included as is Ben Stokes, who has has not played […]