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Fury, Wilder ready for trilogy showdown

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Las Vegas, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight boxing crown on Saturday when he faces Deontay Wilder for the third — and probably final — installment of an acrimonious three-year ring rivalry. A tortuous build-up marked by bitter legal wrangling, a Covid-19 outbreak […]

Arozarena fuels Rays in 5-0 playoff win over Red Sox

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Los Angeles, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Randy Arozarena belted his 11th career playoff home run and produced a rare straight steal of home Thursday as the Tampa Bay Rays launched their post-season with a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays, who fell to the […]

Premier League approves Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United

Posted on October 8, 2021 by News Desk

London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):The Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United has been approved, the Premier League announced on Thursday. “The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club and St James Holdings Limited have today settled the dispute over the takeover of the club by the consortium of […]

Ex-NBA players charged in $4 mn health fraud scheme

Posted on October 8, 2021 by News Desk

New York, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with allegedly defrauding the league’s health insurance scheme of almost $4 million, New York prosecutors said Thursday. The prosecutors accuse Terrence Williams, who played for the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets, of orchestrating […]

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare charged with doping

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Paris, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been charged after testing positive for human growth hormone and EPO, offences that forced her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Okagbare, a former Commonwealth Games gold medallist, won her […]

England all-rounder Stokes has finger operation

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):England all-rounder Ben Stokes has had a second operation after experiencing new problems with a finger that he injured playing in the Indian Premier League in April, the ECB said Thursday. Stokes, 30, had two screws and scar tissue removed from the […]

Roglic puts on show of force at Milano-Torino ahead of Il Lombardia

Posted on October 7, 2021 by News Desk

Milan, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):Primoz Roglic showed why he should be counted among the favourites for Il Lombardia at the weekend by winning the Milano-Torino one-day race only a few days after claiming victory in the Giro dell’Emilia. Three-time Vuelta a Espana winner Roglic was strongest […]

Central Punjab make two in two against Sindh

Posted on October 7, 2021 by News Desk

LAHORE, Oct 06 (APP):A disciplined bowling performance from Home City Central Punjab followed by Hussain Talat’s breezy half-century saw their side to the top of the points table as they defeated GFS Sindh by a comfortable margin of eight wickets in the opening match of […]

Irish rally driver Breen switches to Ford

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Paris, Oct 6 (AFP/APP):Irish driver Craig Breen will leave Hyundai at the end of the season to move to M-Sport Ford, the two World Rally Championship teams announced on Wednesday. Breen, who has signed a two-year deal with the American outfit, will keep his current […]

Holding terms ECB’s pull-out of Pakistan tour as ‘Western Arrogance’