Djokovic courts controversy at French Open

PARIS 30 May (Online): Novak Djokovic courted controversy Monday when he wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a camera at the french Open after clashes flared in northern Kosovo amid ethnic tensions. The Belgrade-born tennis superstar wrote the message in […]

ICC revenue model threatens growth of game,associate members say

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Cricket’s cash-starved associate member nations fear the proposed new international revenue distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has proposed a new revenue-sharing model for the 2024-27 […]

Wawrinka rolls back years in French Open marathon

PARIS: Former champion Stan Wawrinka shrugged off his 38 years to reach the French Open second round on Monday, winning a five-set marathon against Albert Ramos-Vinolas which stretched to four hours and 35 minutes and said: “It’s why I keep playing”. Wawrinka, ranked 89 in […]

Tongue to make England debut in Ireland Test

London, May 30 (AFP/APP):Josh Tongue is set to make his England debut after being named Tuesday in the XI to play Ireland in this week’s one-off Test at Lord’s. The 25-year-old Worcestershire quick was initially only called up as cover due to injury concerns over […]

National Mas-Wrestling C’ship from June 3

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP):The two-day 6th National Mas-Wrestling Championship 2023 would be held at the Sports Gymnasium Gujranwala in collaboration with Sports Department Gujranwala and Wapda Town Society from June 3. President Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Federation, Nawab Furqan Khan told APP that as many as 22 […]

Babar, Rizwan enrol in Harvard Business School

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s cricketer stars, became the first two cricketers to join Harvard Business School’s executive education programme on the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (BEMS). Skipper Babar and wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan will participate in the programme from […]

CSK vs GT IPL 2023 final rescheduled for today

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played today (Monday) between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad after being rescheduled due to rain on Sunday. The Super Kings defeated the Titans […]