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Pakistan avoided a shock – and potentially damaging – defeat to Netherlands in the opening match of the T20 World Cup with Faheem Ashraf’s boundary burst and a crucial dropped catch seeing the 2009 champions to a jittery three-wicket victory. Pakistan have opted to boycott their fixture with India on February 15 amid the fallout […]
American ski star Lindsey Vonn completed her second training run for the Milan-Cortina Olympics women’s downhill despite a serious knee injury. Photo: AFP CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Lindsey Vonn’s dream of Olympic medal glory is alive after the American ski star again defied a serious knee injury to successfully complete her second training run for the Milan-Cortina […]
ICC seeking resolution through dialogue and not confrontation, says source close to developments The International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to resolve the boycott of its T20 World Cup match against India on February 15. Any clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India is one of the most lucrative […]
Colombia captain James Rodriguez celebrates his winning goal against Argentina. Photo AFP WASINGTON: Colombia captain James Rodriguez signed for Minnesota United, marking his seventh club since leaving Real Madrid in 2020 as the former World Cup Golden Boot winner continues his globe-trotting career. The Major League Soccer club announced that the 34-year-old midfielder has signed […]
A picture of a Chinese rocket. SOURCE: REUTERS BEIJING: China successfully launched into orbit a reusable experimental spacecraft aboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the country’s northwest on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported. The mission will carry out technological verification for reusable spacecraft, providing technical support for […]
Regular football fans will now get the chance to buy World Cup tickets for just 60 dollars: PHOTO: AFP FLORIDA: A coalition of civil and human rights organizations on Friday issued a statewide travel alert for Florida ahead of this year’s World Cup soccer tournament. They warned international visitors that stepped-up immigration enforcement could increase […]
Luis Enrique’s PSG have won nine of their last 10 games in Ligue 1 but lead Lens by just two points in the standings Photo: AFP PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique expects his side to be pushed hard over the closing months of the Ligue 1 season, starting with Sunday’s visit of unpredictable arch-rivals […]
England’s Phil Salt celebrates his century during the second T20 against South Africa at Old Trafford. PHOTO: AFP MUMBAI: Hard-hitting batsman Phil Salt was passed fit as England named their team Saturday for their first match in the T20 World Cup. He will open the batting alongside wicketkeeper Jos Buttler against Nepal at Mumbai’s Wankhede […]
Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her semi final match against Hailey Baptiste of the U.S. Photo: REUTERS DUBAI: Second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the first set but battled back to defeat Hailey Baptiste of the United States on Friday, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to secure herself a spot in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final […]
Pakistan will face the Netherlands in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo today, marking the start of the prestigious tournament. The national side enters the mega event on the back of strong recent performances in the shortest format, including a whitewash of Australia in a […]
