Coach Bielsa confirms he is staying at Leeds this season

London: Marcelo Bielsa confirmed on Thursday that he was staying with Leeds for their first season back in the Premier League after a 16-year-absence. The Argentine head coach guided...

With FedEx Cup and $15m booty, Johnson strikes it rich at Tour Championship

World number one Dustin Johnson capped a two-under-par 68 with a birdie at the last to seal a three-stroke victory in the US PGA Tour Championship and earn the $15...

Hamilton takes pole for Italian GP as Ferrari suffer 36-year Monza low

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a new lap record at Monza for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas taking second place in qualifying for another Mercedes front row...

Katich delighted to see RCB batsmen picking up rhythm

Mohammad Abdullah, Staff Reporter Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) coach Simon Katich is amazed to see how soon batsmen have got back to the groove after long lay-off. The RCB...

‘Difficult’ for Messi to stay at Barca, says wantaway star’s dad

Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, said on Wednesday he thinks it will be “difficult” for his son to stay at Barcelona. Messi senior landed in Barcelona...

Top-seed Pliskova rolls over first-round opponent

NEW YORK: First seed Karolina Pliskova got a roaring start to her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Monday, downing first-round opponent Anhelina Kalinina...

Everyone in Mumbai Indians eager to go out and defend IPL title, says former pacer Zaheer

Mohammad Abdullah, Staff Reporter Former Indian pacer and Director of Cricket Operations for Mumbai Indians (MI) Zaheer Khan stressed that everyone is eager is defend the Indian...

Leading by example

Feel very lucky to have Shah & Afridi in my squad, says Pakistan cricket team captain Azhar Ali

Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali on Thursday lauded bowlers ahead of their series against England and stated he is lucky to have young pacers like Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah...

Pakistan's Akmal has three-year cricket ban halved on appeal

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban from cricket for failing to report a match-fixing approach was on Wednesday reduced to 18 months on appeal, meaning he can resume...