Watling’s half-century puts Kiwis in command in Lanka Test

A fighting half-century by wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling helped New Zealand to take a highly competitive lead of 177 at stumps on day three in the first Test match against Sri...

Mes Sungun, Oceans in AFC Futsal Club C’ship final

Defending champions Mes Sungun Varzeqan of Islamic Republic of Iran advanced to the final of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Thailand 2019 in style, defeating AGMK FC 7-3 in their...

Ali strike seals first-ever WAFF C’ship crown for Sousa’s Bahrain

Karbala: A solitary goal from Isa Moosa Ali helped Bahrain to their first WAFF Championship title, beating tournament hosts Iraq 1-0 in the final at Karbala Sports City on Wednesday....

New Zealand target top Test ranking in two-match series against Sri Lanka

Galle: New Zealand have a chance of securing the top spot in Test cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series from Wednesday, exactly a month after...

Hodgson pins hopes on disgruntled Zaha to shine again for Palace

London: Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha had hoped to be lining up on the opening weekend of the Premier League season for Everton against the London club. Instead Zaha...

PSG look set to extend league dominance

With or without Neymar, Paris St Germain look set to continue their Ligue 1 dominance for another season with other clubs simply unable to match their huge spending power. ...

Dubai-based GPX Racing team post historic Spa 24 Hours win

Bale wasn’t fit for Real’s Munich trip, says Zidane

Munich: Gareth Bale was not fit to travel with Real Madrid for their pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, manager Zinedine Zidane has said. Wales international Bale on...

Dressel drives on but Sun doping spats overshadow worlds

Reigning champion Caeleb Dressel swam a sizzling 100 metres freestyle heat on Wednesday as fallout from the bust-up between China’s Sun Yang and Briton Duncan Scott continued to swirl at...

Windies recall Narine, Pollard for first two T20s versus India

St John’s: West Indies have turned to experience with the recall on Tuesday of veteran duo Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard for the first two T20s against India next month....