Beijing: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first woman to win three world 100m titles and completed a Jamaican sprint double as she emulated Usain Bolt by storming to victory on Monday. The pint-sized Jamaican, unmissable with a yellow flowered garland on top of her bright green braids, shot out of theRead More

Lahore:With the PCB indicating that it might raise the issue of India not agreeing on a bilateral series in the UAE, ICC president Zaheer Abbas made it clear that they cannot be compelled to play against each other. “Since the matter is a bilateral one between two boards, the ICCRead More

Colombo:Virat Kohli gave a thumbs up to spinner Ravichandran Aswin’s aggressive style of bowling as the India captain savoured a crushing 278-run series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo. Ashwin, who has picked 17 wickets in two matches, has been the key factor in India achieving their target of takingRead More

Colombo: Kumar Sangakkara’s retirement from international cricket will make it virtually impossible for Sri Lanka to win the series-deciding Test against India which starts at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo later this week. Sangakkara played his final Test match at P. Sara Oval after India clinched a series-levelling winRead More

Colombo:Kumar Sangakkara drew the curtains on an illustrious international career with scores of 32 and 18 as Sri Lanka stared at possible defeat in the second Test against India but Sunil Gavaskar hailed the left-handed batsmen for his consistency, especially over the last five years. It has so far beenRead More

Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of India’s final Test against Sri Lanka. The two teams are currently locked in an intense battle at the P. Sara Oval, where the hosts are struggling to hold on for a draw. Vijay’s right hamstring problem, which ruled him outRead More

Two-time world champion Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year’s title race to 28 points when he claimed a near-flawless victory ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from his 10th pole position of the season and sixth in succession, the 30-year-oldRead More

Pedro Rodriguez produced a goal and an assist on his debut as Chelsea survived the dismissal of captain John Terry to prevail 3-2 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. A USD 33.2 million signing from Barcelona earlier this week, reportedly snatched from beneath Manchester United’s noses, Pedro scored and setRead More

Kolkata: All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das said on Saturday that the Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League football tournaments would be merged in the next two to three years. The second edition of ISL will commence on October 3, following which the I-League will begin. “WeRead More

Manchester: Manchester United’s early-season goal-scoring problems resurfaced in a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United on Saturday that left them with just two goals from their opening three Premier League games. The spotlight will inevitably fall on England centre-forward Wayne Rooney, who has now gone 10 games without a goal forRead More