Karachi: PCB has got more support from the President of the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee, Sidath Wettimuny in its mission to bring back regular international cricket to Pakistan. Sri Lanka’s former Test opener, who is heading the interim set up, Wettimuny told the media in Lahore that theRead More

Kolkata: He is still not clear about his role in the BCCI’s newly-constituted advisory committee, but former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he is happy to be clubbed with Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman in the panel. “I have just come to know about the committee, restRead More

Leeds: England, chasing 455 to pull off the highest successful run chase in test history, reached 44 for no wicket against New Zealand before rain ended the fourth day`s play in the second and final match of the series on Monday. Captain Alastair Cook was 18 not out with AdamRead More

Paris: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash in a French Open quarter-final blockbuster on Wednesday in one of the sport`s most-eagerly awaited clashes of recent times. World number one and top seed Djokovic eased into the last eight on Monday with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over France`s RichardRead More

World football`s governing body FIFA on Monday provisionally banned a trio of the sport`s officials including CONCACAF secretary-general Enrique Sanz from involvement with the game. Sanz was banned “from carrying out any football-related activities at national and international level” on the basis of investigations carried out by FIFA`s Ethics CommitteeRead More

Leeds: BJ Watling scored a fine century as New Zealand dominated the final session with steely resolve to reach 338 for six on the third day of the second test against England on Sunday. Watling and Brendon McCullum added 121 runs against a toothless England attack to help New ZealandRead More

Lahore: The third and final day-night international between Pakistan and Zimbabwe ended as a no result in Lahore on Sunday after play was ended by a sandstorm followed by rain. Zimbabwe, chasing a target of 297 to win, were 60-0 before a power failure in a floodlight tower and aRead More

New Delhi: Archer​ Deepika Kumari stuns world number 8, Chang Hye Jin, on Sunday to win bronze medal in Women’s Recurve event at Antalya Archery World Cup. Deepika beat the South Korea in straight sets 6-2 (26-25, 29-26, 26-28, 28-27) to stamp her authority. Earlier, the 20-year-old archer put upRead More

Paris: Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in 82 years to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Russia`s Teymuraz Gabashvili. Fifth seed Nishikori goes on to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 14th seeded Frenchman, for a place in the semi-finals. Jiro SatohRead More

Leeds: Adam Lyth upstaged his captain Alastair Cook by scoring his maiden test century to lift England to 253 for five at the close on the second day of the second test against New Zealand on Saturday. Cook went past Graham Gooch`s record haul of 8,900 test runs for EnglandRead More