Lahore: Taking heart from Sikandar Raza’s century in the previous game, Zimbabwe will aim to avoid a whitewash as they meet Pakistan in their third and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday. Pakistan have already pocketed the series having won the previous two encounters ofRead More

North Sound: Australia cricket head coach Darren Lehmann says the selectors will wait until early next week to make up their minds about Australia’s playing 11 for the first Test against the West Indies in Dominica. The Aussies completed their only warm-up match of the tour here on Friday, aRead More

Lahore: Azhar Ali hit a solid hundred to help Pakistan win their first one-day series in 17 months with a thumping six-wicket win in the second day-night international against Zimbabwe in Lahore on Friday. Ali scored a 104-ball 102 for his second one-day century to help Pakistan chase down aRead More

Paris: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal moved to within one win of a French Open quarter-final blockbuster Saturday as the sport`s next generation endured a Grand Slam reality check. World number one and top seed Djokovic reached the last-16 for the sixth straight year with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 winRead More

Lucknow: Enjoying the spotlight after his debut IPL season that saw him play crucial knocks, 17-year-old Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Sarfaraz Khan says that the stint has given him confidence but his feet are firmly on the ground. On a visit to his ancestral village Basupur in Azamgarh recently, SarfarazRead More

Kingston: Backing chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd’s decision to drop Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the Australian series, former West Indies pacer Michael Holding has said he firmly believes that the veteran batsman has lost his edge and does not deserve a place in the side. Even though the veteran left-hander hasRead More

Mumbai: Even as the Cricket Board is looking to finalise Team India coach after the departure of Duncan Fletcher, former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said that the team required a mentor rather than a coach. “You need somebody like a mentor. At the international level you need something likeRead More

Paris: Swiss pair Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both eased into the last 16 of the French Open on Friday as hopes of a first home winner in 32 years were boosted. Second-seeded Federer, whose sole title win in Paris came in 2009, reached the fourth round for the 11thRead More

Sydney: Indian challenge ended at the Australian Open Super Series after ace shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a straight-game defeat against China’s Shixian Wang in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the badminton tournament here today. World No.1 Saina failed to stick to her game plan and suffered a 15-21 13-21 lossRead More

Former fast bowler Brett Lee on Thursday said if Australia’s World Cup hero Mitchell Starc is to carry his good form in upcoming Ashes series, he has to heed the advice of legendary Glenn McGrath. Starc, player of the tournament in Australia’s recent World Cup triumph, appears set to shareRead More