CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa built a sizeable lead after reaching 65 for two against India at the close on day two of the first test at Newlands on Saturday but must finish the match without pace bowler Dale Steyn who suffered another injury setback. Hashim Amla (four not out) and nightwatchman Kagiso Rabada (two not out) will seek ...

Australia’s batsmen made England toil on the third day of the final Ashes Test in Sydney. Usman Khawaja extended his overnight 91 into 171, while Shaun Marsh compiled an unbeaten 98 as England managed only two wickets all day. Steve Smith missed out on a century, falling for 83, while Mitchell Marsh had hurried to 63 not out when the ...

WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson scored a century and Tim Southee captured three wickets in a devastating spell to guide New Zealand to victory over Pakistan in a rain-shortened One Day International on Saturday. New Zealand won the match by 61 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system to take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series while ending Pakistan´s nine-match winning streak in ...

LAHORE: Punjab University’s team has won 36th All Pakistan Inter-University Higher Education Commission Women’s Hockey Championship 2017-18 by 1-0. According to details, PU’s team beat Lahore College for Women University Lahore’s team in final match at Johar Town Hockey Stadium. PU’s central forward Noreena Khalil scored one goal in the match which led to success. University of Sargodha obtained third ...

Pakistan’s 18 member women hockey team for the Asian Games Qualifiers to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from January 12-20 has been announced, along with six officials. Rizwana Yasmin is the captain of the team with Ambreen Arshad as the vice captain GOALKEEPERES:   Rizwana Yasmeen   (WAPDA)              Rushna Khan (Punjab) FULL BACKS: Ishrat Abbas  (WAPDA)                 Taskeen Kausar   (Army) ...

BRISBANE, Australia – World No.6 Elina Svitolina became the first champion of the 2018 season on Saturday evening, defeating qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich to win the Brisbane International, 6-2, 6-1. The Ukrainian No.3 seed claimed the first Premier-level title of her career, after winning three Premier 5 titles in 2017 – the first player to ever do so in a single ...

SHENZHEN, China – World No.1 Simona Halep won her first title of 2018 on Saturday, coming through a delayed three-set final against Katerina Siniakova to win the Shenzhen Open 6-1, 2-6, 6-0. The final was moved indoors after repeated rain delays and began six hours after its scheduled start time. The two players were squaring off to see who would ...

Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber to win the Hopman Cup for the first time since 2001. Federer went a set down to Zverev in the opener, but the 19-time Grand Slam champion recovered to win 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-2 and give Switzerland a 1-0 lead. Kerber then beat Bencic 6-4 6-1 to ...