PRETORIA – India captain Virat Kohli blazed a magnificent century, but South Africa hold the upper hand as they reached 90 for two in their second innings on a difficult wicket after rain and then bad light curtailed day three of the second test on Monday. The home side lead by 118 runs having bowled India out for 307 ...

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been charged with affray after a fight outside a Bristol nightclub. The 26-year-old and two men from Bristol are due to appear before magistrates at a future date. Police investigated the incident and sent their findings to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in November. Stokes missed the Ashes series, with the England and Wales Cricket ...

LAHORE: Chairman Steering Committee Sports Punjab Hanif Abbasi, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada and Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan visited State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Pool in Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Monday. Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan, Divisional Sports Officer Nadim Qaiser and other top officials were also present on this occasion. The above-mentioned dignitaries ...

PSL Champions Peshawar Zalmai announced fixtures of T20 League “Global Zalmi League” which will go into action from February 11 in Ajman,UAE Kashmir Zalmi and fifteen foreign teams will be in action in the mega event in which each team can also include two players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Highly talented and passionate cricketers will gather under Zalmai’s umbrella ...

Pakistan cricket’s head coach Mickey Arthur has refused to be demotivated by his team’s dismal performance in the ODI series against New Zealand so far. Speaking to media during a team practice session in Hamilton on Monday, Arthur said he was disappointed at how the team’s batting had fared in the first three ODIs. “No excuses, [our batsmen] are far ...

MELBOURNE  – World number five Venus Williams and US Open champion Sloane Stephens were high-profile casualties on day one of the Australian Open Monday, but Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko survived. Williams, who lost in the final to sister Serena last year, was stunned by Swiss star Belinda Bencic, fresh from winning the Hopman Cup with Roger Federer. The seven-time ...

Pakistan’s lanky left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfran has revealed that he was offered to play basketball for United States (US) national side but he refused it. In a video message, the 35-year-old said, “I was offered to play basketball for the US national side, they offered me nationality as well, but I refused the offer as I only want to represent ...