SHENZHEN, China – Maria Sharapova rang in the New Year with a decisive victory over an in-form Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-3, 6-0, at the Shenzhen Open. “It’s quite remarkable to see a full stadium for a first round,” Sharapova said during her on-court interview. “It’s my first time here, so I didn’t know what to expect!” Sharapova made the best of her Shenzhen ...

Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has been stripped of his BCB central contract as punishment for assaulting a fan during a first-class match. Sabbir has also been fined Tk 20 lakh ($25,000 approx) and barred from playing domestic cricket for the next six months. Sabbir was the first cricketer in Bangladesh to be punished in such a way. He was in Grade B in the ...

NEW DELHI: India has once again made clear its stance that, for the time being, there will be no bilateral cricket series between the two countries, even at neutral venues. According to a report in the Indian media, Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj indicated the government’s stance at a meeting of the consultative committee attached to the ministry ...

Pakistan Hockey Federation has called the following 31 junior players to report on the 4th of January at the Abdul Sattar Edhi hockey stadium in Karachi. World Cup winner Kamran Ashraf is the commandant of this camp for the National Junior Probables. PAKISTAN JUNIORS HOCKEY TEAM CAMP PROBABLES SNO NAME POSITION 1 WAQAR ALI GK 2 AKMAL HUSSAIN GK 3 ...