Mexico:Rafael Nadal was a late withdrawal from the ATP 500 Acapulco after suffering an injury setback. The World No 2 has not featured since injury ended his Australian Open bid at the quarter-final stage against Marin Cilic. He was due to make his comeback against fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Tuesday night, live on Sky Sports Action, but was forced ...

Twenty-time tennis grand slam champion Roger Federer has won the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards. The 36-year-old Swiss won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2017 after seven years without a major. “I didn’t believe I would ever come back to this level,” said Federer. “The year I had was something ...

DUBAI: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said Tuesday the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is an incredible opportunity for the country’s young cricket talent to bump up their game by playing against and sharing the dressing room with top-calibre players. Having moved from Islamabad United to Quetta Gladiators for the PSL’s third season, the famed cricketer told  in an  interview that the series ...

SHARJAH: Islamabad United take on Quetta Gladiators in the first match of the Sharjah leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) beginning from tonight. Both the teams have won one match and lost one match so far. Islamabad United collapsed against Peshawar Zalmi by 34 runs but rallied to defeat Multan Sultans by 5 wickets in their next match. Quetta Gladiators ...

DURBAN: South African fast bowler Morne Morkel announced on Monday that he would retire from international cricket after the four-Test series against Australia which starts at Kingsmead on Thursday. The tall paceman has played in 83 Tests, 117 one-day internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals. Morkel, 33, has taken 294 Test wickets and his tally across all formats is 529. Morkel ...

PESHAWAR:- Member of the Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday staged a protest demonstration against indifferent attitude of the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi and Media Manager Amjad Bhutti for ignoring them in Pakistan Super League (PSL). The sports journalists criticized what they argued the indifferent attitude of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) towards the Sports Writers Association Khyber ...

Islamabad:-Malik Zeeshan won the title Mr. Punjab while Farzanad Ali became Jr. Punjab   in the national body building competition held at Islamabad.Under the banner of Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilding Association more than 100 body builders across the country participated in two days mega event held at Islamabad on Sunday morning. Punjab’s Sheikh Rehan won the Abdul Ahaad memorial event. Overall the ...

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HAMILTON: A century by Ross Taylor and lusty late hitting by Mitch Santner delivered a last-over victory to New Zealand against England in their first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a match filled with twists and turns, the outcome hung in the balance until Santer smacked a six in the final over to get New Zealand home with ...

Dubai: Born in Pakistan but migrated to South Africa for pursuing a career in international cricket, Imran Tahir is in action in Pakistan’s biggest cricket tournament as a foreign player now. The 38-year-old has made his mark by clinching seven wickets in three PSL games for Multan Sultans — his first appearance in the league. And, he’s enjoying it. “Well ...