DUBAI: Brazilian legend Pele says he is confident about Brazil´s chances at the upcoming World Cup and expects injured star Neymar to be fully fit to lead the side in Russia. Speaking to AFP in Dubai, the 77-year-old, who has been in ailing health recently, put his faith in Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar´s ability to recover from a fractured foot ...

NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested three men suspected of placing illegal bets on Indian Premier League matches as authorities crack down on gambling rackets that emerge around the billion-dollar franchise every year. The trio were accused of running an online betting syndicate from a residence in New Delhi. Nearly all gambling is illegal in India but is still a ...

Sana Mir, ranked fourth, is now ahead of Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami Dubai: Veteran Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir has broken into the top five in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings, securing the fourth place with 620 points to her name. The spin all-rounder is now ahead of Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who sits at fifth. Australia’s ...

Sachin Tendulkar playing street cricket in Mumbai  A few lucky fans were left shocked and in awe when Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar joined them to play street cricket in Mumbai. A video of the ‘Little Master’ hitting a few balls near a construction site in a Mumbai neighbourhood quickly went viral on social media, as nostalgic fans recalled the ...

Islamabad:-The Pakistan Hockey Federation on Tuesday announced a nine-member team along with four standbys for the Asian hockey qualifiers for Youth Olympics to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from April 25 to 29. The hockey event of the Youth Olympics is played in 5-a-side format. SQUAD: Awais Arshad (goal keeper), Waqas Ahmed (Captain), Ali Raza, Mohibullah (Vice Captain), Murtaza Yaqoob, ...

KARACHI: Pakistan will host its first golf tournament with the Asian Tour in 11 years, organisers announced Tuesday, as international sports gradually returns to the country with improvement in security. The Chief of Naval Staff Open Golf Championship is set to tee off from July 24 to 27 in Karachi, attracting a talented cast of Asian Tour stars to the ...

The 36-year-old has the most Grand Slam singles titles (20), the highest hard court match win percentage (87.6%), and was the world’s oldest number one when he was briefly top of the tennis tree earlier in the year. Many of Federer’s records are seen as “unbreakable”— but even in his twilight years, the Swiss continues to rewrite the history books. ...

London:Surrey coach Michael Di Venuto has confirmed he would be keen to sign one of Australia’s banned Test stars, if allowed by English administrators. Di Venuto was Australia’s batting coach until 2016 and remains close to both Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving 12-month bans from international and Australian domestic cricket following the ball tampering scandal in South ...

Wankhede:-Rohit Sharma stole the show as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium. Riding on a stellar 94-run knock, Rohit along with opener Evin Lewis (65) hammered the Bangalore bowlers all over the park to guide their team breach the 200-mark score in stipulated 20 overs. ...

By;Asghar Ali Mubarak Tokyo: The President Pakistan So-Kyokushin Federation   Raja Khalid meets World Sokyokushin’s president Hanshi, Daigo Oishi, and Supreme advisor Hanshi Kazuyuki Hasegawa at the World so Kyokushin tournament at Tokyo Japan on other day. The living legend of world Sokyokushin’s president Hanshi, Daigo Oishi, and Supreme advisor Hanshi Kazuyuki Hasegawa are Oyama Sosai’s direct pupils. Their Karate is ...