Five Armenians have been charged in Belgium with corruption, money laundering and other crimes as part of an international investigation into match-fixing in tennis, prosecutors said Wednesday. They were among 13 people held in Belgium on Tuesday as simultaneous raids were carried out in the United States, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Netherlands. An investigating judge in Belgium then ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan beat Malaysia by 23 runs in the Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup on Thursday, June 7 at Kinrara Academy Oval. Batting first, Pakistan put up a target of 178 runs. Despite losing Nahida Khan in the very first over, Pakistan recovered from the early blow with a with a 37-ball 62 from captain Bismah Maroof. Nida Dar chipped ...

WELLINGTON:  Mike Hesson stunned New Zealand cricket on Thursday by announcing he will step down as coach at the end of next month, less than a year out from the World Cup. The 43-year-old, who was appointed to the role in 2012, is to leave the job on July 31. He said in a statement he wanted to spend more ...

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli won India´s cricketer of the year award for the fourth time on Thursday for outstanding performances over the past two seasons. Kohli became India´s captain in 2015 and led his team back to number one place in the Test rankings the following year. The 29-year-old, who was also named International Cricket Council player of the year ...

PARIS: Argentina´s Juan Martin Del Potro came through a clash of the titans against Marin Cilic to reach his first French Open semi-final for nine years on Thursday, winning a rain-delayed duel 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. The 29-year-old powerhouse´s eighth successive defeat of Cilic set up a clash with 10-times champion Rafael Nadal. Play resumed on a sunny Court Suzanne ...

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab and Punjab Football Association will jointly organise first Under-15 Punjab Open Football Championship in the third week of July, this decision was taken by Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan and President Punjab Football Association Sardar Naveed Haider during their meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, President ...

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland announced Wednesday he will stand down in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that rattled the game. Sutherland, who has been chief executive for 17 of his 20 years with Cricket Australia, has given 12 months’ notice and will continue in his role until a suitable replacement is found. “After nearly 20 years at ...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina have cancelled their final World Cup warm-up match against Israel scheduled for this Saturday in Jerusalem, striker Gonzalo Higuain said on Tuesday. “They’ve finally done the right thing,” Higuain said in an interview with ESPN, confirming reports the game had been canceled following political pressure. The match in Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium was to be Argentina’s final ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s prominent golfer Hamza Amin is looking forward to playing among the region’s top golfers as he tees off at this week’s $300,000 Thailand Open. Hamza, 30, is currently the only Pakistani golfer on Asian Tour and has been representing the country in different tournaments. Thailand Open is also a sort of a comeback tournament for Hamza, who last ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 23 runs in the Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup on Wednesday, June 6 at Kinrara Academy Oval. Batting first, Pakistan put up a target of 137 runs which included 60 not out by captain Bismah Maroof and 38 off 34 balls by Nahida Khan. Pakistan lost their opener Muneeba Ali early in the innings, but ...