England win the toss and bat! “I think the pitch and overheads,” [are the decisive factor}, says Eoin Morgan. “The pitches have got tougher, slower, lower as the match goes on, and it’s a trend that the pitches haven’t been as good as the last few years. It’s a bit like a quarter-final, we train hard, play hard, today is ...

Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday, raising more questions about her future in the sport. The 2004 champion retired with a right arm injury in the final set of her tie with Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier who claimed a 4-6, 7-6 (7/), 5-0 win. Sharapova, now ranked at 80 in the world, ...

India’s 87-Year-Old fan Charulata Patel took social media by storm with many of her photographs and videos going viral in the backdrop of the team’s victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. After the match, which India won by 28 runs at Edgbaston to qualify for semi-finals, captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma met Charulata Patel and sought her blessings ...

DOHA: Pakistan defeated India 3-1 to lift the IBSF Snooker World Team Cup 2019 title in Qatar on Tuesday. The pair of Asjad Iqbal and Muhammad Bilal outclassed Team India’s Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat 3-1 in the final. The Indian team was outplayed by Pakistan who won the first two frames. The Indian team, however, bounced back to win ...

BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil advanced to the Copa America final with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina on Tuesday in a pulsating and, at times, a bad-tempered match decided by a goal in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino. Both sides tried to impose themselves physically early on but it was Jesus who gave Brazil the lead after ...

LYON: Defending champions United States reached the women’s World Cup final for the fifth time after an incident-packed 2-1 win over England, who missed a late penalty, on Tuesday. In a tournament that has earned unprecedented attention, the much-anticipated game certainly delivered with an abundance of excitement and relentless effort, topped by moments of wonderful skill. It was business as ...

CHESTER-LE-STREET: As the group stage of the World Cup edged closer to wrapping up, hosts England take on New Zealand in a bid to cement their place in the semifinals at The Riverside in Durham today.  For England, the return of opener Jason Roy proved to be a turning point as they handed India their first defeat of the tournament ...

LAHORE (July 2, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar inaugurated the 2-day Olympic Day Archery Championship at a colourful opening ceremony at Sports Stadium, Bhurban Road Murree on Tuesday. It’s pertinent to mention here that Olympic Day Archery Championship is being organised under the joint arrangements of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Punjab Archery Association. Divisional Officers Sports Rana ...

It’s still hard to know what to think about this Pakistan team. The win over Afghanistan was not the performance of champions and yet, somehow and some way, they are still in contention for a semi-final spot and you can never write them off. Look at the history of our team and it has always been like this. Two years ...

Cori Gauff, at 15 the youngest ever qualifier for the Wimbledon singles, pulled off a major shock on Monday beating five-time champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in their first round clash. The teenage American — who was not even born when Williams had won her first two Wimbledon singles titles — showed not an ounce of fear on Court One ...