World number ones and defending champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were named as top seeds for the US Open on Wednesday. Djokovic, who will be chasing a 17th Grand Slam singles title in New York next week, heads the men’s field with Spain’s Rafael Nadal seeded second. Former world number one Roger Federer, seeking a 21st Grand Slam crown, ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is set to organise the National Women Football Championship’s twelfth edition, with qualifying round to run September 16-22. The PFF has advised its affiliated women football teams to enter their teams into the tournament latest by August 31. The championship’s qualifying round would be played at four centres — Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar ...

LEEDS: England will make a break from tradition by staging the opening Test of their 2020 home season at the Oval. The England and Wales Cricket Board releases the international fixtures for next season on Wednesday, with a packed programme featuring visits by the West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and Ireland. The Oval, the south London headquarters of Surrey, usually hosts ...

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy” rivalry with the Argentine great. However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of Messi at Barcelona before he left for Juventus, admitted that the pair have never socialised together. “I really admire ...

Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants fast-bowler Mohammad Amir to reconsider his decision of retirement from Tests cricket and give his best for Pakistan as he performed for English County side Essex. Amir, who was playing his final first-class game, finished with figures of 6 for 64 in a winning cause for Essex against Kent in Canterbury, and he looked as ...

PARIS: Neymar remains no closer to getting his desired move away from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) amid reports Thursday the French club have rejected an offer from Real Madrid of 100 million euros ($111 million) plus players. French sports daily L’Equipe said Real had offered cash plus Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Keylor Navas, but PSG turned it down because ...

Lahore:The following are the media opportunities for the Pakistan U19 team preparing for the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2019 (50-over tournament) which will be played in Sri Lanka from 5 September to 14 September, 2019. Pakistan are placed in Group A along with India, Afghanistan and Kuwait. The training camp starts at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Center, Karachi from ...

Karachi: British Coach Kevin Reeves held two days of coaching and trials on August 20 and 21 at Islamabad’s Jinnah Sports Complex and also shortlisted players as Leisure Leagues, the small-sided football organizers, begins hunt for talented footballers ahead of Socca World Cup. According to details, more than 300 players from Islamabad and 14 other cities of KPK attended the ...

NEW DELHI- The upcoming Davis Cup tie between hosts Pakistan and India has been postponed amid security fears, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Thursday. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had requested the game’s world body to either postpone or move the Asia/Oceania Group I tie scheduled in September out of Pakistan following rising political tensions between the two ...

COLOMBO- Sri Lanka will return to Pakistan after a nearly two-year absence for three short-form cricket games later this year, the sports minister said Thursday. “We are not in a position to send the team to Pakistan to play the two Tests, but we will be in Pakistan for about eight days to play the ODIs or the T20 matches,” ...