New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 series against Sri Lanka with a fractured thumb. Ferguson sustained the injury at training on Friday, while fielding. X-rays revealed a “small fracture to the middle joint”, according to an official release. “It’s a shame for Lockie to have to miss this series, especially coming off ...

As they fight to recover from the setback at Headingley and seal the Ashes with victory at Old Trafford, Australia’s tourists have called back Steve Waugh to help mentor the team after he was conspicuously absent during the Leeds Test. Originally scheduled to be with the team for only the first two Tests of the series, Waugh toyed with rushing ...

For powerhouse athlete Serena Williams, all the trophies in the world do no compare to the joys of motherhood. Wishing her two-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, on her birthday, the tennis star shared a throwback picture on Instagram of her cradling the newborn. Underneath it she wrote: “The last 2 years have been my greatest accomplishment.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B13pSRjnwv0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Since her ...

NEW YORK: Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic retired from his US Open match Sunday after dropping the first two sets to Stan Wawrinka, sending the Swiss three-time Grand Slam champion into the quarter-finals. Djokovic, who won four of the past five Slam crowns and 16 overall, was in pain from a nagging left shoulder injury while 34-year-old Wawrinka, who also ...

LAHORE: The month-long under-16 coaching and training camps of six games are going to begin in different cities in mid-September under the auspices of Sports Board Punjab. The trials for the selection of players will be conducted at different venues of the city on September 3, 2019 under the supervision of Divisional Sports Officer Nadeem Qaiser, who is convener of ...