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 ...

Kalidou Koulibaly handed Juventus a dramatic win on Saturday with a last-gasp own goal that consigned Napoli to a painful 3-4 Serie A defeat after his side had battled back from three goals down to level the scores. The Senegal international shanked in Paulo Dybala’s free-kick under no pressure in the second minute of stoppage time to hand Juventus the ...

Rafael Nadal powered past Chung Hyeon into the US Open fourth round, capitalising on the extra rest he enjoyed before facing the South Korean. The Spanish second seed, who had a walkover in the previous round, had not played since Tuesday and it showed in a dominant 6-3 6-4 6-2 win. By contrast, Chung had come through three rounds of ...

Tour match, The Pattonair County Ground, Derby (day three of three): Derbyshire: 172 & 112-9 (all out): Du Plooy 37, Starc 4-39 Australia: 338-5 dec: M Marsh 74, Khawaja 72, Harris 64 Australia won by an innings and 54 runs Scorecard Mitchell Starc again impressed on the final day as Australia beat Derbyshire by an innings and 54 runs at ...

DERBY: England star James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series with a calf injury, in a blow to home hopes of beating Australia. Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has not bowled in the series since breaking down with the injury after delivering just four overs in Australia’s 251-run win in the first Test at ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board Saturday unveiled an ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season structure, which revolves around devising a more quality and intensity focused system to significantly improve first-class cricket and create sustainable success at international level. The new 2019-20 structure was unfolded by PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, Chief Executive Wasim Khan and Director Domestic Cricket Operations Haroon ...