Naomi Osaka said that she had just two hours’ sleep before crushing title-holder Caroline Wozniacki to sweep into the China Open final on Saturday. The 21-year-old Japanese will play world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia in Sunday’s championship match in Beijing – and will hope to have had a bit more rest. The Australian Open champion said that she ...

James Milner scored a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Leicester, while Mauricio Pochettino’s problems mounted after Tottenham’s 3-0 loss at Brighton on Saturday. Liverpool won for the 17th consecutive league game thanks to Milner’s dramatic contribution to a thrilling clash at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s ...

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain on Saturday became the youngest bowler in cricket history to claim a T20I hat trick. The 19-year-old pacer achieved the feat against Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. He picked up a wicket on the final ball of the 16th over and two more on the first two ...

LAHORE: After an absence of over three years, Umar Akmal has made a comeback in Twenty20 international cricket…with a golden duck! Playing against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on Saturday, Akmal left his fans disappointed once again and they witnessed him being dismissed off the very first ball coming to the crease one wicket down. Akmal was ...

Depleted Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning upset on Saturday, beating the favourites and hosts Pakistan by 64 runs in the first T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Sri Lanka innings After being put in to bat first, Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando opened the innings for Sri Lanka, whereas Imad Wasim and Faheem Ashraf shared the new ball for ...

Rawalpindi:Faizan Riaz and young Haider Ali cracked centuries to put Northern in early control of their first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round four match against Balochistan at the KRL Stadium on Saturday. At the draw of stumps on the opening day, Northern, who won the toss and elected to bat, were well placed on 365 for the loss of five wickets in ...

Karachi:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made a strong start to reach 305 for two at close of the opening day’s play in their four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round four match against Central Punjab at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Saturday, courtesy an unbeaten century by captain Mohammad Rizwan and Ashfaq Ahmed’s 98 not out. The two added 220 runs in their unfinished third ...

Lahore :Skipper Shan Masood produced a workmanlike innings of 118 to anchor Southern Punjab to 303 for 5 against Sindh on day one of the four-day first class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match at the UBL Sports Complex on Saturday. Invited to bat first by Sindh captain Asad Shafiq, the left-handed Test opener played flawlessly and with precision for 306 minutes and ...

Lahore:In the opening round of the National U19 50-over tournament, Balochistan secured a comprehensive win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Sindh and Southern Punjab also win against Central Punjab and Northern, respectively. At Sialkot’s Jinnah Stadium, Akhtar Shah’s five-fer inspired Balochistan to six-wicket victory over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after been put into bat were dismissed for 112 in 25.2 overs. ...

Karachi: Pakistan Socca Football team will start their Socca World Cup campaign with a match against Slovenia in Crete, Greece on October 14. Pakistan has been placed in Group ‘H’ along with Slovenia, Germany, Hungary and Romania. International Socca Federation (ISF) is organizing the second edition of the Six-a-side Socca World Cup in Crete with the opening ceremony taking place ...