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LONDON: Former England captain Wayne Rooney has revealed a gambling addiction threatened to damage his glittering career. Rooney, who made his debut for Championship side Derby this week, said he was sucked in by his initial success as a gambler. Manchester United’s record goalscorer then lost large amounts of money and started “chasing his bets” to try and win it ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket board on Friday warned the national players to meet fitness standards or lose up to 15 percent of their salary, as officials seek to address the team’s fall in the international rankings. Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in England last year, and won only one of their six Test matches. They also ...

Russia’s Maria Sharapova will compete at the Brisbane International in January after receiving a wildcard. The 32-year-old former world number one played just 15 matches in 2019 because of a long-term shoulder injury. Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova last played a competitive match in the first round of the US Open in August. “Brisbane, I’ve missed you and I’m so ...

Britain lost their opening ATP Cup tie after Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury were beaten in a thrilling match in Sydney. With the tie with Bulgaria locked at 1-1 after the singles, Salisbury and Murray lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 11-9 to Grigor Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov. The Britons were unable to convert two match points in the match tie-break. ...

Bangladesh’s T20I series in Pakistan may be less than three weeks away, but there is still uncertainty over the tour. The BCB wants to split the tour into two legs – they are happy to play the T20Is first – but the PCB wants to host the series in one go, promising state-level security, like they did when Sri Lanka ...

England have sounded the final whistle on football as a warm-up activity in training sessions. Ashley Giles, the director of England’s men’s teams, has never made any secret of his disapproval of his side playing football. And, after Rory Burns became the latest player to sustain a football-related injury, Giles and Chris Silverwood, the England coach, have decided to ban ...

Lahore: The fourth term fitness tests of the centrally contracted players will be held at the National Cricket Academy on 6 and 7 January. All the available centrally contracted players will attend the two-day testing, which is aligned to their contracts. Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan, who will be occupied with their commitments in the Bangladesh Premier League, ...