The red-hot Russian beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday after one hour and 19 minutes to win the Erste Bank Open, lifting his ATP Tour-leading fifth title of the season. The 23-year-old is now tied with World No. 1 Novak Djokovic atop the 2020 match wins leaderboard with 39. “This tournament is really special for me because my grandma ...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Aleem Dar has been awarded a special memento for his 210th appearance as an umpire for an one-day international (ODI) cricket match when he turned up for the second ODI between the green shirts and Zimbabwe. Dar’s 210th appearance set the record of him supervising the highest number of ODI matches in the world. With a new feather ...

Rawalpindi: Off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmed’s maiden five-wicket haul helped Pakistan record a comprehensive six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second match of the three-match ODI series that is a part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Sunday evening. The victory gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The Greenshirts ...

Lahore: Adeel Meo’s yet another five-wicket haul not only helped Sindh record a comprehensive victory over Central Punjab, but also earned his side a place in the final of the National U19 One-Day tournament.   Both Sindh and Northern ended the group stage with seven wins each from 10 matches. The two teams will play at the final at the Gaddafi Stadium, ...

Karachi: Northern continued to dominate Central Punjab in their second round fixture of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, being played at the National Bank Sports Complex, and took their bonus points’ tally to 10 after adding four batting points on Sunday. The title defenders were 64 for two in their second innings at the close of play with a 131-run trail to ...