Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup in Beijing, their first title for 13 years. The Spaniards scored 14 of the first 16 points and never lost their lead to the 2004 Olympic champions. Phoenix Suns point guard and tournament MVP Ricky Rubio managed 20 points and three assists, while NBA champion and Toronto Raptors’ Marc Gasol ...

LONDON: Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he felt “embarrassed” as he tried to shield his family from allegations he raped a woman in the United States. Ronaldo was accused of sexually assaulting Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel in June 2009. The Portugal forward, a five-time Champions League winner, strongly denied the claims and the investigation was originally ...

Lionel Messi’s signature goal celebration was copied by his four-year-old son Mateo Messi, who did it with sheer elegance and a bagful of cuteness after scoring a free-kick in a viral video on internet. Lionel Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo shared the video of her son Mateo scoring an impressive free-kick goal and then imitating his father’s iconic goal celebration to ...

Guyana Amazon Warriors continue to keep pace with Trinbago Knight Riders as their spin attack dismantled the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park, bowling out the hosts for 121 in 19 overs before romping past the target in a seven-wicket win on Saturday night. Spinners accounted for seven of the first eight wickets to fall, a runout by ...

Afghanistan 197 for 5 (Zadran 69, Gurbaz 43, Nabi 38, Williams 2-16) beat Zimbabwe 169 for 7 (Chakabva 42, Rashid 2-29, Fareed 2-35) by 28 runs Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi belted seven sixes in seven balls as Afghanistan demolished Zimbabwe by 28 runs in Mirpur. The win ensured 11 consecutive T20Is without a defeat for Afghanistan – incredibly it’s ...

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been asked to return home from the CPL immediately. He had originally gone to the West Indies with a no-objection certificate that said he could play the entire tournament for Trinbago Knight Riders but it has now been revoked by the PCB with the aim of bringing the 19-year old back to play the ...

KARACHI: The world’s football governing body, FIFA, on Friday announced that it has appointed a normalisation committee in Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), with a road-map to conduct its fresh elections. The five-member normalisation committee will be chaired by Humza Khan, a former footballer with the Karachi United Football Club, it said, adding that other members comprised former PFF secretary and ...

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has said the upcoming Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and India has been rescheduled for the week commencing November 15 in Islamabad. The ITF in its statement regarding the Asia/Oceania Group I tie between Pakistan and India said, “The Davis Cup Committee has determined that the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie between Pakistan and ...

LONDON: Liverpool recovered from a shock Newcastle opener to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Anfield, as Tottenham and Chelsea bounced back to form with big wins on Saturday. Tammy Abraham´s sensational form continued as the English forward scored a hat-trick as Chelsea romped to a 5-2 win at ...

The two days Camp for the selection of Pakistan Blind Cricket Team will take place at Faisalabad on 14th and 15th September 2019. The following shortlisted 20 players will take part in the camp, Sr. # Name Sr. # Name Sr. # Name 1.       Riasat Khan 8.       Nisar Ali 15. Muhammad Rashid 2.       Zafar Iqbal 9.       ...