LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy” rivalry with the Argentine great. However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of Messi at Barcelona before he left for Juventus, admitted that the pair have never socialised together. “I really admire ...

Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants fast-bowler Mohammad Amir to reconsider his decision of retirement from Tests cricket and give his best for Pakistan as he performed for English County side Essex. Amir, who was playing his final first-class game, finished with figures of 6 for 64 in a winning cause for Essex against Kent in Canterbury, and he looked as ...

PARIS: Neymar remains no closer to getting his desired move away from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) amid reports Thursday the French club have rejected an offer from Real Madrid of 100 million euros ($111 million) plus players. French sports daily L’Equipe said Real had offered cash plus Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and goalkeeper Keylor Navas, but PSG turned it down because ...

Lahore:The following are the media opportunities for the Pakistan U19 team preparing for the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2019 (50-over tournament) which will be played in Sri Lanka from 5 September to 14 September, 2019. Pakistan are placed in Group A along with India, Afghanistan and Kuwait. The training camp starts at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Center, Karachi from ...

Karachi: British Coach Kevin Reeves held two days of coaching and trials on August 20 and 21 at Islamabad’s Jinnah Sports Complex and also shortlisted players as Leisure Leagues, the small-sided football organizers, begins hunt for talented footballers ahead of Socca World Cup. According to details, more than 300 players from Islamabad and 14 other cities of KPK attended the ...

NEW DELHI- The upcoming Davis Cup tie between hosts Pakistan and India has been postponed amid security fears, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Thursday. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had requested the game’s world body to either postpone or move the Asia/Oceania Group I tie scheduled in September out of Pakistan following rising political tensions between the two ...

COLOMBO- Sri Lanka will return to Pakistan after a nearly two-year absence for three short-form cricket games later this year, the sports minister said Thursday. “We are not in a position to send the team to Pakistan to play the two Tests, but we will be in Pakistan for about eight days to play the ODIs or the T20 matches,” ...

Essex 32 for 1 trail Kent 226 (Bell-Drummond 55, Podmore 54*, S.Cook 5 for 42, Amir 4 for 48) by 194 runs “Babe, I love you so I want you to know That I’m going to miss your love The minute you walk out that door.” KC & The Sunshine Band’s “Please Don’t Go” may not be everyone’s obvious earworm ...

Steven Smith will need to bat against top pace within the next three days and show no further signs of discomfort in order to be passed fit for the third Test at Headingley on Thursday. He said that he did not want to return unless he was “100% fit” to play in the next chapter of this Ashes series. While ...

Steven Smith has leapfrogged Kane Williamson to second place on the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after amassing 378 runs in three innings at an average of 126 in the ongoing Ashes series. Pat Cummins, meanwhile, has consolidated his place at the top of the bowlers rankings to such an extent that only four men have ever accumulated more rating ...