LONDON: England recalled batsman Jos Buttler in a 12-man squad announced Tuesday for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on May 24. In the first England squad since former Test batsman Ed Smith took over as national selector, Somerset off-spinner Dom Bess was given a first call-up. But, after England’s tour series losses in Australia and New Zealand, top-order ...

 DUBLIN: Pakistan denied Ireland the dream debut victory by chasing down the 160-run target with the loss of five wickets in their one-off Test against the hosts at Malahide on Tuesday. A top-notch 74 runs knock of opener Imamul Haq off 121 balls and middle-order batsman Babar Azam’s 59 runs innings sealed win for the Sarfaraz-led visiting side. Fast bowler Tim Murtagh ...

LAHORE : Lahore Division’s male and female boxers wrapped up Punjab Open Inter-Division Boxing Championship with 16 gold medals while Faisalabad remained runners up with three gold medals followed by DG Khan with two gold medals on the last day of Punjab Open Inter-Division Boxing Championship at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday. In the women’s competitions, Lahore’s ...

HONG KONG: Saudi Arabian football authorities have banned referee Fahad Al Mirdasi for life, weeks before he was due to fly to Russia to officiate at this year’s World Cup finals. Al Mirdasi confessed to offering to fix Saturday’s King’s Cup final on behalf of one of the participating clubs and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has requested FIFA ...

India aims to launch a women’s edition of the popular Indian Premier League cricket tournament in the next three years, a top official said Tuesday. As part of the build-up, top international women players will take part in a Twenty20 exhibition game at Mumbai´s Wankhede Stadium later this month. “We are planning to get a women’s IPL in place in ...

Islamabad:-The final phase of the elections of Pakistan Hockey Federation was conducted on Tuesday at the Crown Plaza hotel, Islamabad under the supervision of the Chief Election Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Riaz. Following office bearers were elected for the next four years (2018-2022) President: Brigadier (rtd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar Vice President: 1. Khawar Anwar Khawaja (Punjab) 2. Mohamad Saeed Khan (KPK) ...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Striker Neymar, who hasn’t played a game since breaking his foot in February, was named Monday as the star of the Brazilian national team which will seek a record sixth World Cup out in Russia. Coach Tite announced the team list at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro. Neymar’s returning form will be a key factor ...

By Nawaz Gohar Islamabad:-Pakistan Federation Baseball with the collaboration of Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding Bahria National Inter-School Baseball Championship at Aashqi Hussain Baseball Stadium, Bahria Town, Lahore from May 14 – 15, 2018. Participating teams are Govt. Higher Secondary School Maraka Quarters Lahore, Ali Garh Public School Manga Mandi, Govt. High Secondary School Manga Mandi, Message Grammar School ...

DUBLIN: Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood admitted Pakistan were “concerned” by Mohammad Amir’s early exit from the third day’s play against Ireland at Malahide just over a week before the start of a Test series with England. Left-arm quick Amir went off with what Mahmood said was a recurrence of a “chronic” left knee injury after a brief spell in Test ...

PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings published on Monday. Federer returns to the top spot despite not having played since March. Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic slipped six places to 18th after his second-round defeat in Madrid, his ...