Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been banned for six months after failing two drugs tests earlier this year. The Mexican middleweight, 27, said eating contaminated meat was the reason he tested positive for clenbuterol on 17 and 20 February. He was forced to withdraw from a world middleweight title rematch against Gennady Golovkin after their first bout in September ended in ...

ISLAMABAD :Pakistan cricket team, announced for the Ireland and England tour, will depart on Monday (23 April 2018). The national team have started its training camp under the supervision of Head coach Micky Arthur at Gaddafi stadium Lahore on Wednesday. The 16-member team which includes five uncapped players in the test squad practiced on the first day on the training ...

All-rounder Faheem Ashraf has withdrawn from his English county contract for this year to ensure his availability for Pakistan’s upcoming matches. The 24-year old was due to join the county for 14 T20 matches and two 4-day games between July and September. But he has decided to forego the contract to represent Pakistan in the T20 tri-series against Australia and ...

Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted that he hopes to feature at this year’s World Cup, teasing fans that he could come out of retirement to play in Russia. In an appearance on ABC television’s late-night Jimmy Kimmel show on Tuesday, the former Sweden striker said “it wouldn’t be a World Cup” if he didn’t play. The 36-year-old has previously ...

KARACHI: The 17th edition of the Sindh Games kicked off in Karachi, with the hosts taking the first gold medal on the opening day of the games. The torch relay ceremony kicked off at Quaid’s mosulaoeum with Sindh Sports Minister Mohammed Bux Khan initiating the ceremony. Athlete Moeed Baloch who earlier created a new record in the 200-meter race, finishing the ...

Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera are among the first set of players to confirm their participation for the ICC World XI in a T20I against the Windies to be played at Lord’s on May 31. The match is being staged to raise funds to rebuild and restore five major cricket venues in the Caribbean that were damaged by ...

Lahore April 18, 2018: The Semi-finals and Final of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade-II 2017-2018 will be played as per following detail:- First Semi Final 21-23 Apr.             Multan Region Vs Hyderabad Region at Multan Cricket Stadium Multan Umpires:               Akmal Hayat and Hakeem Shah Referee:                Ashraf Ali Official Scorer:       Muhammad Akbar   Second Semi Final 21-23 Apr.              Karachi Region (B) Vs Abbottabad Region at ...

LAHORE: The upcoming high-profile swimming training camp will be a great opportunity for our young swimmers to make themselves update with the international swimming rules and regulations; Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said this in a statement on Wednesday on the eve of 4-week swimming training and coaching camp for beginners scheduled to start at State of the Art ...

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind defeated Attock Cricket Club of the Blind in the final of PAF T20 Cricket Champions Trophy for the Blind, played at PAF Complex Cricket Ground Islamabad. Air Vice Marshal Salman Ahsan Bokhari, Director General Security, Pakistan Air Force was the chief guest at the occasion. Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind won the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Maria Sharapova has committed to play in the Bay Area this summer as the former Stanford WTA stop moves to San Jose State University. The five-time Grand Slam champion will play in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic from July 30 to. Aug. 5, the tournament announced Monday. It has a 28-player singles draw. This will be ...