Del Potro stunned Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) Sunday to win Indian Wells title. INDIAN WELLS: – Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro stunned top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) Sunday to win his first Indian Wells title and second consecutive ATP crown. The 29-year-old from Argentina handed Federer his first match defeat of ...

MADRID: Lionel Messi delivered another masterful performance as Barcelona sailed past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday to take an 11-point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga. After putting Chelsea to the sword in the Champions League midweek, Messi scored for the sixth game in a row against Athletic at the Camp Nou to propel Barca closer to ...

Dubai:-West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons, who opens for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, has finally agreed to travel to Pakistan for the team’s key remaining matches of the tournament. According to the franchise management, the West Indian batsman had refused to travel to Pakistan citing personal reasons. But the Kings’ officials confirmed on Monday that Simmons had finally ...

Islamabad:-The Fayyaz Sumbal Cricket Series Charity Cup came to an end after an exciting two days matches between Australian Police Federation XI vs Islamabad XI and Australian Police Federation XI vs Serena Hotels XI. The matches were held at Marghazar Cricket Stadium, Islamabad where the charity cup was held under the Serena Hotels sports diplomacy initiative. The Fayyaz Sumbal Foundation ...

Jeddah:-Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women in the conservative kingdom — the right to exercise. Halah Alhamrani, 41, runs a gym for women called FlagBoxing — its motto is Fight Like A Girl — in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, offering ...

Lahore:-Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches have concluded in Dubai and Sharjah and the tournament will now move to Lahore. Gaddafi Stadium will host elimination matches on March 20 and 21. In the first elimination match, Peshawar Zalmi will face Quetta Gladiators with the winner going on to play Karachi Kings in the second elimination match for a place in the ...

Dubai:West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons who plays for the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League will not be travelling to Pakistan for the elimination matches of the tournament. Simmons who had originally announced that he would visit Pakistan cited personal reasons for his decision to back out, confirmed the team’s management. Simmons is the second international Kings player after ...

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi announced on Monday that he will pay for the medical treatment of former hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed. “Shahid Afridi Foundation will bear all expenses of Mansoor’s treatment and won’t let him down,” Afridi said. The former hockey goalkeeper has been suffering from a heart ailment for the last month and has been advised by doctors ...

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab, on the instructions of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, made excellent arrangements on the occasion of two Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches at Gaddafi Stadium. A 20-bed makeshift hospital has also been established with the collaboration of General Hospital at National Hockey Stadium to cope with any medical emergency. The makeshift hospital is also laced ...

LAHORE:  Sports Board Punjab contingent stole the show and grabbed 35 medals during the first two days of 4th Inter-Provincial Games in Peshawar. According to information made available here on Monday, Punjab’s weightlifting team showed brilliant performance on Monday and clinched all the four gold medals on the second day on Monday. Sharjeel Butt got gold medal in 56kg category, ...