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Wimbledon champion and world number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month’s US Open hardcourt tuneup event in Montreal, saying he needs more rest after capturing his 16th Grand Slam singles crown. The 32-year-old Serbian, who outlasted Roger Federer in an epic All-England Club final earlier this month, was joined by Argentina’s 12th-ranked Juan Martin Del Potro in pulling ...

KARACHI: Aiming to raise voice for Pakistan’s neglected national sport, hockey, renowned film star Mehwish Hayat on Friday evening paid a surprise visit to the Abdul Sattar Hockey Stadium to witness the ongoing matches of the National Hockey Championship. Mehwish arrived at the stadium with her brother, surprising everyone, including players and tournament officials. The ‘Gangster Guriya’ of the film ...

The Indian Tennis Federation (ITF) has taken a positive step forward by agreeing to visit Pakistan for the David Cup tie. The ITF has sent the final list of players who will participate in the matches against Pakistan. ‘Special to play Davis Cup in Pakistan’, says India’s top player The list comprises of 14 individuals which includes former ITF president ...

TOKYO: Tokyo promised a high-tech Olympics complete with robots as it marked a year to go until the 2020 Games on Wednesday, hoping to leave behind some bumps in the road including an ongoing corruption investigation. Organisers have battled everything from fears over deadly heat to persistent questions about the cost of the Games and how Tokyo won its bid. ...

GAP: European champion Matteo Trentin won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a hilly 200-km ride from the Pont du Gard, on Wednesday. The Italian jumped away from a reduced group of breakaway riders at the foot of the last climb and further powered away in the descent to claim his third stage win on the Tour. It ...

Karachi, July 24: Lahore’s Bata Football Club overcame Gujrat’s Al-Zaki Football Club on penalty kicks in the summit clash of Leisure Leagues Punjab Region Small-sided Football Championship at K21 Football Ground in Lahore. Lahore has now qualified for the Leisure Leagues National Championship, which will be held on July 28 in Karachi. Karachi’s Abdul FC and Gawadar have already qualified ...

Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley saw Chelsea grab a 2-1 victory against Barcelona on Tuesday in an exhibition match in Japan. World Cup-winning French striker Antoine Griezmann and former Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong made their unofficial debut for the Spanish giants, pleasing some 51,126 fans who cheered every move during the star-studded game. Chelsea striker Abraham opened ...

LAHORE : The initial script of Punjab’s first ever sports policy has been finalized. The project of School of Sports Sciences has also been included in the sports policy; this was disclosed by Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti while addressing an important meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by ...

HOUSTON (Texas): Bayern Munich spoiled Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid debut, downing the Spanish giants 3-1 in an entertaining International Champions Cup match on Saturday despite goalkeeper Sven Ulreich’s sending off. Real, who started with a full-strength side that inclu­ded a debut for former Chel­sea attacking midfielder Hazard went 1-0 down after just a quarter of an hour. David Alaba cut ...

The women’s world rankings were unchanged at the top on Monday with Ashleigh Barty of Australia at number one after leading players took the week off post-Wimbledon. Japan’s Naomi Osaka is second with Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic third and Romania’s Wimbledon champion Simona Halep fourth. Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands rounds out the top five. In the final ...