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LYON: A long-range strike from Jackie Groenen sent European Champions the Netherlands into their first women’s World Cup final as they edged Sweden 1-0 after extra time in their last-four clash on Wednesday. The 24-year-old midfielder scored in the 99th minute when she collected a deflected pass outside the box and struck it expertly into the bottom right corner of ...

Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday, raising more questions about her future in the sport. The 2004 champion retired with a right arm injury in the final set of her tie with Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier who claimed a 4-6, 7-6 (7/), 5-0 win. Sharapova, now ranked at 80 in the world, ...

DOHA: Pakistan defeated India 3-1 to lift the IBSF Snooker World Team Cup 2019 title in Qatar on Tuesday. The pair of Asjad Iqbal and Muhammad Bilal outclassed Team India’s Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat 3-1 in the final. The Indian team was outplayed by Pakistan who won the first two frames. The Indian team, however, bounced back to win ...

BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil advanced to the Copa America final with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina on Tuesday in a pulsating and, at times, a bad-tempered match decided by a goal in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino. Both sides tried to impose themselves physically early on but it was Jesus who gave Brazil the lead after ...

LYON: Defending champions United States reached the women’s World Cup final for the fifth time after an incident-packed 2-1 win over England, who missed a late penalty, on Tuesday. In a tournament that has earned unprecedented attention, the much-anticipated game certainly delivered with an abundance of excitement and relentless effort, topped by moments of wonderful skill. It was business as ...

LAHORE (July 2, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar inaugurated the 2-day Olympic Day Archery Championship at a colourful opening ceremony at Sports Stadium, Bhurban Road Murree on Tuesday. It’s pertinent to mention here that Olympic Day Archery Championship is being organised under the joint arrangements of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Punjab Archery Association. Divisional Officers Sports Rana ...

Cori Gauff, at 15 the youngest ever qualifier for the Wimbledon singles, pulled off a major shock on Monday beating five-time champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in their first round clash. The teenage American — who was not even born when Williams had won her first two Wimbledon singles titles — showed not an ounce of fear on Court One ...

Defending champion Novak Djokovic got his campaign for a fifth Wimbledon title off to a winning start on Monday with newly-hired coaching team recruit, and 2001 winner, Goran Ivanisevic helping steer the ship. Djokovic, chasing a fifth title at the All England Club, saw off 35-year-old Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. But he had to recover from early ...

LAHORE (July 1, 2019): USAID’s newly-appointed Director for Punjab Mr Kevin Sharp called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti at his office in National Hockey Stadium on Monday. During the meeting, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti informed USAID Director for Punjab Mr Kevin Sharp about the development priorities of Punjab ...

The National Training Camp of Pakistan Baseball Team is in progress at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah President Pakistan Federation Baseball told that in July 2019 Pakistan Baseball Team is participating in 14th West Asia Baseball Cup 2019 in Sri Lanka. The event scheduled to be held from July 15 – 20, 2019. Teams from Bangladesh, India, ...