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MADRID: Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what looked like a calf injury before Aduriz came on in the 88th, the ...

Manchester City were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Tottenham after the Premier League champions were denied a dramatic winner by VAR, while Liverpool extended their perfect start to the title race with a 2-1 win at Southampton on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side failed to win for the first time in 16 Premier League matches dating back to ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s professional boxer Mohammad Waseem is set to return to boxing ring next month with a fight against Thailand’s Wittawas Basapean. Boasting a professional record of 8-1, the 31-year-old Waseem said he was set for his first fight in over a year and looking forward to outclass his opponent, Basapean. “I will be fighting against Thai boxer in Dubai ...

Former world number one Andy Murray says he will play no part in this month’s US Open. The 2012 champion had intended to play doubles in New York, but says “doubles is done for me for the time being”. Instead, he will play singles at next week’s ATP event in Winston-Salem, before considering entering a tournament on the Challenger Tour ...

Cincinnati :Roger Federer has suffered his fastest defeat in 16 years after crashing out of the Cincinnati Masters Thursday. The 20-time grand slam champion was roundly beaten 6-3 6-4 by Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev in just 62 minutes. Federer, who has won this event seven times before, was facing his 21-year-old opponent for the first time and the Swiss star ...

Karachi: In order to prepare a strong outfit, Leisure Leagues has hired an experienced and UEFA licensed foreign coach Kevin Reeves to prepare Pakistan socca team for Socca World Cup. UK based Kevin Reeves has immense experience of coaching football teams and has previously worked with some of the biggest clubs including Manchester United and Stoke City Football Club. Pakistan ...

New Delhi: India have asked the International Tennis Federation to shift their upcoming Davis Cup tie from Pakistan to a neutral venue due to escalating political tensions between the two nations. The Indian team are scheduled to tour Pakistan’s capital Islamabad for the Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie to be held on September 14 and 15. But relations between the neighbours ...

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said on Friday he will return to singles competition next week at the ATP Cincinnati Masters, seven months after having right hip surgery he feared might end his career. The British star posted a photo of himself on his Facebook page on court while yelling with a clenched right fist and the caption: “That ...

LIVERPOOL: European champions Liverpool made an emphatic start to the new Premier League season by scoring three times in the opening half an hour as they taught promoted Norwich City a harsh lesson with a 4-1 thrashing at Anfield on Friday. Juergen Klopp’s side, runners-up to Manchester City last season, swept aside fellow German Daniel Farke’s team with their trademark ...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United succeeded in offloading striker Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on a transfer deadline day which saw plenty of business but few jaw-dropping deals from Premier League clubs. Belgian Lukaku, who spent two years with United after 75 million-pound move from Everton, joined Inter for a fee reported to be around 80 million euros. United had been keen ...