JEDDAH: Just hours after Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates stumbled in their title challenge with a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Al-Khaleej on Monday, Al-Ittihad comfortably defeated Abha 4-0 to move five points clear at the top of the league with only four games left to play. The title race is not over…
In a huge setback to Pakistan, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday decided to move the Asia Cup out of the country after PCB’s proposal to host the tournament on a ‘hybrid model’ was rejected by the member nations. Sri Lanka has emerged as a front runner to host the six-nation tournament as extremely…
Swiss great fears that the Spaniard may miss the Paris Grand Slam after he pulled out of this week’s Italian Open with a hip injury Roger Federer said he hopes Rafa Nadal will recover in time for the French Open and that it would be a “brutal” blow for tennis if the 14-time Roland Garros…
Karachi : Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has become the fastest player to reach 5000 runs in the ODI format. He crossed the 5000 run-mark in 97 innings. Babar broke Hashim Amla’s record of scoring 5000 runs in 101 innings. After Babar managed to edge past Amla’s record, the former West Indian legend Viv Richards moved to third position…
Manchester : The Premier League witnessed yet another thrilling encounter, where Brighton Hove & Albion defeated Manchester United in the dying moments of the match, registering a 1-0 win at American Express Community Stadium on Friday. Brighton & Hove Albion’s, Alexis Mac Allister scored from the penalty spot in the additional time (90+9), taking all three…
The BCCI will be announcing the World Cup schedule at a grand launch once the Indian Premier League, currently underway, is over, it is learnt. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has emerged as the front-runner to host the high-profile India vs Pakistan match in the ICC 50-over World Cup scheduled for October-November, the first…
Imam-ul-Haq (90) and captain Babar Azam (54) took Pakistan to 287/6. Cole McConchie’s record fifty was not enough as New Zealand were bowled out for 261. Pakistan top-order batters continued to prosper as they beat under-strength New Zealand by 26 runs in the third one-day international for an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series….
Muscat: Following his move to Saudi Arabian football giants Al Nassr in January 2023, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has become the world’s highest-paid athlete for the first time since 2017, according to Forbes list on Wednesday. Forbes reported the 38-year-old forward earned US$136 million over the past 12 months. His contract with Al Nassr is reportedly…
London: The Premier League season is reaching its end with only four games left to play. The bottom three teams in the premier league table get relegated and play in the EFL Championship. This means if they want to compete in the Premier League they have to finish at either 1st or 2nd position in…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Test team leapfrogged the Australian Test team to become the number 1 Test nation ahead of their upcoming World Test Championship 2023 final. Australia’s reign at the top of the Men’s Test Rankings finally came to an end after 15 months with India going past the Aussies ahead of next month’s ICC…
