England Under-21s have proved they have the fight to defend their European title. The mass brawl at the final whistle, coupled with a brilliant Euro 2025 quarter-final victory over Spain on Saturday, removed any doubt these Young Lions could be a soft touch. Charlie Cresswell promised pre-game there would be no lack of fight from…
Manchester’s Tom Aspinall has been upgraded to undisputed heavyweight champion as the UFC announced Jon Jones had officially retired. The decision, delivered by Dana White after a UFC Fight Night in Azerbaijan, brings to an end seven months of uncertainty in the heavyweight division. Aspinall is just the third Briton to become a UFC champion and…
LEEDS: Shubman Gill marked his first innings as India captain with a sparkling hundred after fellow young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored a fine century against England at Headingley on Friday. India — sent into bat by England captain Ben Stokes — were in the commanding position of 359-3 at stumps on the first day…
LONDON (AFP) – Carlos Alcaraz was relieved to overcome the challenge of Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets to reach the semi-finals at Queen’s Club and extend his career-best winning streak to 16 matches on Friday. In his first tournament since winning the French Open in remarkable fashion against Jannik Sinner, the world number two had…
German giants Bayern Munich beat Argentina’s Boca Juniors 2-1 to seal progress at FIFA Club World Cup. Michael Olise’s 84th-minute goal was enough to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors in Miami Gardens, as the reigning German champions clinched a spot in the knockout phase of the Club World Cup. After a scramble in…
GALLE: Pathum Nissanka’s career-best 187 helped Sri Lanka finish the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in a strong position here at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday, only 127 runs off the Tigers’ first innings score. The 27-year-old opener anchored the Sri Lanka innings before they finished on 368-4 at the close of play,…
BERLIN: Aryna Sabalenka completed a 6-2, 7-6(6) win over Swiss Rebeka Masarova on Thursday to reach the Berlin Open quarter-finals, concluding a match that had been suspended on Wednesday because of slippery conditions. French Open champion Coco Gauff, however, crashed out after a 6-3 6-3 loss to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in a failed start to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan booked a place in the Asian Volleyball Federation quarter-finals after beating Chinese Taipei in a five-set nail-biter in Manama, Bahrain on Thursday. The Pool ‘C’ fixture was one of the most exhilarating encounters of the tournament so far, filled with high-paced rallies, incredible comebacks, and outstanding individual brilliance from both sides. Pakistan took an early…
Under current head coach Constantine, team has now lost eight consecutive matches The Pakistan men’s national football team has suffered another blow as it fell three more places to 201st in the latest FIFA World Rankings, following a disappointing loss to Myanmar in the Asian Cup qualifiers. This marks one of the lowest points in…
Shaheen, Rizwan, Rauf selected in platinum category Cricket Australia announced the list of players including 74 Pakistani cricketers participating in Big Bash League (BBL). Among the list are Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Rizwan and Salman Agha. Shaheen was selected by Brisbane Heat, Rauf will once again play for Melbourne Stars, Rizwan will play for…
