STOCKHOLM: Swedish double Olympic pole vault champion Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis increased his own world record again on Sunday, clearing 6.28 metres to the delight of the home crowd at the Stockholm Diamond League meet. With victory in the event already guaranteed, Duplantis broke the world record for the 12th time as he sailed over the bar at…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday named 60 U-19 men’s cricketers for a Skills Assessment camp starting at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan on Wednesday. Thirty cricketers will participate in each of the first and second phases. The players in the first phase will undergo match-based skill assessment from June 18 to…
LONDON: Aiden Markram’s magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Saturday as the Proteas ended decades of cricket heartbreak by at last winning a major global title. South Africa successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target before lunch on the fourth day, with…
Two balls will be used until end of 34th over The International Cricket Council (ICC) approved on Saturday a set of new rules for both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Test matches. From July 2, the use of two new balls in ODIs will be discontinued. Under the revised rules, two balls will be used…
South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target. But it was an edgy finish as they took 27.4 overs to slowly score the 69 runs needed to secure success on the fourth day at Lord’s…
The first edition of the World Bowling League (WBL), backed by celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and baseball star Mookie Betts, will roll out with six franchises competing in iconic locations early next year, league chief Adi K Mishra told Reuters. The WBL is looking to transform a pastime for millions around the world into a cutting…
KARACHI: In a strategic move to strengthen its squad ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, Pakistan’s women’s football team is set to include more diaspora players in the squad, sources familiar with the selection process told Geo. The decision reflects the management’s push to field a more competitive side in the upcoming tournament. The…
Victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be “massive for the country” as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport’s serial bottlers, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince. They head into day four of the match at Lord’s with 69 runs needed to beat Australia and with eight wickets still in…
US Open round two leaderboard -3 Burns (US); -2 Spaun (US); -1 Hovland (Nor), E Scott (Aus), Griffin (US); +1 Perez (Fra), Lawrence (RSA); +2 Koepka (US), Henley (US), Detry (Bel), SW Kim (Kor) Selected: +3 Hatton (Eng);+4 MacIntyre (Sco), Scheffler (US), Morikawa (US), Rahm (Spa), Rai (Eng); +5 Spieth (US); +6 McIlroy (NI), Wallace (Eng),…
Saudi Arabia’s money appears to be underpinning the revamped Club World Cup. But why has the country helped to bankroll an event that has struggled to generate interest, drawing criticism for the impact it could have on players, domestic leagues, and the environment? For those wanting to understand the forces at play over the next…
