ISLAMABAD: In what could be a major setback to Pakistan hockey’s World Cup qualification ambitions, insiders in the corridors of power have revealed that the federal government is strongly leaning towards barring the national team from participating in the upcoming Asia Cup Hockey Championship scheduled to be held in Bihar, India, from August 29. Sources…
Before the big names of Chelseaand Paris St-Germain were going head-to-head in a bid to become champions of the world, an amateur side from County Durham once vied to do the same. West Auckland Town, of the Northern League Division One, the ninth tier of the English football league structure, are recognised as the first…
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says the decision to remove Crystal Palace from the Europa League next season is “the biggest injustice in the history of football”. The Eagles were ordered on Friday to compete in the Conference League by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules. American businessman John Textor owns a stake in Palace…
Summer tour second Test Japan (10) 22 Tries: Takeuch, Deans, Riley Cons: Lee 2 Pens: Lee Wales (21) 31 Tries: Adams, Hardy 2, Edwards Cons: Edwards 4 Pens: Edwards Wales held on for a first international win in 644 days as they ended their 18-Test losing run by defeating Japan in Kobe. The tourists levelled the series at 1-1 as they withheld a spirited second-half…
Ireland’s Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano for the third time in their epic trilogy, winning their bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden on a majority decision after a chess match of a fight. Two of the cards read 97-93 in favour of undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor, with the third card unable to split them…
KARACHI: The 21st Westbury National Tennis Championship commenced at the Karachi Club on Thursday, with organisers confirming more than 230 entries across various events. Results from Thursday included qualifying matches in the men’s singles and juniors Under-18 singles categories, alongside the opening round of the men’s singles main draw. In men’s singles qualifying, Arham Shahzad…
MONACO: Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis insisted on Thursday he was unfazed by the lateness of the world championships in Tokyo, the Sept 13-21 event bringing the curtain down on a gruelling season. The championships are generally held in August, with the exception of the 2019 edition in Doha, where it was pushed back to the last…
Riola Xhemaili’s stoppage-time goal created history as Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time at the expense of Finland. With five minutes remaining and the hosts’ spot at Euro 2025 in danger, the ball was drilled towards the back post where substitute Xhemaili tapped home to send her country through….
After a frustrating final season at West Ham, new Tottenham signing Mohammed Kudus is looking to rediscover the glittering form that made him one of European football’s hottest properties just two summers ago. The Ghanaian completed his £55m move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on a long-term contract on Thursday. BBC Sport looks at why new boss…
As trilogies go, Friday’s third instalment of the Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano rivalry at New York’s Madison Square Garden doesn’t add up, but still makes all the sense in the world. Ordinarily, a third meeting in boxing is to break the tie, but, despite undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor holding a 2-0 advantage from previous…
