Zakarin Wins Giro's First Summit Finish, Bad Day For Yates, Lopez
Slovenia's Jan Polanc of Team kept hold of the overall as favourites Primoz Roglic and Vincenzo Nibali crossed the line together 2min 57sec adrift, with Briton Simon Yates and Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez another two minutes back.
Federer Plays Down Title Chances On Roland Garros Return
Federer admitted that he is unsure of his title chances, but did compare his current situation with when he ended a five-year Grand Slam at the in . Some ways I feel similar to maybe the in '17," the 2009 French Open winner said. Despite being the third seed, faces a tricky draw, with a ...
Nadal 'doesn't Care' If He's French Open Favourite
The number two holds an incredible French Open win-loss record of 86-2, and hit form by winning his ninth Italian Open last week with a final victory over old rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal could move to within two titles of 's all-time men's record of 20 Grand Slam trophies if he lifts the Coupe des Mousquetaires on ...
South Africa's World Cup Woes No Worry For Du Plessis
Since making their Cup debut in 1992 after decades of apartheid-enforced isolation, have won just one of seven knockout matches -- a quarter-final against in four years ago. But Du Plessis said that even though he and fellow senior players such as Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn had endured their fair of Cup ...
Kyrgios Out Of Roland Garros, Tournament That 'sucks'
Last week, Kyrgios was disqualified the Italian Open in and headed straight to to practice with at . "I think this is the tournament in the , look at this perfect green surface," Kyrgios wrote on alongside a picture of him sitting on the grass courts. "Kyrgios also withdrew the French Open ...
Liverpool's Alisson Ready For Biggest Test Of His Life
Alisson has enjoyed a memorable first season with , but their frustrating title failure -- they finished one point behind champions -- means they will end the season with no silverware unless they beat . "Once we finished the , there were 20 days to prepare the final," Alisson told 's website. Jurgen Klopp's squad are coming ...
'I Have Sympathy For Kovac' -- Bayern Legend Hitzfeld
Despite leading to a seventh successive league title this season, Kovac has continuously had to fight off speculation over his future amid rumours of dressing room disharmony and lack of boardroom support. "I have to congratulate Niko on the way he mastered certain situations this season," said Hitzfeld, praising the way that Kovac had overseen a generational transition ...
Inter-dist Floodlit Basketball Championship On May 31
Divisional Department is organising the championship, while the would be held at District Complex Basketball . Divisional Officer Rana Nadeem Anjum told APP here on Friday that basketball teams four districts of division including , , and would participate in the .
Ineos' Hart In Spectacular Giro Fall
The popular 24-year-old Londoner, starting the day 33rd some 11min 49sec off the leading , was part of a breakaway on the downhill section of a mountain when he fell. Hart won two stages on the Tour of the Alps in and was sent to the Giro by Ineos after team leader Egan Bernal broke a shoulder in training.
Is it a Cricket World Cup if much of the world is missing?
All the usual suspects have gathered for the World Cup at the home of cricket, and yet something is missing. When the first ball is bowled at The Oval on Thursday, only 10 teams will be vying to be world champion, the smallest number since 1992. After the hugely popular, successful, and entertaining 2015 World Cup in Australia and ...
Participation not enough for Afghanistan poster boy Rashid
The world?s best Twenty20 bowler, Rashid was just 18 when he exploded onto the world stage with the fourth best haul in one-day international history, taking seven for 18 to help Afghanistan beat West Indies in St Lucia. ?I tried doing it but they were just slipping out, I was like ?this bloke is unbelievable?.? It is not only his ...
World Cup the perfect stage for Bangladesh talisman Shakib
An attacking middle-order batsman and miserly left-arm spinner, Shakib is second on the lists of runs made and wickets taken for his country and there is not one iota of doubt that he is the best cricketer Bangladesh has ever produced. Made captain a decade ago at the age of 22, he enjoys the kind of celebrity in Bangladesh ...
Afghanistan target transition from underdogs to contenders
Having won last year?s World Cup Qualifier tournament by beating West Indies in the final, the Afghans will arrive in England looking to make the transition from plucky underdogs to knockout round contenders. In 2015, their World Cup debut, Afghanistan gave Sri Lanka a shock by dismissing both openers for a golden duck and recorded their maiden win against ...
Babar Azam primed to thrive under World Cup spotlight
Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur first mentioned Azam, the world's top-ranked Twenty20 international batsman, in the same breath as Indian skipper Kohli early last year, based on the 24-year-old's potential across formats. He also reached 1,000 ODI runs in 21 innings, a record he shared with an elite group of players, including West Indies great Viv Richards and England ...
ICC warns off ‘corruptors’ from Cricket World Cup
The head of the International Cricket Council?s (ICC) anti-corruption unit said on Friday he had been in direct contact with around 12 ?corruptors? to warn them off the World Cup. ?It?s around a dozen people who have had the ?disinvite? to the Cricket World Cup and who we will keep away,? Alex Marshall, the head of the ICC Anti-Corruption ...
لیژر لیگز کے ساتھ بھرپور تعاون کریں گے، رانا اشرف
فٹبال ایڈمنسٹریٹر اور آرگنائزر رانا اشرف نے کہا ہے کہ نچلی سطح پر فٹ بال کے فروغ کیلئے لیژر لیگز کے ساتھ بھرپور تعاون کریں گے اور مختلف ٹیمیں بنا کر مقامی کھلاڑیوں کو اپنی صلاحیتوں کے اظہار کا موقع فراہم کیا جائے گا۔ اس بات کا اظہار انہوں نے لیژر لیگز فٹ بال منیجر پاکستان ریاض احمد سے گفتگو ...
Afghanistan restrict Pakistan to 262 runs in 48 overs in first warm-up match
Babar Azam managed to resuscitate a crumbling Pakistan with a 112 off 108 balls in the first warm-up match of the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup on Friday. He was quickly followed by Hasan Ali (6), Shadab Khan (1) and Wahab Riaz (18) when Pakistan were bowled out at 262 in 48 overs. Pakistan had won the ...
ICC warns off 'corruptors' from Cricket World Cup
The head of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit said on Friday he had been in direct contact with around 12 ?corruptors? to warn them off the World Cup. An education video urging players to ?recognise, reject and report? any corrupt approaches has been shown to all 10 competing World Cup teams. The film also contains names and ...
Babar Azam's ton gives Pakistan fighting chance in warm-up match against Afghanistan
Babar Azam managed to resuscitate a crumbling Pakistan with a 112 off 108 balls in the first warm-up match of the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup on Friday. Pakistan had won the toss and opted to bat the top order fell apart under the onslaught of a trio of Afghan bowlers, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, and Hamid ...
1999ء: آسٹریلیا دوسری مرتبہ ورلڈ چیمپئن
ساتواں عالمی کرکٹ کپ 16 برس بعد چوتھی مرتبہ پھر انگلینڈ میں منعقدہوا۔ ا س طر ح صدی کے پہلے اور آخری ورلڈکپ کی میزبانی انگلینڈ کے سر ہے۔ مقابلے14مئی1999سےشروع ہوئے اور 20 جون تک جاری رہے۔ اس بار انگلینڈ میں پہلی مرتبہ مقابلے میں شریک ٹیموں نے رنگین لباس استعمال کیا۔ دو گروپوں میں تقسیم ٹورنامنٹ میں بارہ ٹیموں نےحصہ ...
