Young Pakistan batsman Babar Azam was on Friday compared to India's Test captain and one of the world's leading batsmen Virat Kohli by coach Mickey Arthur....
The Spanish press used to call matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid, meetings between the two of the biggest rivals in world football, the 'Game of the year'. Then they called it the 'Game of the decade', and finally the 'Game of the Century' until finally they decided it was easier to call it 'The Classico'. ...
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organisers have announced that the Twenty20 cricket tournament has exceeded global viewership figures for the just concluded season, with a nearly 44 percent increase over the previous year....
The Chapecoense football club has denied that there was any type of pressure exerted by the South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol) in chartering the plane from Bolivia's Lamia Airlines to transport the team to Colombia, adding that it was selected for technical reasons....
Bayer Leverkusen have suffered a setback after losing Kevin Volland and Admir Mehmedi to injuries, the German top division football club has confirmed in an official statement....
Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin showed the best qualities of a fighter and athlete when he played against Norway's Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World chess champion, Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has asserted. ...
Indian sportswomen who won laurels and dominated the headlines during the Rio Olympics pipped all other contenders in 2016 to emerge as the top newsmakers in the country, Yahoo announced on Thursday. "The list of top newsmakers is usually ruled by politicians and Bollywood stars but in 2016, it saw the entry of P.V. Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Ka...
Pakistan will host its first Davis Cup tie in 13 years against Iran in February, the country's tennis federation has said. "The International Tennis Federation has considered that security has improved," Pakistan Tennis Federation Secretary Khalid Rehmani said on Wednesday, reports Efe. The matches will be held from February 3-5 in Islamabad, R...
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reached out to his fans after his autobiography 'Playing It My Way' won the Raymond Crossword Popular Award in the biography category. Speaking on the win, Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said: "I cannot thank my fans enough for being part of my journey while I was playing, and during my life's secon...
Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Dinar Dyah Ayustine of Indonesia to enter the third round of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Thursday. In a match which lasted around one hour, Saina edged past her Indonesian opponent 17-21, 21-18, 21-12 in the women's singles event. After going down in th...
