Player divide threatens Premier League’s restart plan
LONDON: The Premier League’s bid to restart the season in June is in danger of being derailed by a heated debate between players about the risks of playing amid the coronavirus crisis.…
Ramiz wants incentives for players at domestic level
ISLAMABAD: Former captain Ramiz Raja believes that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will have to streamline first class cricket by offering incentive to the players. “The entire talent comes from there [domestic level]…
Pakistan set to tour England this summer: Report
LAHORE: The PCB is “very optimistic” about the operational plans being put into place for this summer’s tour of England by Pakistan and has reached an agreement in principle after ECB assurances,…
Athletics chief says sport could rebel against pandemic rules
PARIS: World athletics chief Sebastian Coe has warned that sports leaders may rebel against pandemic restrictions as they struggle to get major events back on track. Coe expressed the frustrations felt by…
Afridi contributes to Mushfiqur Rahim’s coronavirus relief efforts in Bangladesh
Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has made a contribution to COVID-19 relief efforts in Bangladesh by buying a cricket bat put up on auction by Bangladeshi batter Mushfiqur Rahim for $20,000. The news…
Lewandowski ‘fitter than ever’ for Bundesliga restart
LONDON: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski says he is fitter than ever ahead of Sunday’s Bundesliga clash at FC Union Berlin and taking advice from World Cup record-holder Miroslav Klose. The 41-year-old…
Umar Akmal, Pakistan cricket’s enfant terrible, faces reckoning
LAHORE: If ever a soap opera were to be made about Pakistan cricket, Umar Akmal might be a good candidate for the role of enfant terrible. The talented-yet-wayward batsman is scrambling to…
With little competition, the Bundesliga goes global
BERLIN: German football will find itself in an unaccustomed global spotlight this weekend as audiences starved of live football turn to the only major European league back in action. With the Premier…
Babar Azam appointed ODI captain
— Azhar Ali to lead green shirts in Tests LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of young run machine Babar Azam as the new captain of the…
Like death: How ‘Thrilla in Manila’ changed Ali, Frazier forever
NEW YORK: When Muhammad Ali survived 14 brutal rounds with Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 45 years ago, it wrote a page in boxing folklore but left both men forever…
PCB, ECB to discuss future of England tour amid coronavirus crisis
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan has said that they will not rush into a decision about their upcoming tour of England during the coronavirus pandemic. England are scheduled…
IPL cancellation could cost BCCI half a billion dollars
NEW DELHI: Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost more than half a billion dollars, but cutting players’ pay was not yet being…
Roland Garros could be behind closed doors, says French tennis boss
PARIS: French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors. Guidicelli, who said that the…
Gaethje dominates in UFC’s return as Trump congratulates promoters
NEW YORK: The Ultimate Fighting Championship Saturday became the first major American sporting event held since the US coronavirus outbreak, with President Donald Trump congratulating the promoter. The controversial card put the…
Third Brighton player tests positive for coronavirus
LONDON: Brighton chief executive Paul Barber on Sunday revealed a third player at the Premier League club has tested positive for the coronavirus, raising fresh concerns about the attempt to finish the…
Ricciardo braced for ‘chaos’ when Formula One starts
PERTH: Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo anticipates “chaos”, “rust” and “adrenaline” should the 2020 Formula One season start at last. The global spread of the coronavirus has already led to 10 races, of what…
Ronaldo Souza’s positive coronavirus test hangs over controversial UFC return
LOS ANGELES: The controversial mixed martial arts card scheduled for Saturday in Florida will go ahead as planned despite one of the undercard fighters testing positive for coronavirus. Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza was dropped…