England’s Curtis Malik overcame Yassin Shohdy of Egypt 3-2 in a closely contested semi-final of the Venice ABC Open Squash Championship at the DHA Creek Club on Saturday. Top seed Malik won 12-10 in the opening game before taking the second 11-7. Shohdy fought back strongly, winning the next two games 11-9 and 11-8 to…
KARACHI: Pakistan will look to extend their winning run when they face England in the third match of the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Sunday. The match will start at 1pm PST, with victory securing Pakistan a place in the October 31 final. Pakistan have won both their matches, beating Sri Lanka by…
Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas (second from left) celebrates taking a wicket with teammates during the fourth day of their second Test against England at Lord’s in London on August 30, 2026. — Reuters Babar Azam to continue leading Pakistan’s Test side. Two fast bowlers to join squad after warm-up. Ex-skipper Shan Masood dropped from Test squad….
CHRISTCHURCH: Tilak Varma struck a brutal half-century as India powered to a thrilling four-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20 on Saturday for a 2-0 series lead. The tourists scored 68 runs from the last 4.5 overs in Christchurch to clinch victory with a ball to spare, having looked down and out when…
MUNICH: Bayern Munich expect coach Vincent Kompany to miss an extended period as he continues his hospital treatment for a virus after collapsing on the training pitch on Friday. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Bayern sporting director Max Eberl confirmed Kompany was still hospitalised in a “stable” condition. Kompany’s English assistant coach Aaron…
South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the third and final Test against Australia after sustaining a mild groin injury during the second Test in Gqeberha, Cricket’s governing body said on Saturday. Scans conducted on Thursday confirmed the extent of the injury, which Nortje sustained while bowling in Australia’s first innings….
The inaugural FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday (today), bringing together teams representing 189 member associations for a week-long international youth football competition. Pakistan will also face Gambia on the opening day as the tournament provides young players from around the world with opportunities to compete internationally and…
PHILLIP ISLAND: Marc Marquez stormed home first from pole in the Australian MotoGP sprint race on Saturday to seize control of the world championship from Jorge Martin who crashed out challenging him for the lead. The reigning seven-time world champion, who dominated qualifying, had too much power in his Ducati to surge to the chequered…
ITIA confirms that the French seed has been on their retired players list since October 5 PARIS: Gael Monfils, the last of his generation’s French musketeers, has officially retired from tennis, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. The 40-year-old had signalled his intention to leave the sport at the end…
Legend credits regular tournaments and corporate support for nurturing emerging talent KARACHI: Pakistan squash legend Jahangir Khan is optimistic that the country can regain its lost standing in the sport, saying regular international and domestic tournaments help nurture emerging players and improve their competitiveness. Speaking exclusively to Express News, the former world champion welcomed the…
