NAGOYA: Smriti Mandhana’s whirlwind 79 helped India crush Sri Lanka by 147 runs and win a second consecutive women’s cricket gold at the Asian Games on Tuesday. India smashed 216-3 off their 20 overs, the highest women’s total in Asian Games history, with 18 fours and 13 sixes. Richa Ghosh and Bharti Fulmali plundered 25…
Pakistan boxer loses 5-0 to Tajikistan’s Miraj Sufijonov in the 55kg preliminaries Pakistan had a disappointing start in boxing when their promising fighter Sumama Rahman lost his first fight of the 55 kilogramme weight category to Tajikistan’s Miraj Sufijonov at the 20th Asian Games boxing event at the Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday. Lahore-born Sumama fought…
England captain Harry Brook hits out during his unbeaten 114 in the first T20 against Sri Lanka at Southampton. Photo: AFP LONDON: England’s players have been learning how to play spin from Kevin Pietersen, captain Harry Brook said, as he hailed the former Ashes and Twenty20 World Cup-winning batter’s impact on the side. Pietersen, England’s…
Gianni Infantino was first elected FIFA president in 2016. Photo: AFP PARIS: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday suggested a “consultation” with the member federations to reform the world football governing body’s decision-making processes, in a letter addressed to the 211 member associations, and seen by AFP. “I will propose that the Council establish a…
An undated picture of the Pakistan hockey team participating in the FIH Pro Hockey League. — FIH Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani has announced that Pakistan will host a series of international hockey events over the next six months, with multiple foreign teams expected to tour the country. Speaking to Geo News,…
LONDON: England fast bowler Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, saying he had “lost the battle” after a career repeatedly disrupted by injuries. The 36-year-old, one of the quickest bowlers to play for England, took 253 wickets in 146 international matches across all formats, including 119 wickets at 30.79 in his…
Pakistan’s premier eventer finishes 19th in dressage with 36.70pp and 20th in showjumping with 44.70pp Pakistan’s premier eventer Usman Khan on Tuesday made his Asian Games debut in Japan. Usman finished 19th out of 31 riders in dressage with 36.70 penalty points. China’s Tian Hua topped the race with 26.90 pp, and was followed by…
TOKYO: World champions India narrowly survived being on the top of an enormous upset as they edged a spirited Japan by two runs in a rain-shortened first-ever T20 worldwide between the groups on Tuesday. The historic match celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations passed off at Japan’s modest Sano Worldwide Cricket Floor outdoors Tokyo. It…
NAGOYA: An Afghan bicycle owner who disguised herself as a person to pursue her sporting desires received an Asian Video games silver medal on Tuesday, hoping it evokes different ladies in a rustic the place Taliban authorities have sharply curtailed their freedoms. Italy-based Fariba Hashimi powered house second within the ladies’s highway race close to…
PARIS: The 2026/27 Nations League kicks off on Thursday however all eyes shall be on the touchlines as a starry forged of recent coaches, together with Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp, put together to make their debuts in worldwide soccer. The tip of World Cup cycles often herald in a bunch ofnew faces, nevertheless, the…
