TURIN: The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has reached an agreement with former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo to become the national team’s coach on a four-year deal, Italian daily La Repubblica reported on Friday. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in history, Pirlo won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and enjoyed a distinguished…
McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris has been critical of new rules that have shaken up the sport. Photo: AFP BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s third and final free practice ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. On a day of dust and heat at…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam (second from right) and West Indies’ Roston Chase (second from left) at the toss for their first Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, July 25, 2026. — X/@TheRealPCB West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first Test of their two-match series…
Shaheen Afridi’s Test selection in doubt. Photo: PCB KARACHI: Controversies continue in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) as Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Afridi has lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit after being “dropped” during a match. The upset Pakistani fast bowler was about to return home, but franchise officials and organizers apologized and persuaded…
ZAGREB: A Croatian Olympic Committee official arrested over alleged corruption has quit, the body said Friday in the latest fallout from a graft scandal at the country’s ski federation. The arrest comes as investigators seek the extradition of former alpine ski director Vedran Pavlek, who is currently held in Kazakhstan, over allegations that he led…
L’ALPE D’HUEZ: Tadej Pogacar stormed to victory in a record-breaking time on Alpe d’Huez amid a “crazy atmosphere” on Friday’s 19th stage as he extended his overall lead at the Tour de France. Having launched his attack with 12km left, the reigning champion finally caught Richard Carapaz and Lenny Martinez inside the final two kilometres….
Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m at the US athletics championships in a season-leading 9.79sec. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles powered to his third US 100m title in a world-leading 9.79sec on Friday at the US athletics championships. Lyles, trailing at the start, surged over the final 30 meters for a…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and West Indies skipper Roston Chase are posing with the trophy. Photograph: AFP LONDON: West Indies and Pakistan meet at Check cricket’s latest venue in Trinidad on Saturday firstly of a two-match sequence through which the house facet might be having fun with uncommon favoured standing towards the unsettled guests. Brian Lara Stadium,…
BUDAPEST: The Malaysian Grand Prix may return to the Method One calendar as a stand-in this season as hopes of racing in Bahrain recede as a consequence of battle within the area, knowledgeable sources mentioned on Thursday. April grands prix at Sakhir and Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) have been both called off because of the Iran struggle however…
Pakistan’s emerging batter Sameer Minhas has credited street cricket, family support, structured age-group programmes and a fearless mindset for shaping his development as a cricketer. “My journey began with street cricket and playing at home with my brother. My father later enrolled us at an academy and that is where my serious cricketing journey started,” Sameer recalled in the…
