South Africa will come up with all guns blazing to press for a victory against Bangladesh if they can be unscathed in the first session of the fourth day, said the team’s off-spinner Simon Harmer. The visitors had already reduced the deficit to 17 runs, losing no wickets after Bangladesh gained…

AFP,  COLOMBO: Ahmed Shehzad smashed 95 off 90 balls as Pakistan thrashed below-par Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day match in Colombo on Wednesday to clinch the five-match series. Mohammad Hafeez chipped in with 70 as the tourists surpassed Sri Lanka's 256-9 in the 41st over…

AFP, KARACHI: Former captain Javed Miandad Thursday urged Pakistan to focus on consistency after their one-day series win away to Sri Lanka. Pakistan thumped the hosts by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday to take an unassailable 3-1 lead ahead of the final match…

South Africa wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee for shoulder barging Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal. The incident happened at the stroke of the lunch on the second day of the first Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. The 22-year-old was found to have breached Article…

AFP, ATLANTA: Jamaica’s ‘Reggae Boyz’ delivered defending champion United States a humbling 2-1 defeat Wednesday, becoming the first Caribbean squad to reach the Gold Cup final by shocking the heavily favored hosts. On Sunday in Philadelphia, Jamaica will play for the crown against…

AFP, LONDON: Usain Bolt returns to action after a six-week injury-enforced break in the 100 metres on the opening night of the London Diamond League meeting on Friday with question marks hanging over both his fitness and form just four weeks out from the World Championships in Beijing. Like Mo Farah…

AFP, NEW YORK: Sean Davis scored twice in the second half as the New York Red Bulls upset Chelsea 4-2 in the reigning English Premier League champions’ first game of their pre-season US exhibition tour. The Red Bulls scored four times in the second half against mighty Chelsea FC on Wednesday despite…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez on Thursday hailed his superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo as the best in the world as he played down reports of tension between the pair. Real Madrid take on English Premier League heavyweights Manchester City in the final match of the International…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Mexican side Tigres advanced to the final of the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday with a 3-1 home triumph over Brazil’s Internacional, booking a showdown with Argentina giants River Plate. Inter led 2-1 after the first match in the home-and-home semi-final, but Tigres erased that…

AFP, PARIS: Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100m gold medallist who was suspended between 2006-10 after failing a second drugs test but is currently dominating the world of sprinting, has been tested 59 times by the US anti-doping agency (USADA) since his return. According to USADA figures released…