AFP, WELLINGTON: New Zealand have boosted their spin options against South Africa by including Jeetan Patel in a 13-man squad for the three-Test series against the Proteas beginning next week. Off-spinner Patel and all-rounder Jimmy Neesham were the two players recalled to the squad on Friday, coming…

AFP, ACAPULCO: Rafael Nadal booked his semi-final spot at the Mexico Open by battling past Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets, while top seed Novak Djokovic…

AFP,  BANGALORE: Virat Kohli on Friday dismissed Australia's claim that India are under pressure following their heavy opening Test defeat as…

The round two of the 2017 Men Hockey World League will kickstart at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium (MBNHS) in Paltan today with the participation…

Opener Anamul Haque Bijoy got Non Objection Certificate (NOC) from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday to play the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The final of the second edition will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in March 5. The wicketkeeper-batsman already got his visa and…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Growing uncertainty over the futures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney threatens to overshadow Manchester United's all-important…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's government said Thursday it paid $22 million dollars to the country's Football Association to avert a players' strike over unpaid wages that threatened to disrupt the new season. The Argentina Footballers' Union (AFA) had threatened to strike on the first…

AFP, MADRID: Sevilla moved to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona as Vicente Iborra's first-half winner earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over…

AFP, LIVERPOOL: Liverpool have a fine record against the Premier League's leading sides this season, which is just about the only solace for Jurgen Klopp as he prepares for Saturday's crucial clash with Arsenal. The Reds' 3-1 defeat at Leicester on Monday exposed significant defensive weaknesses…

AFP, MOSCOW: FIFA on Thursday shrugged off hooliganism and pitch fears for the Confederations Cup in Russia this June, insisting the World Cup warm-up event will be a “festival of football”. “We trust in the arrangements that the authorities are going to put in place for the Confederations…

AFP, LAHORE: Temperamental Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal on Thursday was involved in a heated argument with police over a traffic violation for the second time in his controversy-beset career. The 26-year-old was stopped in his hometown of Lahore for driving a car bearing a personalised number plate deemed…

AFP, TOKYO: German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has formally joined Japan's Vissel Kobe, the J-League club said Thursday, bucking a trend of big-name…

AFP, LONDON: Arsene Wenger said he had no interest in succeeding Luis Enrique as Barcelona coach on Thursday, but admitted his future as Arsenal manager remains up in the air. Luis Enrique announced after Barcelona's 6-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Wednesday that he will step down from his role at…

AFP, MADRID: Spanish football breathed a sigh of relief after a CT scan on Fernando Torres revealed the Atletico Madrid striker suffered no traumatic brain injuries in a sickening on-field clash on Thursday. Torres, 32, was hit from behind by Deportivo's Alex Bergantinos in a clash of heads five…