AFP, CARDIFF: Nasser Hussain said it was “disrespectful” to Pakistan to blame England's shock eight-wicket Champions Trophy semi-final defeat on a used Cardiff pitch. England, previously the only unbeaten team left in the eight-strong one-day international tournament and huge favourites…

The experiment with his batting order didn’t go augurs well with Sabbir Rahman as the batsman so far failed to justify the talent he got in the big platform of the cricket. Sabbir though never complained about his batting position and always iterated that he is okay with what position he gets,…

AFP, CARDIFF: Waqar Younis slammed a suggestion by England captain Eoin Morgan that a used pitch had been responsible for their downfall after Pakistan thrashed the tournament hosts by eight wickets in a dramatically one-sided Champions Trophy semi-final at Cardiff on Wednesday. Pakistan bowled England…

AFP, CARDIFF: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he always believed his side could turn their fortunes around after they reached the Champions Trophy…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid backed star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday after Spanish prosecutors accused the star player of evading 14.7 million…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Manchester United on Wednesday completed the signing of Swedish international centre-back Victor Lindelof from Benfica for a fee believed to be £31 million (35m euros, $39.6m), the English Premier League side announced. “I am thrilled to be joining Manchester United,”…

AFP, STUTTGART: Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat to 39-year-old Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart grass court tournament on Wednesday in the Swiss great's…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia departed for the Russia and FIFA's Confederations Cup Wednesday insisting they can still win it, despite a crushing 4-0 demolition…

AFP, SEOUL: Tottenham striker Son Heung-Min will have surgery this week after breaking his right arm during South Korea's World Cup qualifying 3-2 defeat to Qatar, the Korean Football Association said Thursday. The 24-year-old left the field in obvious pain in the 33rd minute of Tuesday's match…

AFP, PARIS: At just 18 years of age, Kylian Mbappe is the hottest property in football and the French sensation admits that he has been surprised by how quickly his star has risen. “I always had lots of imagination when I was little, so I am not going to say that I hadn't imagined it,”…

AFP, PARIS: The president of the French Football Federation has said he expects Zinedine Zidane to eventually manage France. “That is a logical continuation. It is likely that one day he will be interested,” Noel Le Graet told RMC radio on Wednesday when asked about the prospect of Zidane…

AFP, LONDON: Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason returned to light training on Wednesday five months after a horrific clash of heads in a Premier League match with Chelsea resulted in him suffering a fractured skull. The 26-year-old -- Hull's record signing last year when he joined from Tottenham Hotspur…

AFP, LYON: France midfielder Corentin Tolisso has moved to Bayern Munich from Lyon for a record fee that could reach 47.5 million euros ($53.5 million), the Bundesliga champions announced on Wednesday. The 22-year-old signed a five-year deal with Bayern to bring an end to his 10-year association with…