AFP, CENTURION: For the second time in his short career, Heinrich Klaasen halted India's cricketing juggernaut as South Africa won the second Twenty20…

Former India all-rounder Yousuf Pathan reached Dhaka yesterday to play the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for Prime Bank Cricket Club. He will…

AFP, SYDNEY: Scans this week will decide if explosive batsman Chris Lynn can take up his lucrative Indian Premier League contract after he was injured in Australia's Twenty20 tri-series win over New Zealand. Lynn dislocated his right shoulder while fielding in Australia's 19-run victory over…

PTI, MUMBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli and pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah's workload is expected to be a topic of discussion when the…

South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) will busy with their hectic schedule of different programmes this year on the field and off the field. The first programme of the SAFF was set for their congress and the election to be held April in Bangladesh followed the by the draw of SAFF Championship football…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Indian badminton is entering a golden era with an army of new stars aiming for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games success this year, the country's top-ranked star Kidambi Srikanth has warned rivals. With Srikanth ranked three in the world, HS Prannoy 11th and Sai Praneeth 14th, India…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo was rested as Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-1 at Leganes on Wednesday and move back up to third place in La Liga.…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Mouloudia Alger of Algeria scored nine, Zesco United of Zambia seven and Esperance of Tunisia five in CAF Champions League goal sprees Wednesday as they booked last-32 places. But Difaa el Jadida, whose 10-0 first-leg romp set a competition single-leg record, could not find the net…

AFP, NAJAF (Iraq): Iraq hopes that hosting Gulf football friendlies, renovating its stadiums and outlawing weapons at matches will have persuaded FIFA…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football legend Chow Chee Keong, named as Asia's best goalkeeper from 1966 to 1970, died after a struggle with bladder cancer, reports said Thursday. He was 69. Named the “Asian Steel Gate” for his unwavering goal defence, Chow played for several Hong Kong…

AFP, MILAN: Claudio Ranieri, who led Leicester City to an unlikely English Premier League title, has revealed he is ready to quit French Ligue 1 club…

AFP, NEW YORK: A Panamanian company importing and exporting football outfits pleaded guilty on Wednesday in New York to bribing the former president of Costa Rica's football federation in another case in the expanding FIFA corruption scandal. Mimo International Imports and Exports admitted fraud…

AFP,  DUBAI: Defending champion and top seed Elina Svitolina toiled for more than two hours to reach the Dubai quarter-finals while second seed Garbine…