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SHANGHAI: Daniil Medvedev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with Tommy Paul. Medvedev did not face a single break point in defeating the 28-year-old Greek 6-4, 7-5. “I felt like I was playing very well today,” said Medvedev, the fifth seed. […]

ROME: Real Madrid scored three goals in the final six minutes to complete a remarkable comeback and beat Roma 4-3 away in the Champions League here at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, giving Jose Mourinho a memorable reunion with his former club. Marten de Roon gave Roma a deserved lead in the 20th minute before […]

GQEBERHA: South Africa have dropped Tristan Stubbs from their squad for the second Test against Australia following their defeat in the series opener in Durban. Matthew Breetzke has been called up as Stubbs’ replacement, making him the only change to South Africa’s 17-member squad ahead of the second Test in Gqeberha. Stubbs managed scores of […]

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has signed a one-year deal with Sydney Thunder for the entire Big Bash League (BBL) 2026-27 season, including the finals. However, the agreement could create a scheduling conflict for the left-arm pacer, particularly if Thunder qualify for the knockout stages. The BBL is scheduled to conclude on 26 January, […]

RAWALPINDI: Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI tri-series featuring hosts Pakistan and England after failing to receive medical clearance to return to action on Thursday. Nissanka sustained a left hamstring injury during Sri Lanka’s recently concluded tour of England. Lahiru Udara has been named as his replacement in […]

The opening One-Day International match of a five-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka U-17 teams will be played in Multan today. The series will conclude on the 24th of this month.

LAHORE  –  The second leg of the W-15 Islamabad Junaid Family Foundation World Tennis Women’s Championships 2026 got under way at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex on Tuesday, featuring 31 players from 17 countries. Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Rita Dhital, visited the complex on Tuesday, watched the matches and interacted with the […]

Pakistan’s Maaz Sadaqat and Salman Mirza have climbed the latest ICC Men’s T20I rankings following their impressive performances in the recently concluded three-match series against Sri Lanka, which Pakistan won 2-1. Sadaqat was among the biggest movers in the batters’ rankings after scoring consecutive half-centuries, including a magnificent 96 in the second T20I. The young […]

Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan on Tuesday broke India’s Abhishek Sharma’s record for the most runs scored in a three-match bilateral T20I series between two full member nations.  Farhan, who was named Pakistan’s full-time T20I captain ahead of the series against Sri Lanka, made his first home assignment in the leadership role memorable as the right-handed […]

Portugal’s football federation praised Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward scored for Al Nassr in the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday, despite suspending him just two days earlier. The Portugal Football Federation (FPF) shared a photograph of the 41-year-old wearing the national team jersey on social media, alongside the message: “Ronaldo scores again for Al […]