TURKEY: Eighteen of 21 suspects have been arrested a week after the Turkish Football Federation suspended 149 referees following an investigation into betting allegations against them. Several referees, assistant referees and the chairman of an unnamed football club have arrest orders made out against them by Turkish prosecutors following an investigation into allegations that they influenced the outcome of a …
ARGENTINA: Argentina was victorious in the South American playoffs for the second Arena Polo World Cup, and claimed a ticket to play the competition that will take place in the United States, co-hosted by Roseland Polo Club in Crozet, Virginia, and Virginia Polo Inc., in October. The playoffs were jointly organised by the Federation of International Polo (FIP) and the …
PARIS: Mustang and La Berta are through to the final of the Trophée Bourbon, the first 12-goal competition of the season hosted by the Polo Club du Domain de Chantilly, located in La Ferme de Apremont, in the outskirts of Paris, France, close to the Charles de Gaulle Airport, The tournament sees ten teams up to 12 goals, partake, and …
KINGSTON: Roston Chase has been appointed West Indies’ new Test captain. The allrounder’s first Test as captain will be his 50th; his 49th, against South Africa in Johannesburg, came more than two years ago. West Indies have played 13 Tests since then. Chase has previously led West Indies in one ODI and one T20I. His first assignment in the longest …
UNITED KINGDOM: West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford and all-rounder Romario Shepherd will miss the upcoming tour of England and Ireland to remain at the Indian Premier League. The IPL, the world’s richest T20 franchise league, restarts on Saturday but its’ postponement means the play-offs now begin on 29 May and clash with the Windies’ one-day and T20 tour of England. Romario Shepherd …
UNITED STATES: Keegan Bradley secured the Presidents Cup for the United States on Sunday when he clinched a point in his match against the International Team’s Kim Si-woo that lifted his team to the 15-1/2 target needed to retain the trophy in Montreal. It was the 10th consecutive Presidents Cup triumph for the Americans, who boast an all-time record of …
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Women’s Cricket Team flew from Jinnah International Airport here to Columbo via Dubai to participate in the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. The team will play their first match in the Asia Cup against arch-rivals India in Dambulla on July 19. Squad: Nida Dar (captain), Alia Riaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Muniba Ali, Najiha …
MONACO: Jessica Hull of Australia blazed to a world record in the women’s 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, making a stunning statement ahead of the Paris Olympics as trackside fireworks exploded during her final powerful strides. Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran a blistering last lap to shave a whopping three seconds off his own world-leading time …
ISLAMABAD: Blind Pakistani archer Tanveer Ahmed is set to return home tonight, after winning two gold medals in two back-to-back international competitions. Ahmed bagged gold medals at the Para Archery World Ranking Event in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, and the 1440 Double FITA Round at Jabbeke, Belgium, respectively. He scored a remarkable 910 points to clinch the gold medal in …
PESHAWAR: Twenty-nine U19 women cricketers will undergo a 15-day skills camp at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan from Sunday, (December 10). The players will report at the camp on Saturday evening. The objective of the U19 camp is to identify the players for next month’s U19 tri-series in Bangladesh, where, along with hosts Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka …
