Tag: sports
Finch fit for Sri Lanka but Tye out of T20 series
Adelaide, Australia, Oct 26 (AFP/APP): Captain Aaron Finch was Saturday cleared to play in Australia’s opening Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, but the ...Cricket star Sana Mir honoured with Asia Society’s top award
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (APP):Leading Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries were honoured with the 2019 ...Rugby World Cup: Wales v South Africa semi-final
Tokyo, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): Wales and South Africa clash on Sunday in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final between the Six Nations champions ...Plan to move Olympic marathon, stirs Tokyo dissent
Tokyo, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): Tokyo’s governor said Friday she opposes moving next year’s Olympic marathon and race-walking events to northern Japan over ...China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021
Shanghai, Oct 24 (AFP/APP): FIFA has awarded the inaugural edition of its expanded 24-team Club World Cup to China, the association’s president ...Messi’s historic goal helps Barcelona edge Slavia Prague
Prague, Oct 24 (AFP/APP): Lionel Messi claimed another goal-scoring record as Barcelona edged a spirited Slavia Prague 2-1 on Wednesday as the ...Ganguly elected head of India’s troubled cricket board
Mumbai, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): Former captain Sourav Ganguly was unanimously elected on Wednesday as president of India’s troubled cricket board, the sport’s ...‘The girl you were warned about’: Paris 2024 logo
Paris, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): The new 2024 Olympics logo is supposed to evoke French history but has instead earned ridicule online for ...Bangladesh Women Cricket Team reached Lahore
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP): Bangladesh Women Cricket Team reached in Lahore on Wednesday to play two ODIs and three T20 matches against ...Nike’s Mark Parker to step aside as CEO next year
New York, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): Sporting goods giant Nike announced a new CEO on Tuesday to take over from Mark Parker, who ...