Steyn destroys NZ as South Africa win
CENTURION, Nov 18: Fast bowler Dale Steyn claimed his second successive ten-wicket haul as South Africa crushed New Zealand by an innings and 59 runs on the third day of the...
Lee strikes as Aussies take grip on second Test
HOBART, Nov 18: Australia were on track to stretch their winning Test run to 14 matches here Sunday with victory expected over beleaguered Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test at Bellerive Oval....
I am ready for India tour: Kaneria
KARACHI, Nov 18: Eyeing a Test series win, Pakistan’s experienced leg-spinner Danish Kaneira on Sunday said he had done his homework to bowl on Indian pitches and was raring to go after their ‘great batsmen’....
WADA elects Fahey as Pound’s successor
MADRID, Nov 18: Dick Pound is going out the way he wanted - with an elected leader to replace him as the world’s top anti-doping enforcer and a new set of...
Pietersen refuses to join ICL
LONDON, Nov 18: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has rejected the chance to join the rebel Indian Cricket League....
Olympic champ Noguchi wins Tokyo marathon
TOKYO, Nov 18: Japan’s Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi won the Tokyo international women’s marathon Sunday after an injury-hit two-year break, issuing a warning to Paula Radcliffe ahead of the Beijing Games next year....
United States down Brazil at volleyball World Cup
MATSUMOTO (Japan), Nov 18: William Priddy scored 16 points Sunday to lead the United States to an upset victory over Olympic champion Brazil on the opening day of the men’s Volleyball World Cup....
Lloyd to manage West Indies
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Nov 18: The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) approved the appointment of former captain Clive Lloyd as manager of the West Indies team for their forthcoming tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa....
‘Twenty20 will pose tough challenge for players’
JAIPUR, Nov 18: Twenty20 cricket will place higher physical demands and mental toughness on players than one-day cricket did when it began in the 1970s, according to former Australian skipper Greg Chappell....
Vintage Federer wins fourth Masters Cup
SHANGHAI, Nov 18: World number one Roger Federer beat Spain’s David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 6-2 with a vintage display to win his fourth Masters Cup title on Sunday....
Headingly wins Tariq bin Zayad Cup
LAHORE, Nov 18: Three-year-old colt, Headingly ridden by jockey M. Hanif landed the Tariq Bin Zayad Cup run over 1400m during the 12th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Sir Jee beats rivals to score 2nd win at KRC
KARACHI, Nov 18: Three-year-old bay colt Sir Jee justified the confidence reposed in him when he galloped to a facile six lengths victory to make it two-in-a-row in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Haas blood tests find no evidence of poisoning
BERLIN, Nov 18: Blood tests have revealed no evidence that Tommy Haas was poisoned during Germany’s Davis Cup defeat by Russia in Moscow in September, the German Tennis Federation (DTB) said....