MELBOURNE - With a record crowd of 73,000 on hand at Melbourne Park for the second day of action at the Australian Open, the big names of tennis looked to make a statement in their first round match-ups. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic blitzed Mitchell Krueger 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, heavy hitter Jo-Wilfried ...

LONDON - A former Test cricketer accused of plotting to fix matches in Pakistan’s Twenty/20 Super League faced court today. Nasir Jamshed is accused of bribery and was charged along with two others after the National Crime Agency probed claims players were offered money to throw games. The ...

Agencies ADELAIDE Virat Kohli set it up and, for the first time in a while, MS Dhoni was there to finish it although India were grateful to a cameo from Dinesh Karthik to secure a six-wicket win with four balls remaining. The victory set up a series decider in Melbourne on Friday. When Kohli found ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has lambasted the selectors and team management for carrying unprepared team to South Africa, which resulted in humiliating defeats and whitewash in the three Test-match series. In an interview with The Nation, Latif said: “It was obvious that ...

LAHORE - Former South African cricket captain AB de Villiers’s decision to return to Lahore for the HBL Pakistan Super League’s fourth edition in 2019 has been welcomed by his former international colleagues. De Villiers’s long-time teammate JP Duminy hoped his former captain will ...