2024 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing (L) celebrates with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiasi at Parc Fermi during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada . – Agence France-Presse Max Verstappen won … Read more
India’s Rishabh Pant with Shreyas Iyer. — X/IPL RIYADH: Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday when he was sold for a record $3.2 million, as teams snapped up world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. A total of 577 players will … Read more
Pakistani Salman Ali Agha (left) and Mohammad Rizwan (centre) react after a Zimbabwean player fouled the ball on November 24, 2024. —Screengrab/ Geo Sports Pakistan restricted Zimbabwe to 205 runs in their first match of the three-match ODI series on Sunday. The national team’s players – vice-captain Salman Ali Agha and debutant Faisal Akram – … Read more
In a dominant performance, the Pakistani hockey team registered a convincing 5-1 win over China, securing their place in the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Hockey Champions Cup. Nadeem Ahmed and Hanan Shahid were the stars of the match, as they each scored two goals to lead Pakistan to a comfortable victory. Abdul Rahman added … Read more
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe hugs coach Carlo Ancelotti during the UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atalanta in Warsaw, on August 14, 2024. — AFP Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has not been able to score for more than a month, but coach Carlo Ancelotti believes it is only a matter of … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray (L) looks on as Novak Djokovic delivers a speech after the final match of the men’s singles final at the French Open in Paris, France on June 5, 2016. — Reuters Retired Serbian tennis legend Andy Murray said on Saturday that he has agreed to join Novak Djokovic’s team and will coach … Read more
Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor arrives in court, on the day he attends a civil trial over sexual assault allegations, in Dublin, Ireland, on November 19, 2024. — Reuters DUBLIN: Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor assaulted a woman during a party in Dublin in 2018, and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros … Read more
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo during the UN League group stage match against Poland at the Do Dragao Stadium in Porto, Portugal on November 15, 2024. – Reuters Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo once again made headlines after his country’s 5-1 win over Poland, securing its place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals. With this victory, Ronaldo … Read more
ICC Champions Trophy in the Trophy Round. – AFP/File KARACHI: The ICC Champions Trophy concluded its three-day tour in Karachi on Friday, visiting several famous sites, educational institutions and the Public Gallery at Port Grand. The Cup is now heading to Lahore, although no stopover activities are currently planned there. The Trophy Tour began in … Read more
An undated photo of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. -PCB/File LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to postpone the tri-leg of its first-class tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2024-25, to accommodate the newly introduced T20 Champions Trophy. The T20 tournament, part of the Champions League, introduced by the Cricket Board earlier this year, will be … Read more