General view of the Pakistan Football Federation headquarters. — Location/PFF file KARACHI: Pakistan has withdrawn from the women’s AFC Futsal Cup qualifiers scheduled for next month due to financial constraints, sources said on Tuesday. The second group matches, which included Pakistan, were scheduled to be held in Indonesia. However, the Pakistan Football Federation decided to … Read more
The India Women’s U-19 team celebrates winning the inaugural edition of the ACC U-19 Women’s Asia Cup on December 22, 2024. — ACC KUALA LUMPUR: India beat Bangladesh by 41 runs to win the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 Asia Cup at Baymas Oval on Sunday. Opening batsman Gongadi Trisha played a pivotal role in India’s … Read more
Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker No. 7 Vinicius Junior poses with the Ballon d’Or during the award ceremony after the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final football match between Spain’s Real Madrid and Mexico’s Pachuca at Lusail Stadium in Doha on December 18, 2024. — AFP Doha – Real Madrid crushed Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 to lift the … Read more
Montevideo: Colombia avenged its defeat in the Copa America final with a 2-1 win over Argentina while Brazil lost 1-0 to Paraguay in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. Captain James Rodriguez converted a tense 60th-minute penalty to seal a narrow win for Colombia over the world champions, who were … Read more
India’s players celebrate after Sonam Yadav takes a wicket during the Group A match against Pakistan in the Women’s Under-19 T20 Asia Cup at Baymass Cricket Oval on December 15, 2024. — Instagram/@indiancricketteam India defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the first Group A match of the Asian Cricket Council’s Women’s Under-19 T20 Asia Cup … Read more
A general view as people pray inside Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid exhibition after FIFA confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host country for the 2034 World Cup on December 11, 2024. — Reuters Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup by FIFA on Wednesday, underscoring the Gulf kingdom’s growing influence in … Read more
Paris: Germany overcame the absence of world number two Alexander Zverev to beat Slovakia in the opening match of the Davis Cup group stage on Tuesday, with Canada defeating Argentina. Despite the absence of their top four players, including Zverev, the Germans dominated their Group C match 3-0 in Zhuhai, China. The group also includes … Read more
A London-listed marketer backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer, will this week announce the purchase of a key digital partner for sports properties including the men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Sky News has learned that Brave Bison, which trades on junior exchange AIM and has a market capitalization of just under £30 … Read more
A representative image showing the International Criminal Court building. – AFP/File Sources: The International Chamber of Commerce meeting was postponed due to the lack of response from the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry The organizing body is seeking to finalize the Champions Cup schedule. The meeting will be held once the issues are finalized … Read more
Pakistan Blind Team celebrates after winning the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup on December 3, 2024. —Screengrab/ PBCC/ YouTube Pakistan won the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup trophy after defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the final at Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Bangladesh put a modest total of 139 on the board … Read more