Hamilton clinches pole position at French Grand Prix

Paul Ricard Circuit (France) (IANS) Briton Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has earned the pole position ahead of the French Grand Prix.

On Saturday, the five-time world champion posted a time of one minute and 29.319s to earn his 86th pole…

Jehan settles at third spot in FIA Formula 3 C'ship

Le Castellet (France) (IANS) Jehan Daruvala completed a hat-trick of podiums after he stormed up the grid from eighth to second, before settling for the third position in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, which runs as a support event to the main F1…

Zimbabwe cricket board suspended, interim panel formed

Harare (IANS) The board of Zimbabwe Cricket was on Friday suspended with immediate effect by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) which is a government parastatal and also the governing organisation of all registered sporting associations in…

India in final of FIH Women's Series Finals, secure Oly qualifiers berth

Hiroshima (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team on Saturday secured their place in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 as they advanced to the final of the FIH Women's Series Finals after defeating Chile 4-2 in the semi-final match held at…

FIFA appoints Fatma Samoura as its delegate to run CAF

Cairo (IANS) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA have reached an agreement to appoint FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura as FIFA General Delegate for Africa on CAF's president Ahmad Ahmad's request.

The Senegalese…

Bhullar ends Day 1 tied 6th at BMW International Open

New Delhi (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar made a wonderful start at the BMW International Open in Munich as he finished tied sixth alongside defending champion Matt Wallace among others, with a score of 3-under par at the end of Day One of the Euro 2,000,000…

Uruguay not Copa America favourites: Tabarez

Porto Alegre (Brazil) (IANS) Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez has played down suggestions that the Celeste are among the favourites to win the Copa America in Brazil.

Uruguay won their first match of the tournament against Ecuador 4-0 and will…

Rain halts Australia's demolition of Bangladesh

Nottingham (IANS) Australia were cruising at 368/5 when rain stopped play with one over to go in their innings, in their World Cup tie against Bangladesh on Thursday.

For the Aussies, David Warner smashed 166 off 147 balls (14x4, 5x6) while…

Yuvraj seeks BCCI's permission to play in foreign T20 leagues

New Delhi (IANS) Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has sought the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) permission to play in foreign T20 leagues, following his retirement from international cricket last week.

Speaking to…

Focus on remaining matches: PCB Chairman to Sarfaraz

Lahore (IANS) Following the embarrassing defeat against India in the ongoing World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has told captain Sarfaraz Ahmed that they should focus on the remaining four matches of the tournament.

Mani…