Pakistan rode on a brilliant 93 from Imam-ul-Haq to reach 313-5 after a brief fightback from South Africa on the opening day of the first Test in Lahore on Sunday. Shan Masood hit 76, but Haq missed out on his hundred and Pakistan slumped to 199-5 as four wickets fell quickly. Mohammad Rizwan, 62 not out, and Salman Agha, unbeaten …
CHICAGO: Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa powered to victories in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday as the annual showpiece took place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the city caused by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Kiplimo produced a devastating burst over the closing stages of the race to claim his first major marathon title in perfect, …
WUHAN: Coco Gauff said her “stubborn” decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off after she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday to clinch the third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan. The 21-year-old Gauff secured the Wuhan Open without dropping a set after a 1hr 42min battle …
NEW DELHI: Opener John Campbell hit his first Test century as a defiant West Indies moved 18 runs from making India bat again on day four of the second Test on Monday. West Indies were 252-3 at lunch in their second innings at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Campbell made 115 before being trapped lbw by Ravindra Jadeja to end a …
Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” US nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television. However, Araqchi said Tehran will not give …
