NFL: Detroit 26, Minnesota 23 (OT)
(NWI) Calvin Johnson’s 40-yard catch and a Jason Hanson field goal in overtime Sunday handed the Detroit Lions a 26-23 victory over Minnesota. The Vikings tied the game with 1:11 left on a Ryan Longwell field goal, but the Lions won the overtime coin toss and quickly marched down the field for the victory. Detroit logged a third straight win More...
Zimbabwe whitewash will help against Sri Lanka: Misbah
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes his team’s whitewash of Zimbabwe will help going into the tough series against Sri Lanka even in the completely different set of conditions in the UAE. “In cricket it’s More...
Djokovic Said Aggression is the key – US Open final winner
Novak Djokovic says a more aggressive approach is key to his excellent form – but insists he is not invincible. The Serbian, 24, won a pulsating US Open final at Flushing Meadows to claim a third Grand Slam More...
Williams escaped with fine from U.S. Open Tennis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams escaped with a $2,000 fine on Monday when tennis officials ruled that her verbal abuse of an umpire during Sunday’s U.S. Open final was not a major offense. The American More...
Nadal Sets up Dream US Open Final with Djokovic
NEW YORK: Defending champion Rafael Nadal booked a US Open title showdown against world number one Novak Djokovic on Saturday with a bruising 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over British fourth seed Andy Murray. Nadal, More...
Nadal hopes for sixth time lucky against Djokovic
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal must overturn a five-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic this year if he is to successfully defend his US Open title and clinch an 11th career Grand Slam title. Nadal confronts the More...
Rugby World Cup fever kicks in
John claimed he was into rugby – “just like everybody else in Dunedin” – which is why I started asking him questions about the World Cup. “How excited are you to be hosting it again More...
Pakistan snatch Zimbabwe ODI in last over
BULAWAYO: Pakistan scrambled a five-run victory over Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in the first of three one-day internationals here on Thursday. That was the official result, but the reality is that Zimbabwe More...
US Open semi-finals: Qureshi-Bopanna
Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna reached the semi-finals of the US Open after beating Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins of Great Britain 7-5, 2-5, 7-5. The fifth-seeded pair endured a More...
Rugby World Cup opens in New Zealand
The Rugby World Cup has officially opened in New Zealand, described by Prime Minister John Key as the biggest event his country has staged. Tens of thousands of rugby fans descended on Auckland for the glittering More...