Determined opener Shan Masood yesterday vowed Pakistan were ready to take up the stiff challenge in a Test series in England, where sub-continent batsmen have struggled in the past.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson expects Pakistan quick bowler Mohamed Amir to tour England next month, saying the former spot-fixer’s return is a “good thing” for the sport.

Hosts West Indies and South Africa get a tri-nation ODI series underway today in Guyana with both teams in rebuilding mode following last year’s World Cup.

German midfielder Ilkay Guendogan has joined Manchester City from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal, the Premier League club announced yesterday.

Soccer’s five-times World Player of the Year Lionel Messi said yesterday he knew nothing about an alleged tax evasion scheme when he signed contracts related to image rights.

Germany’s Bundesliga and Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States are among the competitions which will be used to test video replays in soccer, the sport’s rule-making body IFAB said yesterday.

In the rolling foothills of the Bavarian alps, where cows lazily chew grass on sun-drenched meadows, Germany and Bayern Munich star Thomas Mueller is the pride of his ex-club TSV Paehl.

The 2015/2016 Qatar Stars League season saw a major battle between a number of teams who distinguished themselves in the figures and statistics department through goals, chances created and decisive passes.

Sixteen teams will compete for the Ibn Ajayan Trophy, a month-long Twenty20 cricket tournament that begins at the Asian Town cricket stadium today.

A senior delegation from Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, travelled to New York, USA, to participate in the Sport Performance Summit, a leading industry event organised by the Leaders centre.

Al Sailiya are looking forward to a better 2016/2017 QSL season, for which preparations will begin on July 10 before travelling to a foreign training camp in Tunisia.

Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open yesterday, while defending champion Serena Williams brushed aside concerns about a busy playing schedule in Paris.