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LONDON: Mikel Arteta saluted Arsenal’s hunger as the gritty Gunners ignored the absence of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to clinch an “ugly” 1-0 win at bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Arteta’s side were without skipper Odegaard due to an ankle injury suffered on Norway duty, while fellow midfielder Rice served a suspension for … Read more

Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan in action during the javelin throw final of the Brussels Diamond League at the King Baudouin Stadium.—Reuters BRUSSELS: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon padded her remarkable winning streak over 1,500 metres with her fifth Diamond League season title at the series finale, while compatriot Beatrice Chebet nea­rly crashed into a photographer en route … Read more

BAKU: Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and sent McLaren top of the constructors’ standings in a race that finished with a virtual safety car after a penultimate lap collision between Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Ferrari’s pole-sitter Charles Leclerc, who was overtaken by Piastri on the 20th of 51 laps … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The FIFA-appointed Pakistan Foot­ball Federation Normalisation Committee (NC) is under renewed fire from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). With the Haroon Malik-led NC set to hold the provincial football elections — the second step towards holding the presidential polls of the country’s football governing body — next week, the PSB has expressed its concerns … Read more

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday nominated umpire Saleema Imtiaz for the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires, enabling her to officiate women’s bilateral international matches and ICC women’s events. The nomination of Saleema, who is the mother of Pakistan Women’s cricketer Kainat Imtiaz, sees her become the first Pakistani female match official to … Read more

FAISALABAD: Zahid Mahmood took a five-wicket haul to help Markhors beat Stallions by 126 runs in their Champions One-day Cup match here at the Iqbal Stadium on Sunday. The leg-spinner registered figures of 5-18 as a remarkable batting collapse saw the Stallions lose eight wickets for just 26 runs in a space of 54 balls … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The FIFA-appointed Pakistan Foot­ball Federation Normalisation Committee (NC) is under renewed fire from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). With the Haroon Malik-led NC set to hold the provincial football elections — the second step towards holding the presidential polls of the country’s football governing body — next week, the PSB has expressed its concerns … Read more

PARIS: France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. The final event of an acclaimed summer of sport saw tens of thousands of fans gather on the French capital’s most famous avenue … Read more

BRUSSELS: Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred completed her perfect season at the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday, while Sweden’s undisputed pole vault king Armand Duplantis brought the curtain down on an unbeaten season with another fantastic victory and Jakob Ingebrigtsen secured victory in the 1,500 metres to make up for his Paris … Read more

BAKU: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row on Saturday as McLaren’s title contender Lando Norris suffered a qualifying nightmare and was set to start 17th. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri joined Leclerc on the front row with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez … Read more