Doha 30 July 2021 (Misc media reports) Mike Hendrick, one of the England's finest bowlers during 1974-81 died recently at the age of 72. He was suffering from bowl cancer and was in his last stages. Hendrick took 87 wickets in 30 Tests between 1974 and 1981, played domestically for Derbyshire between 1969 and 1981...

Tokyo, 27 July 2021 Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines made history on Monday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old weightlifter finished in first place in the women's 55 kilogram category to win the first ever Olympic gold medal. She lifted a combined weight of 224 kilograms (493.8 pounds) and made Olympic record. The Philippines...

Budapest, 11 July 2021 Lamborghini moved back into the lead of the International GT Open points standings following a third win in six races for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing’s Frederik Schandorff and Michele Beretta at the Hungaroring. The pair headed the sister VS Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo of Yuki Nemoto and Baptiste Moulin in Race...

  London, 12 July 2021 Italy is the European champion again, for the first time since 1968. Italy defeated England in the grand finale of Uefa European Championship (Euro 2020)  into the extra time after 1-1 scoreline at the Wembley Stadium in London on Monday. Italy won on penalties 3-2 in extra time. This is...

Doha, 09 July 2021 500 days from today to kick off first match of 22nd FIFA World Cup at the 60,000 seat AlBayt Stadium, AlKhor city, State of Qatar. 'As we are getting closer, more excitement is building, said by Nasser AlKhater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC. Its 10 years in making it...

Doha, 27 June 2021 SSOC and FIFA sign Qatar 2022 Security Concept of Operations. World Cup Qatar 2022™ and FIFA signed the official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Security Concept of Operations on Thursday, 24 June. The document outlines all operational aspects relating to The Safety & Security Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA tournament...

Carbis Bay (UK), 13 June 2021 (France24/BBC/AlJazeera) The G7 summit in the resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall, in the south-west of England, has seen the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK gather in person for the first time since the pandemic. Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an...

Sunday, 13 June 2021 Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in an epic five-set match, 6-7 (6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to win the men's singles title at the 2021 French Open and his 19th Grand Slam title. In a battle between the new and older generations in men's tennis, the 34-year-old Djokovic and member of...

Karachi (Pakistan), 07 Apr. 2021 (Anadolu News) FIFA on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) due to "third-party interference which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes." In a statement, the global body said the situation was prompted by the recent "hostile takeover" of the PFF headquarters in the northeastern Lahore city, and...

Doha, 27 Feb. 2021 (WTA-QTF) Top World four seeds – Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova, Ayrna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova got a bye into the second round of the Qatar Total Open 2021 at the end of the draw ceremony held today virtually following safety health measures in regards to pandemic Covid-19. WTA Premier 5 tournament...