MALANG, INDONESIA, Oct 3(ABC): 17 children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such as Jakarta, the …

SINGAPORE, Oct 3(ABC): Lewis Hamilton will be allowed to keep wearing his nose stud at the Singapore Grand Prix for medical reasons, but his team were fined 25,000 euros ($24,500) on Sunday for failing to notify stewards. Mercedes were slapped with the penalty by Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, for submitting a self-scrutineering form that said the British driver …

LAHORE, Oct 2(ABC): A sublime fifty from Dawid Malan and three wickets for Chris Woakes guided England to a thumping 67-run win over Pakistan in the seventh Twenty20 in Lahore on Sunday as they clinched the series 4-3 in a major boost ahead of the World Cup. Chasing 210, Pakistan suffered a double blow when captain Babar Azam (4) and …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 01 (ABC): Qatar 2022 World Cup CEO Nasser al-Khater has said the profit from the FIFA World Cup is expected to be around $17bn. He said the cost of infrastructure and construction expenses for the World Cup has reached $8bn, which is relatively close to the cost of previous World Cups. “This means we will achieve revenues that …

Oct 1(ABC): Antonio Inoki, a Japanese professional wrestling star turned politician, widely known for his match with Muhammad Ali and ties to North Korea, has died aged 79, after years of battling a rare disease, media reported on Saturday. Inoki became one of the biggest names in Japan’s pro-wrestling’s circuit in the 1960s. His fame went global in 1976 when …

DUBAI, Oct 1(ABC): International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the prize money for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, with the title winners taking home a whopping $US 1.6 million. The ICC announced that the winning side at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Melbourne on November 13 would receive prize money of $1.6 million, with the …

LAHORE, Oct 1(ABC): After Pakistan bowlers failed to defend the total of 170 runs in the third match against England on Friday, Pakistan fast bowling coach Shaun Tait reckoned that his team’s bowlers were put under the pump after the England openers, Alex Hales and Phil Salt, came out all guns blazing in the sixth T20I on Friday, September 30 …

LAHORE, Oct 1(ABC): Phil Salt smashed a robust career-best 41-ball 88 not out to help England thrash Pakistan by eight wickets in the sixth T20 international in Lahore on Friday. The England opener clobbered three sixes and 13 fours in the third fastest half-century by an England batter in the shorter format to help his team chase down a target …

LAHORE, Oct 1(ABC): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam achieved the milestone of scoring more than 3,000 runs in the shortest format of the game. The star player added another feather to his cap during the T20I match against England at Gaddafi Stadium. Babar is the joint fastest to the milestone in 81 innings, becoming the fifth player to cross the landmark figure. The other person …

Oct 1(ABC): India will stage a MotoGP race for the first time from 2023, organisers said on Friday, in a bid to expand the sport outside its traditional heartlands. The inaugural event is scheduled to take place at Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, to the south of New Delhi, on September 22-24 next year. The track has already played host to Formula …