WEB DESK, August 2(ABC): Tiger Woods turned down a sum in the region of $700-800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, the breakaway circuit s CEO Greg Norman told Fox News. Norman said the offer was made before the Australian was named chief of the controversial series, which is bankrolled by Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund. “That …

SAN JOS, August 2(ABC): Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan lost to seventh seed Daria Kasatkina on Monday in a first-round match at the WTA San Jose hardcourt tournament. World number 12 Kasatkina won 11 of the last 12 games to win 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 in Rybakina’s debut match since winning her first major title. Kasatkina will next play …

DUBAI, August 2(ABC): Pakistan and India will face each other on August 28 as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule for the Asia Cup 2022 (T20 format). Hosts Sri Lanka will play against Afghanistan in the opening match of the Asian event. Meanwhile, Sharjah and Dubai will host the multi-nation event. The much-awaited contest between Pakistan and India …

LAHORE, August 2(ABC): England will tour Pakistan in September for the first time in 17 years to play seven Twenty20, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday, while they will go against the Men In Green in three Test matches in December. England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour …

BYRON BAY, August 1(ABC): Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins tied the knot with his fiancé Becky Boston here on Saturday. On Monday, Cummins shared the news of his marriage with his fans on Twitter and wrote: “Just Married.” Cummins and Becky have a nine-month-old baby boy named Albie, who was born in October last year, just before the T20 World …

TEL AVIV, August 1(ABC):Paris St Germain’s Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos contributing the other two goals as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Super Cup at the Bloomfield Stadium on Sunday. It was the ninth time in 10 years that the Parisians had won the traditional season-opening clash between the Ligue …

EDINBURGH, August 1(ABC): Mark Chapman completed a memorable few days in Edinburgh with an unbeaten hundred as New Zealand comfortably defeated Scotland by seven wickets in a lone one-day international on Sunday. Chapman followed his T20-best 83 in a 102-run thrashing of the Scots on Friday with 101 not out as New Zealand, beaten finalists in the last two 50-over …

SOUTHAMPTON, August 1(ABC): South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took five wickets to help his team bowl out England for 101 to win their decisive Twenty20 international by 90 runs at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday and take the three-match series 2-1. South Africa were put into bat and scored 191-5 off their 20 overs to set England an imposing target …

BIRMINGHAM, August 1(ABC): India women defeated Pakistan Sunday in their rain-curtailed Group A show at the Edgbaston Stadium, crashing them out of the Commonwealth Games. After the game was reduced to 18 overs a side due to a delayed start, Pakistan won a crucial toss and decided to bat first. However, the Pakistani batters failed to show their potential and …

ISLAMABAD, July 31(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce men’s national squad for Netherlands series this week, it emerged. Led by Babar Azam, Pakistan will face the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series in home conditions on August 16, 18, and 21. The national team selection committee is expected to make rotations in the squad and new faces are …