GALLE, July 1 (ABC): Sri Lanka’s veteran all rounder Angelo Mathews has tested positive for COVID-19, and was ruled out of ongoing test match against Australia, which eventually won by the Ausies by 10 wickets, it emerged Friday. According to media reports, the former Sri Lanka captain was tested positive for the infection on second day of the first test …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 01 (ABC): Pakistan’s Shehbaz Ahmed has won a bronze medal in -40kg individual category of the Poomsae event during the ongoing Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championship in Korea. In the quarter finals, he beat Saudi Arabia’s Muhammad Ali Al-Abbas in the quarter finals scoring 6.999 points to Al-Abbas 6.882 in -40kg individual category of Poomsae Event to …

MANCHESTER, July 1(ABC): Stefan Ortega said he is living the dream after the German goalkeeper secured a move to Manchester City on Friday. The 29-year-old was a free agent after his contract at Arminia Bielefeld expired and is expected to provide back-up to first-choice stopper Ederson. “This is a fantastic move for me,” said Ortega. “Manchester City are an amazing …

LONDON, July 1(ABC): England have recalled fast bowler James Anderson for the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday. Anderson missed the conclusion of England s series whitewash of New Zealand when an ankle injury ruled him out of the third Test at Headingley. But the 39-year-old, England s all-time record Test wicket taker, will return to the side against …

LONDON, July 1(ABC): Rafael Nadal was again forced to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday as women s top seed Iga Swiatek survived a stumble to win her 37th match on the spin. The Spanish second seed, chasing a calendar Grand Slam, recovered from losing the third set for the second straight match to beat Lithuanian …

LONDON, July 1(ABC): Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the third round at the All England Club. Both players struggled to hold serve throughout their match on Court Two, with former world number one Halep breaking her Belgian opponent six times. The Romanian, who won the title in 2019, has slipped …

LAHORE, July 1(ABC): National cricketers have been awarded contracts in two different formats of the game for the first time in history, reported. Under the leadership of chairman Ramiz Raja, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced separate contracts for white-ball and red-ball formats. Hence, the performers of both formats get rewarded for their sheer hard work. Babar Azam (A category), …

MADRID, June 30(ABC): Six people have been arrested in connection with the three-million-euro burglary at the house belonging to former Brazil forward Cristiano Ronaldo, AFP learned on Thursday from sources close to the investigation. Paris Saint-Germain player Marco Verratti was staying at Ronaldo’s house in Ibiza but was not home when the burglars struck on Monday, making off with jewellery and …

LAHORE, June 30(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced its men’s central contract lists for 2022-23, which comes into effect from Friday, 1 July. It is the first time in history that the cricket board has introduced separate red and white-ball contracts, and added four more players to the ’emerging’ category. This means 33 players, with a difference …

LONDON, June 30(ABC): Pakistani tennis ace Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi is thankful for a winning start in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon on Thursday in London. The team of Aisam and Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player Aleksandr Nedovyesov defeated the team of Australian player James Duckworth and American player Marcos Giron by 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 and 6-2 in first round. Taking …