PARIS, May 26 (ABC): Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz admitted there “is a little bit of pressure on me” after saving a match point and coming back from 3-0 down in the final set to defeat Spanish compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas and make the French Open third round on Wednesday. The 19-year-old sixth seed, widely tipped to break the Grand Slam stranglehold …

LAHORE, May 26(ABC): Umar Gul, the former Pakistan quick, has been named the new bowling coach of the Afghanistan national team. The initial contract is till the end of the year. He will start with Afghanistan s upcoming limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe in June. Gul, who replaced Abdur Razzaq as the bowling coach of Quetta Gladiators in the PSL last …

DHAKA, May 25 (ABC): Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva went out with the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5 at stumps on the third …

LIVERPOOL, May 25 (ABC): Mohamed Salah has confirmed he will see out his contract at Liverpool next season, but the Egypt forward remains non-committal on his future at Anfield beyond 2023. Salah’s contract expires at the end of next season and talks over a new deal have dragged on for months without a resolution. Ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final …

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (ABC): Pakistan men’s cricket team’s captain Babar Azam said on Tuesday his team is eying to start new season with a series win  over West Indies, as the Windies are set to play ODI series in Pakistan this June. Talking to media on Tuesday, the men’s national team’s skipper said it is never easy to play cricket …

PARIS, May 24 (ABC): World number two Daniil Medvedev eased into the French Open second round on Tuesday but he could not escape the shadow of Wimbledon, the Grand Slam tournament where he has been declared persona non grata. Medvedev, who came into Paris with just one match on clay this year following hernia surgery, routed Argentina’s 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis …

MANCHESTER, May 25(ABC): The 2022 is turning out to be a prefect year for star Pakistan batter Shan Masood, who has now added another feather in his cap. He may still be fighting for his spot in the national side and in order to do that he is improving and proving himself day-by-day. Shan, who is playing County Championship for …

RAWALPINDI, May 25(ABC): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sought guidelines from the federal government on Tuesday to decide on the future of the West Indies series, which is set to start on June 8 at the Pindi Stadium, despite the political unrest in the country’s capital. The PCB has already agreed to set up a team camp at the venue …

PARIS, May 23(ABC): Former world number one Naomi Osaka and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova lost in the first round of the French Open on Monday, while women’s title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 29 matches. The unseeded Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, was knocked out 7-5, 6-4 by Amanda Anisimova – the same player who ended …

JAKARTA, May 23(ABC): Selvam Karthi and Abdul Rana scored a goal each as arch-rivals Pakistan and India settled for a draw in the Asia cup game at Jakarta. Debutant Karthi scored a goal for India in the first quarter, while the equaliser from Pakistan came in the dying minutes of the game. India started off with the proceedings with a …