Despite terror attack Zimbabwe to continue Pakistan tour

Lahore, May 30:  Dismissed as a power transformer blast initially, the explosion near the venue of the second Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI cricket match was a terror attack but the tourists have decided to continue with the series, which ends tomorrow. The incident occurred last night near the Gaddafi stadium — the venue of the second ODI […]

Sepp Blatter, Prince Ali slug it out in FIFA presidential poll

Zurich, May 29: Undeterred by a corruption scandal that has already implicated nine of its senior officials, world football governing body FIFA was on Friday set to elect its new chief — with incumbent Sepp Blatter seeking a fifth term challenged by Jordanian heavyweight Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.The 65th FIFA Congress, underway here with 209 […]

Diego Maradona cheers FIFA arrests, warns Sepp Blatter next

Buenos Aires, May 28: Argentine football great Diego Maradona applauded the arrest of top FIFA officials in an anti-corruption sting, and warned that Sepp Blatter, the president of world football’s governing body, may be next. Maradona said he was “enjoying” the news of the arrest of seven officials, including two FIFA vice-presidents, in a dawn […]