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Rio de Janeiro: Brazil football great Pele, who has battled ailing health in recent years, has been cleared by doctors to travel to Russia for the World Cup, according to media reports. The 77-year-old was given the news after undergoing intense physiotherapy to overcome back and hip problems, Folha de …

Lahore: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council launched the Women Blind Cricket in a ceremony held at a topnotch Hotel in Lahore. Syed Sultan Shah Chairman PBCC told the audience that “Women and girls with visual impairment are the most vulnerable group with least access to sports. PBCC aspire to provide the …

Kiev: A thrilling run inspired by Mohamed Salah has taken Liverpool to tomorrow’s Champions League final in Kiev against Real Madrid, where now Jurgen Klopp’s side must stop the Spanish giants from winning the trophy for the third year running. Real have seen this as their competition ever since winning …

Melbourne: Australia prop James Slipper has been banned for two months after twice testing positive for cocaine. The Queensland Reds front row, 28, said he had been suffering depression and “recognises now that I was not coping”. Slipper, capped 86 times for the Wallabies, was fined £15,000 and given the …

Washington: Washington Capitals will play Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL’s Stanley Cup final after a dominant deciding-game victory over Tampa Bay Lightning. Andre Burakovsky found the net twice in a 4-0 win as Washington took the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 4-3. Alex Ovechkin scored after just 62 seconds to …

London: Plans to remove the coin toss in Test cricket have been backed by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will discuss the idea later this month as it considers ways to reduce home advantage. It could introduce the change for the new World Test …

Rome: Rafael Nadal made the best of a rain delay to come from behind in the deciding set and beat defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Italian Open final. The win gave the Spaniard his 56th title on clay and he reclaim the world number one ranking …

Italy: The times are a changing in tennis — and for those in charge of the sport it is a case of the quicker the better. Rule changes — such as towel racks, shorter sets and reduced warm-ups — and other innovations such as a 25-second shot clock will be …

New Delhi: Should international cricket ‘toss away’ the toss to ensure an even-playing field? The relevance or rather the fairness of the tradition, which is as old as the game itself, will be up for discussion at the International Cricket Council’s cricket committee meeting scheduled for May 28 and 29 …

Russia : Russia have qualified for next year’s Rugby World Cup after Spain, Belgium and Romania were sanctioned for fielding ineligible players. Spain had hoped for a reprieve after an investigation into their defeat by Belgium, which meant Romania qualified. But the panel ruled that all three countries broke eligibility …