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LONDON: Eddie Nketiah boosted Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League as the striker’s double inspired a dramatic 4-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday. Nketiah was released by Chelsea as a 16-year-old in 2015 and he exacted a measure of revenge with his first league goals this season. The 22-year-old put Arsenal ahead early on at Stamford Bridge before Timo Werner equalised. Mikel Arteta’s side regained the lead through, Emile Smith Rowe, only for Cesar Azpilicueta to draw Chelsea level again. Nketiah settled a pulsating London derby when he punished shambolic Chelsea defending in the second half and Bukayo Saka bagged the fourth with a stoppage-time penalty. After losing their last three games, Nketiah’s crucial contribution lifted Arsenal back into the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League via a top-four finish. The Gunners are in fifth place, behind fourth-placed Tottenham on goal difference with both teams having six...

SHEFFIELD: The Scottish Snooker player John Higgins secured a hard-fought first-round victory as the fifth-ranked cueist edged past the 53rd-ranked Thepchaiya Un-Nooh to book his spot in the last 16 of the ongoing World Snooker Championship. The four-time world champion Higgins had to fight hard to claim the first-round victory as he defeated Un-Nooh by 10-7 in the Best of 19. The two cueists remained involved in a see-saw battle, right from the start with Un-Nooh pulling and Higgins levels. Both the players won two of the first four frames. Un-Nooh then looked to gain the lead as he won the next two frames, but only for Higgins to level the scores by winning as many frames including a century in the seventh. The next four frames again followed the same pattern as the Scottish and his Thai counterpart won two each. Un-Nooh scored a century in the ninth, while Higgins scored in the 12th frame. Higgins, fuelled with momentum, scored another century in the 13th frame before claiming ...

CARDIFF: Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is representing Middlesex in the ongoing County Championship 2022, has taken two wickets in two balls against Glamorgan, here on Thursday. In a video shared by County Championship, the left-arm speedster can be seen taking his first county wicket including his second on the next ball. In his side’s first fixture of the 2022 championship against Glamorgan, Shaheen dismissed top-ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Northeast on consecutive balls in the ninth over. “So close for Shaheen Afridi. He is on a hat-trick…but Carlson survives the hat-trick ball,” the County Championship wrote. So close for Shaheen Afridi He is on a hat-trick…but Carlson survives the hat-trick ball #LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/9X8k1m16JQ — LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 21, 2022 It is pertinent to mention here that GFlamorgan are in trouble on the first day of the ongoing match as the side have lost six wick...

BARCELONA: The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz displayed an electrifying performance in a successful Spanish homecoming as he outshined Korea’s Soon-woo Kwon in the second round of the ongoing Barcelona Open, here at Pista Rafa Nadal. The Spaniard, who is playing in his home country for the first time since May, won his first career match in Barcelona, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, to get back on track following an early departure from Monte Carlo Masters. Despite Alcaraz being in his electrifying best, the Korean Kwon added the drama by winning the second set of frames and displaying his talent. Alcaraz was ranked 119 in the ATP Rankings a year ago when he competed in the Barcelona Open. The 19-years-old, however, took to the court this week with a career-high ranking of 11. Alcaraz will now face his countryman Jaume Munar in the third round to book his spot in the quarter-finals. Munar, on the other hand, will be taking the court with great momentum as he thumped Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-4...

ANGERS: Star Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who is representing Paris Saint-German (PSG) in the ongoing Ligue 1 has suffered an Achilles tendon injury, which may keep him out of action from the league’s next matches. Messi suffered the injury ahead of his side’s clash with the home side Angers and is doubtful for the next matches as well. The PSG reported on Tuesday that the striker will undergo more tests in the next 48 hours. Messi could only manage to represent his side PSG only once out of the 11 matches this season. Either be it due to COVID-19, national duty, or an injury. It is pertinent to mention here that PSG have thumped Angers 3-0 as Kylian Mbappe, Sergi Ramos, and Marquinhos netted the ball once each. The club, despite lacking the services of Messi, is comfortably sitting at the top position in the points table with 77 points in 33 matches. READ: Wisden names Mohammad Rizwan as the ‘Leading T20 Cricketer in 2021’ The post Lionel Messi suffers Achilles tendinitis, ...

LONDON: Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan has been named as the Leading T20 Cricketer in the World in 2021 by Wisden Almanack, here on Thursday. Rizwan, who enjoyed an exceptional run in the T20Is in 2021, has been named the Leading T20 Cricketer in the World in 2021 by one of the most prolific cricketing magazines – Wisden. The right-handed batter scored a mammoth 1,326 runs at an average of 73.66 including one century – breaking the calendar record, set by Ireland’s Paul Stirling in 2019, by almost 600. In the T20s however, the southpaw achieved a rare feat by scoring more than 2,000 runs in a calendar year, which no other batters could do previously. Taking to Twitter, Wisden announced Rizwan as the T20 Cricketer of 2021. “The bare numbers had a formidable heft. Rizwan peeled off 1,326 T20I runs at 73 – breaking the calendar record, set by Ireland’s Paul Stirling in 2019, by almost 600,” Wisden wrote. "The bare numbers had a formidable heft. Rizwan peeled o...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Table Tennis players, who are set to participate in the upcoming South Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship, have gotten sponsors for travelling expenses. The selected players, who were previously told by the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) have gotten a sponsor as Meiji Pakistan will now bear the travelling expenses of three players. Previously, the PTTF revealed that the federation requested the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to grant NOC and provision of funds, which, however, was not released by the PSB. Following this PTTF directed the officials and the players to arrange their tickets by themselves. However, vowed to reimburse the amount once PSB releases the funds. It is pertinent to mention here that the upcoming South Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship will be held from May 9 to May 11, in the Maldives. READ: Ramiz Raja to continue as PCB Chairman: Sources The post Pakistan’s Table Tennis players get sponsor for Sout...