CALGARY — Henrik Lundqvist accomplished something on Friday that hadn’t been done by a New York Rangers goaltender in over 55 years ago. Lundqvist had a career-high 50 saves for the second straight game to backstop the Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. He stopped 50-of-55 shots …
Read More »Schultz’s OT goal lifts Penguins past Flames 4-3
PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan would love to point to a coaching tactic or some semblance of strategy that explains why the Pittsburgh Penguins are so good in overtime. Only Sullivan can’t. He’s been coaching long enough to know that when there are six just men on the ice and his …
Read More »Flames goalie Mike Smith practices for 1st time in a month
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the Flames slipping out of playoff contention, goalie Mike Smith would prefer nothing more than to be back in net for Calgary’s next game, at Buffalo. Knowing that’s not in the cards, Smith settled on accepting the next step in recovering from a lower body injury …
Read More »Karachi Kings suffer first defeat in PSL-3
SHARJAH: Islamabad United defeated Karachi Kings by eight wickets in the fifteenth Twenty20 match in the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. Chasing 154, Islamabad United completed their third victory in five matches with 16 balls to spare. This …
Read More »Australia beat South Africa in first Test by 118 runs
Durban, South Africa: Australia defeated South Africa by 118 runs to win the first Test at Kingsmead on Monday. South African resistance on the final day lasted just over a quarter of an hour before Josh Hazlewood claimed the final wicket when he had Quinton de Kock, on 83, out …
Read More »Playing games is part of curriculum in this Chinese school
JINAN: Lanxiang technical school, an institute located in Jinan city of Eastern China, is unique for training students to play video games. In a three-year course, students master the art of playing video games, as they seek coaching for eSports – a readily growing area. According to research, 260 million …
Read More »99 years old sets swimming world record
A 99 years old man has put the indolent youth to shame after he scored himself a world record at an official swimming event in Australia. George Corones may be 99 years old but he has proven that he is still young at heart by breaking a swimming record for …
Read More »PCB claims to foil bookies’ bid to taint ongoing PSL
SHARJAH: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has claimed that its stringent anti-corruption measures employed effectively foiled bid by an international fixing syndicate to corrupt the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Two bookies belonging to an international fixing syndicate attempted to approach players during the PSL third edition in Dubai via …
Read More »Injured Sammy steers Peshawar Zalmi to big win over Quetta Gladiators
SHARJAH: An injured Darren Sammy single-handedly steered Peshawar Zalmi to a brilliant five-wicket victory in a nail-biting finish in their Pakistan Super League III match against Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah Stadium here on Thursday night. After being put into bat first, Quetta were in a strong position and at one …
Read More »United secure their second victory over Qalandars in a nail-biting super over match
SHARJAH: Islamabad United won a sensational nail-biting match against Lahore Qalandars in Sharjah cricket stadium. After winning the toss, Islamabad United scored 121 runs in 20 overs. In second innings, Lahore Qalandars chased level score in 20 over’s. The match was full of thrill, as wickets kept falling down. Lahore …
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