Stefanos Tsitsipas, the defending champion, came back from a set down in the last set to beat Diego Schwartzman and advance to the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals, where he will meet Olympic winner Alexander Zverev. Tsitsipas, the third seed from Greece, was a set and 5-2 up at one point and appeared to be on … Read more
With straight set victories, defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and second seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday. In the clay court tournament, Tsitsipas defeated Serbian Laslo Djere 7-5, 7-6 (7/1) and second seed Zverev defeated Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5. Tsitsipas, the world number five, will face … Read more
Tiger Woods shot a six-over-par 78 in the third round of the 86th Masters on Saturday, his worst-ever Masters round despite injury and weariness. Woods concluded with bogeys at 16 and 17 and a double bogey at the 18th, 14 months after sustaining severe leg injuries in a vehicle accident. The 15-time major champion shot … Read more
Triple H formally reported his retirement from the in-ring contest late on Friday night. Triple H, whose genuine name is Paul Levesque uncovered his choice in a scrap of his meeting with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith for Stephen A’s Reality and said that he has a defibrillator in his chest and won’t wrestle once more. … Read more
Andy Murrey started his Miami Open campaign with a straight sets win against Argentina’s Federico Delbonis. He will now face world number 2 Daniil Medvedev in the second round on Thursday. Murray, the three-time Grand Slam champion, may never return to the glory days of winning Wimbledon and the US Open, but the 34-year-old still … Read more
MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Men’s play starts Wednesday and women’s play begins Tuesday in the hardcourt tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, where highest seeds receive first-round byes. Serbia’s … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Spain’s Paula Badosa kept her Indian Wells WTA title defense on track Tuesday, holding off determined Canadian Leylah Fernandez to reach the quarter-finals in the California desert. Badosa, seeded fifth, saved five of the six break points she faced and kept last year’s US Open runner-up under pressure — converting three of her … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Alexander Zverev was handed a suspended sentence on Monday following his violent outburst and disqualification in Acapulco last month, the ATP Tour said. The 24-year-old Olympic champion was banned for eight weeks and fined an additional $25,000 following his Mexico meltdown. The world number three had already been fined $40,000 for verbal abuse … Read more
Major League Soccer’s 27th season is underway with expansion to 28 clubs and New York City is hungry to become the first repeat champions in a decade. There will be 14 contests over the opening weekend of the tournament. Currently, there are 28 teams playing in the league this year which will extend up to … Read more
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will assess his future at the troubled club after admitting he does not deserve his salary following damaging 1-0 defeat against Burnley. Conte’s side saw their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League severely damaged by Ben Mee’s second-half winner at Turf Moor. Just days after their memorable 3-2 … Read more
Kyi Hla Han, one of the biggest figures in Asian golf both as a player and an official, has died, it was announced on Monday. The 61-year-old former Asian Tour number one and executive chairman died in Singapore on Saturday due to complications arising from cancer treatment. “Asian golf has lost one of its greatest … Read more
Johannes Strolz of Austria overcame adversity to win Olympic alpine combined gold on Thursday, following in the footsteps of his father. Strolz, who was fourth after the first downhill, clocked the quickest slalom run to finish first in a combined time of 2min 31.43sec, matching his father Hubert’s performance at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Aleksander … Read more
British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he will not take part in the French Open and an entire clay-court season. He further added that he will play grass-court events and try his best to enter the prestigious Wimbledon 2022. After a second-round exit at this year’s Australian Open, the two-time Wimbledon champion is … Read more
Pakistan had a fantastic year in 2021, as their cricket squad triumphed despite all difficulties. Pakistan not only thrived under Babar Azam’s leadership, but the team also evolved into a cohesive entity led by the star himself. With the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) seventh edition kicking off today, the cricket fever has returned to the … Read more
Australia’s upcoming summer schedule of limited-overs series will only feature Sri Lanka after New Zealand postponed tour to Australia amid tight border controls and quarantine requirements in NZ, to control the virus outbreak, as the Kiwis return is uncertain. All the travellers visiting New Zealand had to go through a mandatory 10-day quarantine period, and … Read more
Haaland prefers move to Real over Man City Borussia Dortmund’s star striker Erling Haaland is preferring a move to Real Madrid despite interest from reigning English champions Manchester City, as per Spanish daily AS. The Norway international has a release clause of €75 million which will be activated in the summer transfer window. It was … Read more
Young wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan is eager to prove his worth for Islamabad United in the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The 23-year-old joined the two-time champions in a tradeoff for the seventh edition of Pakistan’s premier T20 competition. While talking to Cricwick, Azam revealed that he had a hard time convincing his … Read more
Australia’s government cancelled the world number one Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday as it sought to deport the tennis superstar for arriving in the country without a Covid-19 vaccine. According to Australia’s Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, he acted on “health and good order grounds on the basis that it was in … Read more
SYDNEY: In-form world number seven Anett Kontaveit cruised into the Sydney Classic semi-finals Thursday after top-10 opponent Ons Jabeur retired hurt, days before the Australian Open. The Estonian won a tight first set 6-4 before the Tunisian called for a medical timeout. After lengthy treatment on her lower back, Jabeur forfeited the match. It is a big … Read more
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted “errors” in his travel papers and for not isolating after a claimed coronavirus infection, as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record 21st Grand Slam. The world number one said his team had offered fresh information to the Australian government, which is pondering whether to cancel his … Read more
MELBOURNE: The rapidly spreading Omicron variant, no Serena Williams or Roger Federer and now the Novak Djokovic saga — the Australian Open is struggling to live up to its “Happy Slam” reputation. With the tournament just 10 days away, there was the threat Friday of more disarray with the possibility of other players being in a similar … Read more
ADELAIDE: Iga Swiatek showcased her Australian Open credentials with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition of US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez at the Adelaide International on Thursday. The Pole, who won the 2020 French Open as a 19-year-old, took just 77 minutes to dispose of the Canadian and set up a quarter-final clash against former world number one Victoria … Read more
Pakistan Super League is around the corner and now Peshawar Zalmi has made an announcement on its Twitter account that they will be unveiling their kit at 8 pm tonight. “Zalmi Fans! The wait is almost over. Playing Kit Reveal at 8 PM tonight,” read the Tweet which accompanied a video trailer. Zalmi Fans! The … Read more
SYDNEY: World number nine Hubert Hurkacz powered Poland into the ATP Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, overwhelming Argentina’s in-form Diego Schwartzman to ensure his country became the first to book a last-four berth. Both nations went into the tie in Sydney unbeaten in Group D, winning previous clashes with Greece and Georgia, to make their showdown a winner-takes-all … Read more
SYDNEY: Veteran Roberto Bautista Agut upset world number eight Casper Ruud on Monday to give Spain their second straight win at the ATP Cup, a record matched by Hubert Hurkacz’s Poland. The 33-year-old Bautista Agut is the lead singles player for his country in the absence of 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and has stepped up … Read more
PARIS: Ski ace Mikaela Shiffrin and tennis star Andrey Rublev tested positive for Covid-19 just weeks from the Winter Olympics and Australian Open respectively as a global sport once again felt the chill wind of the coronavirus. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Shiffrin will miss this week’s World Cup races in Lienz — but with a … Read more
Pakistan veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi has said he asked the left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi that he should not assume the role of a captain for a few years. however, the fast-bowler did not pay heed to Afridi’s advice. While speaking on a private TV channel, Afridi said: “I had advised Shaheen to wait for … Read more
MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said Wednesday he was confident that Rafael Nadal will play in Melbourne despite testing positive for Covid-19, as fresh doubts emerged over Novak Djokovic. Spanish star Nadal said on Monday that he tested positive after returning home from an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and was experiencing “some unpleasant moments”. … Read more
