Scheffler wins Masters for second major title

Jabeur overcomes Osorio to move into French Open third round

[ad_1] PARIS : Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur beat Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-3 1-6 6-3 in a roller-coaster match to move into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday. Jabeur hardly put a foot wrong in the opening set, combining power and finesse to put Osorio on the backfoot but a fall in the second […]

Ambitious Saudis look to homegrown talent for future success

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia will look to homegrown talent to expand its base of elite athletes rather than follow its neighbours down the path of naturalising foreigners, the media chief of the Saudi Olympic Committee told Reuters. Funding from the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which manages more than $700 billion in assets, has rocketed the […]

Sinner quells Moutet challenge to book French Open quarter-final spot

[ad_1] PARIS :Second seed Jannik Sinner shook off a sluggish start and blazed into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday with a 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over local hope Corentin Moutet that kept his world number one dreams alive. Australian Open champion Sinner was in a spot of bother in front of partisan fans […]