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[ad_1] Hannah Green says she is not yet banking on a return to the Olympics in Paris later this year even though her second LPGA tournament win of the season at the weekend makes it a near certainty. The 27-year-old became Australia’s top-ranked women’s golfer at world number eight on Monday after a three-stroke victory […]

[ad_1] Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said on Monday that his 15-month-old son Kobe had died. Ngannou, 37, posted a black and white photo with his son on social media and wrote, “Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone. My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy.” […]

[ad_1] MIAMI: The Oklahoma City Thunder sealed a 4-0 series sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans to book their place in the NBA playoffs second round on Monday (Apr 29) as Boston dominated Miami to move to the brink of the conference semi-finals. Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City finally got the better of New Orleans […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Cricket Australia (CA) are targeting a five-fold increase in average attendances at women’s matches and quadrupling participation rates among young girls as part of a 10-year plan for the women’s game. The governing body will also launch a new domestic T20 competition while reducing the existing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) to […]

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia were knocked out of the under-23 Asian Cup on Monday (Apr 29) after a 2-0 semi-final defeat to Uzbekistan, forcing the country to wait for qualification to the Olympic men’s football tournament for what would be the second time in its history. The Red and Whites can still qualify for the Games […]

[ad_1] Brazil great Ronaldo has agreed to sell his majority stake in Cruzeiro, the club where he made his senior debut, the Brazilian Serie A team announced on Monday. Ronaldo, 47, agreed with BPW Sports company to sell the 90 per cent stake he acquired in 2021 for $70 million through his company Tara Sports […]

[ad_1] DOHA : Uzbekistan and Japan on Monday secured two of Asia’s three berths at this year’s Olympic Games football tournament with wins over Indonesia and Iraq respectively at the Under-23 Asian Cup in Qatar. Uzbekistan sealed a 2-0 semi-final win against the Indonesians to confirm their first appearance at the Games since gaining independence […]

[ad_1] BARCELONA :Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break. With five games remaining, Barca moved back to second in […]

[ad_1] U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 edition, the national governing bodies said on Monday. The decision comes less than three weeks before the FIFA Congress chooses the hosts on May 17 and leaves […]

[ad_1] PRESTON, England : Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday. A goal in each half from Jamie Vardy plus one from Kasey McAteer in the 67th minute sealed the points for the Foxes, who had already secured promotion to the Premier League earlier […]