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[ad_1] Simona Halep has pulled out of next week’s Madrid Open in order to work on her fitness as the Romanian said she needs more time get physically ready to compete at the highest level after being out of action for over 18 months. The former Wimbledon and French Open champion had her four-year doping […]

[ad_1] VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain : Atletico Madrid suffered a 2-0 LaLiga defeat away to Alaves on Sunday courtesy of a first-half goal from Carlos Benavidez and Luis Rioja’s superb late effort as the visitors missed the chance to cement their advantage in fourth place. Diego Simeone’s side were far from their best after being knocked out […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Manchester United’s fragility was laid bare as they contrived to almost lose an FA Cup semi-final they had complete control of against second-tier Coventry City on Sunday. They managed to scramble into the final against Manchester City on penalties but having led 3-0 with 71 minutes on the clock, it almost felt […]

[ad_1] PARIS, France : Paris St Germain continued their march towards the Ligue 1 title with a 4-1 win at home against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday with all the goals coming in an explosive first half. Runaway leaders PSG moved to 66 points, 11 ahead of second-placed AS Monaco with five matches left, while Lyon […]

[ad_1] Eight years ago in Chungju, Aisyah missed out on making the A final at the qualifier, but went on to win the B final and qualify for Rio. “In 2016, that was one of the best races I’ve ever done, and this was totally at the other extreme end,” she said. What the Singaporean […]

[ad_1] Talking points from the latest round of Premier League games. ARSENAL SHOW GRIT TO PROVE DOUBTERS WRONG Defeats by Aston Villa and Bayern Munich in their last two matches called Arsenal’s backbone in to question but Mikel Arteta’s side answered the doubters with a gritty 2-0 win at Wolves to show that their title […]

[ad_1] Talking points from the weekend in European soccer leagues: SPAIN BELLINGHAM ENDS GOAL DROUGHT Jude Bellingham took LaLiga by storm at the beginning of his first season with Real Madrid, who invested 103 million euros ($109 million) plus 30 million in add-ons to sign him from Borussia Dortmund in August, the second most expensive […]

[ad_1] MADRID : LaLiga leaders Real Madrid’s pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title gathered momentum after Jude Bellingham scored a goal in added time to secure a 3-2 comeback win over Barcelona on Sunday. Real twice fought back from a goal down and before Bellingham smashed in the winner at the far post from […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli was left fuming when a new method applied to the ball tracking technology ruled him out on a full toss delivery that he thought went above his waist in Sunday’s loss at Kolkata Knight Riders. The Royal Challengers Bangalore opener had scored 18 runs from seven balls chasing Kolkata’s total of 222-6 […]

[ad_1] AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli is determined to hold up city rivals Inter Milan’s Serie A title celebrations when the sides meet on Monday and said the match offers his side an opportunity for redemption after a lacklustre season. Inter, who top the table by 14 points from Milan in second with six matches […]