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[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Danny Willett winning the Masters in 2016 provided one of golf’s major surprises, but the Briton’s four-under 68 on Thursday in the first round at Augusta National may well be an even bigger one. Willett, who underwent shoulder surgery last September and was expected to be out of action for 12-18 […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Rory McIlroy has often jettisoned himself out of contention in the first round of the Masters but the Northern Irishman managed to flip the script on Thursday and pump life into his hopes of completing the career Grand Slam. McIlroy, playing in conditions made tougher by shifting winds, carded a one-under-par […]

[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Liverpool slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta on Thursday (Apr 11) as Gianluca Scamacca struck twice for the Italian side in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. On a chastening evening for former European champions in the continent’s second-tier club competition, AC Milan lost 1-0 at home to fellow […]

[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Liverpool slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta on Thursday as Gianluca Scamacca struck twice for the Italian side in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. On a chastening evening for former European champions in the continent’s second-tier club competition, AC Milan lost 1-0 at home to fellow Italian […]

[ad_1] Brazilian forward Malcom scored twice to help Al-Hilal ease to a 4-1 victory over Al-Ittihad and claim the Saudi Super Cup title in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Jorge Jesus’ side, top of the Saudi league and still alive in the King’s Cup and Asian Champions league, are bidding for a quadruple of trophies this […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United central defender Raphael Varane will be out of action for several weeks due to a muscle injury and Jonny Evans will miss the weekend Premier League game at Bournemouth, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Both players were injured in United’s 4-3 Premier League loss at Chelsea last […]

[ad_1] Fernando Alonso has signed a new contract with Aston Martin, the Formula One team said on Thursday. The deal tied Spaniard Alonso, 42, to Aston Martin for at least the next two seasons. “There has been much said and written about my future in Formula One in the past few months, but today I’m […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Arsenal’s form in the Premier League has put them within sight of their first title for 20 years but there is a good reason why many remain sceptical about the ability of Mikel Arteta’s side to hold off Manchester City and Liverpool. Their remaining fixture list looks loaded with dangerous obstacles, far […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith has taken up pottery classes to unwind as she trains in Texas for the Paris Olympics, where the 28-year-old is eyeing her first Olympic gold medal. Asher-Smith holds the British record for the 100 and 200 metres, has a world championship gold in the 200 and silver […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at this year’s Games in Paris, he told Reuters in a interview on Thursday, adding that there were no thoughts about retirement yet. Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila, East Germany’s Waldemar Cierpinski and Kipchoge are the only athletes to […]