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[ad_1] LONDON : England fast bowler Jofra Archer will not play test cricket this year but is targeting the T20 World Cup in June, managing director for England’s men’s team Rob Key has said. Archer has remained sidelined since May last year with a nagging elbow injury and is back in Barbados, where he was […]

[ad_1] HONG KONG : Former Australia captain Michael Hooper admitted he still has to adapt his game to have an impact on the sevens stage after making his international debut at the Hong Kong Sevens in his bid to secure a spot at the Olympic Games. The 32-year-old featured in the final moments of Australia’s […]

[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : Red Bull were once again fastest in the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen topping the charts ahead of team mate Sergio Perez and George Russell of Mercedes in the final session before qualifying. Verstappen had also set the fastest time in Friday’s first free […]

[ad_1] Australia international Kurtley Beale has joined Western Force until the end of the current Super Rugby Pacific season, the Perth-based outfit announced on Saturday. The versatile 35-year-old, who has played 95 times for the Wallabies, joins the Force after returning to the field for the first time in 14 months in mid-March for club […]

[ad_1] LONDON : England pace bowler Jofra Archer could play in this year’s T20 World Cup but will not play test cricket until 2025, according to England managing director Rob Key. The 29-year-old has not played for England in any format since March 2023 because of an elbow injury. “The whole plan with Jofra is […]

[ad_1] Top-seeded Jessica Pegula survived four match points to battle past 12-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open. Azarenka of Belarus also saved four match points but committed 12 double faults to none for Pegula, a top seed for only the sixth time […]

[ad_1] Manchester City head into Saturday’s Premier League clash at Crystal Palace three points off top spot but boss Pep Guardiola said his side’s total focus remained on winning their last eight games rather than waiting for their rivals to slip up. City are third in the standings with 67 points, a point behind second-placed […]

[ad_1] WALKING AWAY IS NOT FAILURE When I finally accepted that the fire was dead for good, my only choice forward was to retire. Life was a buffet, and it was time for me to explore other cuisines in the spread; me as a sister, a friend, a partner, a parent, a colleague, a staff, […]

[ad_1] No. 1 seed Casper Ruud of Norway and No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland both reached the semifinals of the Millennium Estoril Open with victories Friday in Portugal. Ruud converted 3 of 5 break-point opportunities on his way to defeating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-3, 6-2. Fucsovics was fighting through an injury throughout the […]

[ad_1] AS Roma host Lazio in the Rome derby this weekend and are out for revenge after their disappointing recent record against their rivals, manager Daniele De Rossi said on Friday. The last six meetings between the two sides have resulted in only one win for Roma, but it could be time for a fresh […]