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[ad_1] MIAMI :American Danielle Collins overcame fourth seed Elena Rybakina to win the final of the Miami Open 7-5 6-3 on Saturday and claim the title on home soil in her farewell season. Collins won nearly 75 per cent of her first-serve points while claiming three of her seven break points on the way to […]

[ad_1] Chelsea have shot themselves in the foot on multiple occasions throughout the season and were simply not good enough defensively in their 2-2 Premier League draw to 10-man Burnley, attacker Cole Palmer said. Palmer’s two goals were cancelled out by strikes from Josh Cullen and Dara O’Shea as Chelsea dropped points despite having a […]

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou hailed captain Son Heung-min after the South Korean attacker’s winner against Luton Town on Saturday kept the north London club in the hunt for a top-four spot. Tahith Chong gave Luton a surprise early lead before Tottenham equalised in the 51st minute through an Issa Kabore own goal. Son […]

[ad_1] Babar Azam was named Pakistan’s white-ball skipper on Sunday, four and half months after the batter had stepped down as their all-format captain following their World Cup debacle in India. Pakistan could not make the knockout stage of the 50-overs World Cup last year, which prompted Babar to relinquish captaincy. Pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi […]

[ad_1] FLORENCE, Italy :AC Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 away to consolidate second place in Serie A on Saturday at the Artemio Franchi stadium, the home side’s first game since the death of director Joe Barone. Milan have 65 points, six clear of third-placed Juventus who lost 1-0 at Lazio, with leaders Inter Milan, who welcome […]

[ad_1] American Danielle Collins said she has achieved the goal she set herself for her final season on the WTA Tour by winning her first Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open on Saturday. The 30-year-old overcame fourth seed Elena Rybakina in just over two hours to become the sixth American woman to claim the […]

[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain :Second-placed Barcelona extended their unbeaten streak in LaLiga to nine games with a 1-0 win over Las Palmas on Saturday, courtesy of a second-half header by winger Raphinha, after the visitors were reduced to 10 men in the first half. Barcelona, who will face Paris St Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals […]

[ad_1] Sevilla’s Argentina defender Marcos Acuna and coaching staff were the target of “racist and xenophobic insults” from fans in the 1-0 LaLiga win at Getafe on Saturday, the club said. Referee Iglesias Villanueva stopped the match in the 68th minute as part of LaLiga’s protocol against racism. “We condemn the racist and xenophobic insults […]

[ad_1] LONDON :Kristoffer Ajer’s 99th-minute equaliser salvaged a point for Brentford in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United on Saturday, denting the Old Trafford club’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Substitute Mason Mount thought he had given United an undeserved and dramatic victory when he slotted home in the 96th […]

[ad_1] LONDON :Kristoffer Ajer’s 99th-minute equaliser salvaged a point for Brentford in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United on Saturday, denting the Old Trafford club’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Substitute Mason Mount thought he had given United an undeserved and dramatic victory when he slotted home in the 96th […]