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[ad_1] Defending champion Frances Tiafoe moved to the quarterfinals of the Boss Open at Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany. Tiafoe, the fourth seed, needed one hour and 55 minutes to win the match, in which he saved all 11 break points on the grass courts. […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK : Twice world championship 100 metres bronze medallist Trayvon Bromell will not compete in the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials due to an injury, the sprinter said on Wednesday. Bromell won the United States qualifying event in 2021 and was a hot favourite at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games but failed to make the […]

[ad_1] Inter Miami will be the last club Argentina captain Lionel Messi plays for, the 36-year-old forward said on Wednesday, adding he feels “a little bit scared” at the thought of the day he decides to retire. Messi, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, has a contract with the Major League Soccer side […]

[ad_1] Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who was barred from competing in women’s events, has lost her case against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), swimming’s governing body said on Wednesday. The decision prevents the American from having any chance of competing at the Paris Olympics which begin on July 26. […]

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, England : Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty will be heading to Paris at peace with himself and under no pressure, and that could make him an even more dangerous opponent, he said on Wednesday. The Briton is chasing a third successive 100m gold, the “three-Peaty” headlines at the ready, at 29 and after […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday (Jun 12) at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the Lakers from 1960 through 1974, winning his only NBA title in 1972, and was co-captain on the 1960 Rome […]

[ad_1] Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said both Frenkie de Jong and his club Barcelona were culpable for the persistent ankle injury which has ruled the team’s playmaker out of the European Championship. At the team’s base in Germany four days before they play their first game at the tournament against Poland in Hamburg, Koeman sought […]

[ad_1] Scotland have picked 10 uncapped players in a 37-man squad for four tests in the Americas next month, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday. Forwards Gregor Brown, Nathan McBeth and Max Williamson are drawn from Glasgow Warriors, who play in the United Rugby Championship semi-final against holders Munster on Saturday, while winger Arron Reed […]

[ad_1] Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will team up to play doubles at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said on Wednesday. Nadal won an Olympic gold medal in 2008, but the Paris Games will be Alcaraz’s first as he returns to Roland Garros where he was crowned […]

[ad_1] A queue started forming around 9am and peaked at lunchtime. When CNA arrived at 2pm, many supporters were still there taking photos in front of the stall or talking to a livestream audience as they tucked into a bowl of lontong. Mdm Aidah estimated that while she and her aunts usually cook two batches […]