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[ad_1] David Warner and Travis Head led Australia to a comfortable 36-run victory England in a clash of champions at the Twenty20 World Cup in Barbados on Saturday. Australia were the first side to reach the 200 mark in this tournament, smashing their way to a total of 201-7 at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval to leave […]

[ad_1] Former Masters champion Jon Rahm withdrew from LIV Golf’s Houston event during the second round on Saturday due to an injury that has put into question the Spaniard’s status for next week’s U.S. Open. Rahm’s withdrawal ahead of the year’s third major comes a day after LIV announcers revealed he was dealing with a […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Iga Swiatek described her French Open triumph on Saturday as an emotional win and said she was proud to have handled the pressure of being the favourite to win a third consecutive title on the Parisian clay. World number one Swiatek steamrolled Italian surprise finalist Jasmine Paolini in straight sets, 6-2 6-1, […]

[ad_1] South Africa survived an early scare before David Miller guided them to a nervy four-wicket victory over the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup in Long Island, New York on Saturday. Miller hit an unbeaten 59 off 51 balls as South Africa scored 106 for six in 18.5 overs in reply to the Dutch […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Jasmine Paolini was no match for Iga Swiatek as she was steamrolled in the French Open final on Saturday, but happiness prevailed at the end of the Italian’s unexpected run in Paris. The 12th seed’s career took a big upturn this season when she won the Dubai title – one of the […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Northampton Saints beat Bath 25-21 at Twickenham on Saturday to win their first Premiership title in a decade despite trailing in the dying minutes against 14-man opponents who dominated swathes of an intense final. Scrumhalf Alex Mitchell broke Bath hearts with a late sniping score to clinch victory for Northampton, after Bath […]

[ad_1] YAOUNDE : Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice as Cameroon put weeks of turmoil around their national team behind them to beat the Cape Verde Islands 4-1 in their World Cup qualifier in Yaounde on Saturday. The victory puts them level with Libya at the head of Group D with seven points from their opening […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Carlos Alcaraz will face a major test of nerves when he takes on Alexander Zverev in a potentially high-octane French Open men’s singles final as both players look to claim a maiden Roland Garros title on Sunday. Alcaraz, who already has two Grand Slam titles to his name, has been seen as […]

[ad_1] Spain’s Laura Garcia-Caro learned the hard way to wait until the finish line to celebrate after missing out on a medal when she was overtaken by Ukraine’s Lyudmila Olyanovska in the 20km race walk at the European Athletics Championships on Friday. Garcia-Caro, in third place going into the final straight in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, […]

[ad_1] :ACT Brumbies hit their straps in the second half to overcome the Otago Highlanders 32-16 in Canberra on Saturday and join the Wellington Hurricanes, Auckland Blues and Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals. The Australians will be the sole non-New Zealand outfit in the last four of the competition for the third […]