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[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off in a blockbuster French Open semi-final on Friday, as they resume a budding rivalry that could dominate the men’s tour for years to come. With defending champion Novak Djokovic having pulled out of the tournament due to a knee injury, the winner of the tie will […]

[ad_1] MONTREAL : With Sergio Perez signing a two-year extension this week to remain with Red Bull as wing man for three-time world champion Max Verstappen, who gave the decision two thumbs up, the Formula One leaders were all smiles on Thursday. The future of the Red Bull driver lineup had been rich with speculation […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Reaching a Grand Slam final is probably the dream of any child when they pick up a tennis racket, but Jasmine Paolini, who won her French Open semi-final on Thursday, never dared to think so far ahead. The Italian 28-year-old reached her first major final with a comfortable 6-3 6-1 win over […]

[ad_1] MONTREAL : One mistake is not the reason he lost his seat at struggling Formula One outfit Alpine, Esteban Ocon on Thursday, insisting there were no hard feelings about ending his five-season stint with the team. After triggering a first-lap crash with team mate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, Alpine team principal […]

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A day after her achievement of running 1,000km from Thailand to Singapore over 12 days, Natalie Dau looked remarkably relaxed. Perhaps it is because she has had seven hours of sleep instead of her usual two. Or that she is finally enjoying the air-conditioning in a hotel room instead of baking in 39 degrees […]

[ad_1] Formula One has a generative AI-designed trophy at the Canadian Grand Prix but, novelty and sponsorship aside, the importance of artificial intelligence for speed and strategy is growing stronger all the time. The various software systems are helping cars go faster and teams become more competitive, crunching terabytes of data to analyse simulations and […]

[ad_1] :The United States beat Pakistan in a Super Over in Dallas on Thursday to achieve one of the biggest upsets in Twenty20 World Cup history and secure their second win of the tournament. Pakistan, the 2009 champions, recovered from a poor start to score 159-7 but the U.S. plundered 14 runs from their final […]

[ad_1] Staff at a street cricket set-up in New York patiently gave Dale Steyn pointers on how to bowl, not knowing they were giving tips to a fearsome South Africa fast bowler who took nearly 700 international wickets. Steyn, who played across all formats of the game in a career spanning 15 years before retiring […]

[ad_1] The pitches used in the T20 World Cup matches played in New York have not been up to standard and ground staff are working on remedying them for the rest of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The temporary Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has hosted two games so far, […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Following is the 26-man England squad for the European Championship named by manager Gareth Southgate on Thursday: ENGLAND SQUAD FOR 2024 EUROS Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale Defenders: Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Gallagher, Kobbie […]