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[ad_1] PARIS : World number four Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan eased to a 6-4 6-3 victory over Ukraine’s Elena Svitolina on Monday to reach her second French Open quarter-final. After a sluggish start with both players dropping serve, Russian-born Rybakina upped her level up and cruised through the first set. In the second set, the […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY : Eileen Cikamatana’s path to her first Olympics has been anything but straightforward but the Fijian-born weightlifter punched her ticket to Paris at the weekend and is determined to return with a medal. A teenage prodigy, Cikamatana won a Commonwealth Games gold medal for Fiji in 2018 but a schism in the weightlifting […]

[ad_1] MOSCOW : Russian wrestler Nadezhda Sokolova is determined to compete in the Paris Olympics even if that means taking part as an independent. One of Russia’s top freestyle wrestlers, Sokolova and dozens of other Russian and Belarusian athletes seeking Olympic glory this summer will have to compete without their country’s flags or anthems. Russian […]

[ad_1] A sunset catamaran cruise on the blue waters of Barbados was the perfect way for Australia to bond before knuckling down to the business of winning the T20 World Cup, bowler Ashton Agar said. The test and one-day world champions launch their tournament against minnows Oman on Wednesday and have enjoyed a relaxed buildup […]

[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate is still weighing up the attacking options for his Euro 2024 squad and said that while Jack Grealish has not played as much as he would have liked this season he is still in the running to make the cut. Marcus Rashford was left out of the provisional 33-man squad […]

[ad_1] While Croatia playmaker Luka Modric will hog the limelight in what is likely to be his swansong international tournament, the country’s fortunes at Euro 2024 may equally depend on the form of defensive lynchpin Josko Gvardiol. The 22-year-old shot to prominence at the last World Cup, when his sterling work alongside Dejan Lovren helped […]

[ad_1] Since Scott McTominay’s masterful performance in Scotland’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign he has developed into one of struggling Manchester United’s most consistently solid players in an otherwise horrendous season for his Premier League side. McTominay, whose versatility means he can play in almost any position, will shoulder much of the responsibility at the finals […]

[ad_1] Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he is fully committed to leading the national team and expects to stay in charge until Argentine Football Association (AFA) President Claudio Tapia decides otherwise. Scaloni, 46, caused a stir when he said he was considering stepping down after Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier […]

[ad_1] Albania captain Berat Djimsiti will be looking to round off a dream season at club level with Atalanta by helping to produce shock results with his country at the European Championship. The 31-year-old centre back was an integral part of Atalanta’s lineup as they won the Europa League final and finished in the top […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Hungary’s hopes of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout stages will largely hinge on whether midfield maestro Dominik Szoboszlai can return to his best after struggling with injuries this year. The 23-year-old was instrumental in helping Marco Rossi’s side to sail through qualifying, scoring a joint leading four goals with forward Barnabas Varga […]