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[ad_1] PARIS : Carlos Alcaraz charged into the French Open quarter-finals for a third straight year after the twice Grand Slam champion thrashed 21st seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 6-1 with an entertaining display at Roland Garros on Sunday. After an exchange of breaks early in the contest, third seed Alcaraz wasted several chances to […]

[ad_1] SCARPERIA E SAN PIERO, Italy : Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday at the Mugello Circuit, while his team mate Enea Bastianini overtook Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin on the final lap to take second place. Polesitter Martin looked well set to challenge Bagnaia for top spot in the […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams after defending champion Novak Djokovic came through a marathon third-round clash that ended in the early hours of Sunday morning. After rain delays forced organisers to wedge another match into Saturday’s packed schedule, Djokovic was taken all […]

[ad_1] (Corrects “double faults” to “unforced errors” in second paragraph) PARIS :American world number three Coco Gauff was far too strong for Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the French Open on Sunday, sealing a 6-1 6-2 win to reach the quarter-finals. The match began at a frenetic pace, with the 45th-ranked Cocciaretto winning only two points […]

[ad_1] Pakistan captain Babar Azam called on his side to stay in high spirits as they begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign off the back of a poor run of form. Pakistan, T20 World Cup champions in 2009, have performed well in the past two editions of the competition, reaching the semi-finals in 2021 and […]

[ad_1] Midfielder Phil Foden said England have been gradually improving as a team and that they are hoping to give their supporters a “once-in-a-lifetime” feeling by winning the European Championship in Germany. Under Gareth Southgate, England reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, as well as […]

[ad_1] Aditi Ashok’s consistency over four rounds at the Tokyo Olympics nearly proved enough to clinch an unlikely podium spot, and the 26-year-old believes she needs to rediscover it if she hopes to go a step further and win a medal at this year’s Paris Games. Ashok came fourth and missed out on a medal […]

[ad_1] (corrects 10th straight triumph to 11th in paragraph four) By Mitch Phillips LONDON : Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for a record-extending 15th time with a trademark 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at a raucous Wembley on Saturday as they were outplayed for an hour but then […]

[ad_1] LONDON: It is a common refrain that the most-decorated coaches are also the luckiest ones and while Carlo Ancelotti might not agree, fate smiled on him again as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Saturday to win the Champions League for the sixth time in 11 seasons. Italian Ancelotti was unruffled on the […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said he is proud of his side for giving a good account of themselves in the first half of their 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final. Dortmund were unable to make the most of several good chances in the first half, before […]