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[ad_1] NEWCASTLE, England : Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s second-half goal lifted France to a 2-1 victory away to reigning champions England in their Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying match at St James’ Park on Friday that kept Les Bleues in top spot in the group. France lead section A3 with nine points after three games, while the Lionesses’ […]

[ad_1] Shilese Jones has pulled out of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships to focus on healing her sore shoulder in the hope that she will be at full strength in next month’s Olympic trials in Minneapolis. Jones, who played a key role in helping the U.S. win team gold at the World Championships in 2022 and […]

[ad_1] Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier led the opening leg of Rally Italy after winning two of Friday’s four stages in Sardinia. The Frenchman, an eight times world champion now doing a reduced campaign, will take a 4.5 second advantage over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak into Saturday after a tough day on the rocky roads. “It’s been extremely […]

[ad_1] PARIS : World number one Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday in style with an emphatic 6-4 6-2 victory over Marie Bouzkova to move into the last 16 at the French Open on Friday. Swiatek survived a major scare in the previous round when she saved a match point against Naomi Osaka before sealing […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti ended his side’s goalkeeper debate on Friday by announcing that Belgian Thibaut Courtois will start over Ukraine’s Andriy Lunin in Saturday’s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. Widely considered one of the best keepers in the world, Courtois has started five games since returning from […]

[ad_1] The winner of Saturday’s heavyweight fight between IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois could become world champion if Oleksandr Usyk relinquishes the belt or is stripped by the sanctioning body. The BBC and talkSPORT reported on Friday that the contest had been “tentatively sanctioned” by the IBF to be for the interim […]

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew was eliminated from the Singapore Open on Friday (May 31) after he fell to world No 6 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinals. At the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the Asian Games champion took the win 21-19, 21-16 in 56 minutes against world No 12 Loh. Buoyed by home […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : FIFA’s new pay regulations to support female players and coaches through pregnancy, adoption and maternity leave are a big step for women who have struggled to juggle children and career, said former U.S. coach Jill Ellis. Among the regulations, approved unanimously by the FIFA Council earlier this month, the minimum 14 […]

[ad_1] PARIS :American third seed Coco Gauff showed some second-set resilience in 6-2 6-4 victory over Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska on Friday to advance to the French Open fourth round and move a step closer to ending a three-year claycourt drought. The U.S. Open winner, who reached the final in Paris in 2022 and last won […]

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Match tickets for Singapore’s sold-out World Cup qualifier against South Korea on Jun 6 are being resold online for significantly higher prices, prompting the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to warn of the potential risk of buying through unauthorised channels. The match is expected to feature English Premier League stars Son Heung-min and Hwang […]