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[ad_1] American Lexi Thompson, a former major champion and two-time Olympian, will retire from full-time competitive golf following the 2024 season, the LPGA announced on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Thompson is an 11-time winner on the LPGA Tour and will be making her 18th consecutive start in a U.S. Women’s Open when she tees off at […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka shone brightly on a cold, rainy day at the French Open on Tuesday as they moved into the second round with dominant victories but spectators at Roland Garros were largely starved of action with a long evening looming. With the weather preventing any chance of play on […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Second seed Aryna Sabalenka launched her bid for a maiden French Open title and second Grand Slam crown of the year with a breezy 6-1 6-2 first-round win over Russian teenager Erika Andreeva on Tuesday that will serve as a warning to her main rivals. The 26-year-old, who successfully defended her Australian […]

[ad_1] Ferrari expect Charles Leclerc to take a step up after finally celebrating a dream home win in Monaco, according to team boss Fred Vasseur. The Italian team have won two of the eight Formula One races so far this season, with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz taking one each, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen taking five […]

[ad_1] :Brazilian former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz has been banned for 16 months after he was found to have violated anti-doping regulations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement on Tuesday. The 30-year-old, who won Olympic gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016, setting the Olympic record at 6.03 metres, and […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Seventh seed Zheng Qinwen powered past Alize Cornet 6-2 6-1 and into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, sending the Frenchwoman into retirement with a heavy defeat at her home Grand Slam, where she has featured for 20 straight years. The 34-year-old Cornet, holder of the Open era women’s […]

[ad_1] Andretti Cadillac should buy an existing team instead of pushing for an 11th entry that has been rejected by Formula One’s owners, the head of the governing body has told Reuters. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who last year called for more teams and fewer races, said that he remained supportive of increasing the […]

[ad_1] PARIS : World number four Elena Rybakina recovered from a rocky start to comfortably beat Belgian Greet Minnen 6-2 6-3 in the French Open first round on Tuesday, showing a full recovery from her recent illness. Rybakina was unable to defend her Italian Open title through illness and after losing serve in the opening […]

[ad_1] BRUSSELS : Belgium have recalled Axel Witsel to the squad for Euro 2024 in Germany next month but there is no place for Thibaut Courtois despite the Real Madrid goalkeeper being in line to feature in Saturday’s Champions League final. Coach Domenico Tedesco announced his 25-man squad for next month’s tournament on Tuesday with […]

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The year was 2004, and a nation rejoiced as its badminton star Taufik Hidayat triumphed at the Athens Olympics. There have been gold medals in the men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles since, but no other Indonesian has managed to replicate Hidayat’s feat. Enter Anthony Ginting. One of badminton’s most affable players […]