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[ad_1] Inter Milan captain and Serie A 2023-24 leading goalscorer Lautaro Martinez was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the season by the Italian top-flight league on Friday. The Argentina international has scored 24 goals in Inter’s league-winning campaign this season, eight more than Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic who is second on the list. Vlahovic […]

[ad_1] :World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Geneva Open semi-finals on Friday as the Czech reached his first ATP Tour final. Machac was down 1-4 before eventually taking the opening set as Djokovic requested a medical timeout at the end of it. The Serb improved to […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Germany’s Alexander Zverev thought his brother was joking when he informed him he was playing 14-time champion Rafa Nadal in the opening round of the French Open. Nadal, who has barely played this year, will be making his last appearance at the Grand Slam he has owned for nearly two decades but […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER : Manchester City can become the first English club to win the domestic double in successive seasons in Saturday’s FA Cup final, but manager Pep Guardiola says his side need no extra motivation when they face Manchester United at Wembley. City, who made history earlier this month by winning the Premier League for […]

[ad_1] Iga Swiatek’s dominance at Roland Garros has fuelled rival Aryna Sabalenka’s desire to improve going into this year’s French Open, the world number two said on Friday. Sabalenka and Swiatek, who have consistently been in the top two of the WTA rankings since January 2023, have met 11 times in the past three years, […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton led the way in Monaco Grand Prix first free practice on Friday with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri denying Mercedes a surprise one-two at the top of the timesheets. Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver and a three times Monaco winner, sounded gloomy earlier about his prospects but still […]

[ad_1] MADRID : Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi Hernandez, the LaLiga club said on Friday, four weeks after confirming him in the job for the 2024-25 campaign. “Today Friday, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernandez that he will not be continuing as first team coach in the 2024-25 season,” Barcelona said in […]

[ad_1] MONACO: Formula One is seeing a surge of interest in China and could easily add a second race in Southeast Asia, according to the boss of the sport’s owners Liberty Media. Chief Executive Greg Maffei said at the Monaco Grand Prix that Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia were all interested in hosting an Asian […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current weight of 50kgs to stand a chance of winning a second Olympic medal at Paris 2024 and she will have to do it with a battered body after a disrupted buildup. Yet India’s elite weightlifter, whose rags-to-riches […]

[ad_1] MILAN :Stefano Pioli has left AC Milan, the Serie A club announced on Friday, after a season of disappointing results. The 19-time Italian champions ended up in second place this season, miles behind champions Inter Milan, and had a lacklustre run in the Champions League and the domestic cups. “AC Milan extends heartfelt thanks […]