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Real Madrid expected to continue European dominance of Club World Cup
RABAT: One of the last Club World Cups in its current format begins on Wednesday in Morocco, where Real Madrid will be favourites to continue Europe’s dominance of the much-maligned FIFA competition.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino…
Krejcikova-Siniakova defend Australian Open women’s doubles title
MELBOURNE: Czech top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova successfully defended their Australian Open women’s doubles crown on Sunday to extend their dominant Grand Slam streak.
The pair outgunned Japan’s 10th-seeded Shuko…
Tsitsipas beats gutsy Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas blazed his way into a first Australian Open final with a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Friday. Greek third seed Tsitsipas, who had crashed three times at the semi-final…
Sabalenka, Rybakina promise power-packed Australian Open final
MELBOURNE (Web Desk) – Two of the biggest hitters in women s tennis go toe-to-toe when Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in Saturday s Australian Open final in Melbourne.
Belarusian fifth seed Sabalenka is in the form of her life…
‘Happy tears’: Emotional Sania Mirza bids farewell to Grand Slam career
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who bid farewell to the sports earlier this month, was overwhelmed with emotions while giving a speech as she bowed out of her Grand Slam career.
The 38-year-old athlete, who played her first Grand Slam 18…
Indian trailblazer Mirza bows out of Grand Slam tennis
MELBOURNE: Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza bowed out of Grand Slam tennis Friday with defeat in the Australian Open mixed-doubles final playing alongside Rohan Bopanna – her first playing partner 22 years ago.
The 36-year-old Mirza,…
PSL Replacement Draft 2023: franchises finalise squads for 8th edition
LAHORE (Web Desk) – The Replacement Draft of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was held online on Wednesday with all six franchises finalising their squads for the tournament’s eighth edition which is slated to take place between Feb 13 and…
Djokovic targets 10th Australian Open final, Paul looks to flip the script
MELBOURNE: As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic’s march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian’s…
Babar Azam named ICC’s ODI Player of the Year for second time in a row
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has once again been named the ICC's ODI Player of the Year after he won the International Cricket Council's award for the year 2022 with his spectacular performance in the calendar year 2021.
The batting maestro…
South Africa seek to avoid World Cup qualification embarrassment
BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa go into a one-day international series against England in Bloemfontein on Friday needing a strong performance to ensure automatic qualification for the Cricket World Cup later this year.
The three-match series…