MADRID: Filipina star Alexandra Eala enjoyed a strong start to her Madrid Open campaign on Wednesday, moving past Russian qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round at the event for the third straight year. The 44th-ranked lefty needed one hour and 31 minutes to dismiss Pavlyuchenkova, who was a semi-finalist in the…
Erling Haaland sent Manchester City top of the Premier League. Photo: AFP LONDON: Manchester City edged ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor condemned Burnley to relegation on Wednesday. The defeat confirmed the Clarets’ third Premier League relegation in five seasons, consigning them to the…
Cristian Chivu could win his first Serie A title as a coach this weekend. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Inter Milan could have their first chance to seal the Serie A title on Sunday as the champions in waiting take on Torino while Napoli and AC Milan try to push back the celebrations by at least one…
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is under investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after returning a positive test for recreational drug use, according to a media report on Wednesday. The 32-year-old left-arm spinner, currently playing for Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, was reportedly flagged during testing conducted at the ICC Men’s T20…
Kylian Mbappe got his 24th goal this season in La Liga as Real Madrid held off a battling Alaves. Photo: AFP LONDON: Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 on Tuesday to cling on to their slim hopes of catching Barcelona in La Liga.Mbappe struck his league-leading 24th goal, but…
The four-time Grand Slam winner’s progression will continue this week in Madrid Italy’s Jannik Sinner in action during his final match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. PHOTO: REUTERS MADRID: Jannik Sinner was once viewed as an explosive talent custom-built for hardcourt tennis but the four-times Grand Slam champion’s assiduous work on his patience and control has…
Iranian player Hossein Vafaei begins his campaign at the snooker world championship. Photo: AFP LONDON: Iranian player Hossein Vafaei begins his campaign at the snooker world championship later Wednesday but he admits it has been hard to focus because of the bombardment of his country by the United States and Israel.The war, which began with…
Chelsea’s fans make their feelings known to the players after Tuesday’s defeat at Brighton. Photo: AFP LONDON: Liam Rosenior slammed Chelsea’s “unacceptable” 3-0 defeat against Brighton as the furious Blues boss accused his players of lacking “desire, spirit and courage”.Rosenior’s side were blown away at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, with goals from Ferdi Kadioglu,…
Leicester City have been relegated to League One. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Former Premier League champions Leicester were relegated to the third tier for only the second time in their history after a 2-2 draw against Hull on Tuesday.Gary Rowett’s side needed a victory at the King Power Stadium to keep alive their slender hopes of…
The sport started a new era with a 50-50 split between electric and combustion power General view during practice at Miami Grand Prix. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: Formula One teams and stakeholders agreed unanimously on Monday to engine rule tweaks aimed at improving the racing and driver safety from the next race in Miami on May…