LONDON: Naomi Osaka began her Wimbledon week wearing a kimono-style walk-on outfit inspired by her favourite character from the Quentin Tarantino movie ‘Kill Bill’ and she ended it by taking out top seed Aryna Sabalenka in brutal fashion. The Japanese 14th seed produced the kind of tennis that took her to four Grand Slam titles as she blazed to a…
Shai Hope of West Indies celebrates his half-century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Shai Hope and Justin Greaves steadied the West Indies first innings reply with an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 174 as the home side reached 318 for four at the close of the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at…
LAUSANNE: FIFA “crossed a red line” with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun’s one game ban for a year, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Monday. FIFA’s ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts’ World Cup last 16 match with Belgium later…
Babar Azam has been reappointed as Pakistan Test captain. Photo: AFP Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam has said that he is confident and better prepared as he takes charge of the Test side once again, adding that his focus will remain on discipline, fitness and performance. “Whenever you get the opportunity to captain Pakistan, it is always…
LONDON: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won a dramatic British Grand Prix under safety car conditions on Sunday as Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli failed to score for the second time in three races and saw his once-commanding Formula One lead slashed to 25 points. The win, after a race of changing fortunes and late twists, was Ferrari’s 250th…
DALLAS: Cristiano Ronaldo admitted this World Cup will be his last and stressed he leaves with no regrets ahead of Portugal’s last-16 clash with neighbours Spain in Dallas on Monday. The 41-year-old, playing at a record sixth World Cup, made the comment at the end of a press conference in which he insisted he would…
LONDON: Tottenham announced Monday the signing of Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali from fellow Premier League club Newcastle in a reported deal that could go up to a club record £100 million ($133.4 million). The 26-year-old has joined the north London side on a three-year contract, according to the BBC, who also said the initial fee was £92.5 million…
The Australian players celebrate winning a record seventh T20 World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women’s T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord’s on Sunday. Beth Mooney (64) and Phoebe Litchfield (48) did the damage in a second-wicket partnership of exactly 100…
Erling Haaland celebrate his second goal against Brazil. Photo: AFP EAST RUTHERFORD: Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarter-final with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil that condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990. Norway goalkeeper Orlan Nyland produced a sensational display and…
Pakistan Men’s National Selection Committee has announced the Test squads for the upcoming tours of the West Indies and England during a press conference held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday, 5 July. Babar Azam has been named captain for both series as Pakistan begins a crucial phase of its ICC World Test…