Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both battled through tough three-set wins to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals as the race for world number one heats up. Photo: AFP MONTE CARLO: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both suffered second-set stumbles on Thursday in their race for the number one ranking but recovered to reach the…
Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Barcelona 2-0 in a tense Champions League quarter-final first leg at Camp Nou. Photo: AFP/FILE BARCELONA: Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth’s goals earned Atletico Madrid a commanding 2-0 lead over 10-man Barcelona in a tense Champions League quarter-final first leg clash on Wednesday. The La Liga leaders were on top in…
Goals from Doue and Kvaratskhelia give the French side a 2-0 win over the Gunners Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool 2-0 with goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the goals to give a dominant Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final…
Daniil Medvedev was crushed 6-0, 6-0 by Matteo Berrettini in a stunning Monte Carlo Masters upset. Photo: AFP/FILE MONTE CARLO: Daniil Medvedev slipped to an embarrassing 6-0, 6-0 thrashing by Matteo Berrettini in the Monte Carlo Masters second round on Wednesday, as Alexander Zverev dug deep to beat Cristian Garin.Medvedev completely unravelled against Berrettini after…
KARACHI: Devon Conway led a commanding batting performance as Islamabad United’s bowlers dominated to hand defending champions Lahore Qalandars a crushing nine-wicket defeat in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at the National Stadium on Thursday. United bowled out Lahore for a modest 100 runs before chasing down the target with ease, finishing on 104…
LONDON: Como’s bid to reach the Champions League faces a key test on Sunday when Serie A leaders Inter Milan arrive lakeside trying to take another step towards a 21st league title. A traditionally tiny club, and one more experienced with lower league football and bankruptcies than playing the continent’s elite, Como sit fourth and…
LONDON: Oscar Piastri knows as well as anyone on the Formula One grid how quickly dominance can dissipate and is approaching his unexpected early-season furlough with some confidence that McLaren can challenge Mercedes when the racing resumes.The Australian had a calamitous start to the season, crashing on his way to the grid in his home…
Leicester City hover just above the drop zone with five games remaining. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Leicester’s appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching financial rules was rejected on Wednesday, plunging the Foxes ever closer to relegation to English football’s third tier.Just a decade on from their stunning Premier League title triumph, Leicester sit third from…
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar District Inter-Club Weightlifting Championship will kick off on April 14 at the Gym Hall of Peshawar Sports Complex under the aegis of the Regional Sports Office Peshawar.The three-day event will feature participation from six different clubs of Peshawar, with competitions to be held in six weight categories: 55kg, 65kg, 73kg, 81kg, 89kg,…
Sinner and Alcaraz dominate their openers, racing toward No.1 with commanding wins. Photo: AFP/FILE MONTE CARLO: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz continued their duel for the world number one ranking before the French Open as they opened their clay court seasons by crushing their opponents into the red Monte Carlo dirt on Tuesday. With Usain…