MELBOURNE : As Ash Barty was ascending the ranks of women’s tennis, renowned Australian coach Darren Cahill regularly predicted the Queenslander was a champion in the making. Leading into the 2019 Australian Open, when Barty was still to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, Cahill described her as “the real deal” […]
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MELBOURNE : Sam Stosur’s 69th and final appearance in a Grand Slam singles draw ended in a 6-2 6-2 second-round loss to 10th seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open on Thursday. The 37-year-old said last month that she would focus only on doubles after her 20th singles appearance […]
Two late penalties awarded after intervention by the Video Assistant Referee saw debutants Gambia hold Mali to a 1-1 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations in Limbe on Sunday as the teams stayed joint top of the Group F standings. Both have four points from two matches with the […]
Italy’s Federica Brignone took her second super-G win of the World Cup season on Sunday as Austria’s Ariane Raedler celebrated the first podium of her career on home snow in Zauchensee. Brignone, the 2020 overall World Cup champion and Italy’s most successful female World Cup skier, beat Switzerland’s downhill world […]
The investigation made crucial progress after player agent Dejan Veljkovic — who had contacts with many of the leading clubs, including Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liege. Federal prosecutors in Belgium are planning to charge 57 people including soccer coaches, referees and top officials at some of the country’s most […]
LONDON: Aston Villa announced the signing of France international Lucas Digne from Everton today in a deal reportedly worth up to £25 million (RM143 million). The left-back is manager Steven Gerrard’s second signing in the January transfer window after Philippe Coutinho’s loan arrival from Barcelona. “When Lucas became available we […]
ADELAIDE: Teenager Coco Gauff moved a step closer to a third title on the WTA Tour today when she swept past Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-4 and into the Adelaide semi-finals. The 17-year-old American is the highest seed remaining at three as she ramps up preparations for next week’s Australian Open. […]
SYDNEY: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic said today she felt “a little bit wobbly” in her first match after Covid, warming up for the Australian Open with a low-key win. The 24-year-old Swiss cruised into the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over […]
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick says he is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the Manchester United forward toiled in their 1-0 FA Cup win against Aston Villa. The England forward, who has scored just three goals this season, failed to make an impact in yesterday’s third-round […]
BELGRADE : World number one Novak Djokovic returned to training after being released from Australian immigration detention on Monday, posting a picture with his team from Melbourne Park and thanking the judge for overturning his visa cancellation. “I’m pleased and grateful that the judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all […]