LONDON: Poland’s President Andrzej Duda was among those offering congratulations as the nation celebrated on Saturday after 19-year-old Iga Swiatek won the French Open, becoming the first Pole to win a Grand Slam singles title. Swiatek, ranked 54th in the world at the start of the tournament but now into […]
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LONDON: Mikel Oyarzabal pounced on a horror slip by Swiss captain Granit Xhaka to seal a 1-0 victory for Spain in the Nations League on Saturday. The night’s other League A Group 4 match saw Germany beat Ukraine 2-1 in Kiev. At the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, usually […]
PARIS: Teenager Iga Swiatek became the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title when she beat American fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 in the French Open final today. The 19-year-old, who did not drop a set throughout the claycourt tournament, is the youngest winner since Monica […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Defending champions Ivan Yuen and Low Wee Wern today stormed into the men’s and women’s premier finals at the 36th Ohana National Squash Championship here. Three-time champion Ivan beat teammate Muhammad Addeen Idrakie Bahtiar 12-10, 11-3, 11-9 in their semifinal match at the National Squash Centre in Bukit […]
MANCHESTER: Manchester City will be in a position to sign Lionel Messi if the opportunity presents itself next season, the Premier League club’s chief operating officer said. City were the frontrunners to land Messi’s services after the 33-year-old Argentine handed Barcelona an official notice in August of his desire to […]
LONDON: Jack Grealish has welcomed comparisons to former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne after impressing on his first international start on Thursday. Grealish, 25, was named man of the match in the 3-0 victory over Wales at Wembley, with his style of play drawing comparisons to Gascoigne, who won 57 England […]
LE MANS: Bradley Smith topped the times in the first free practice for this weekend’s French MotoGP, posting a best lap of 1min 43.804sec at a rain-soaked Le Mans. Brit Smith finished 0.154sec ahead of Ducati Avintia’s French rider Johann Zarco as the contenders raced conservatively in poor track conditions. […]
LONDON: Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane launched a stinging criticism of the club’s players, saying they could get manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked if they continue to underperform. United suffered a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their joint worst loss in the Premier League […]
LONDON: Gareth Southgate said Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho face a battle to win their spots back after the England manager was impressed by the performance of the experimental side he fielded in Thursday’s 3-0 victory against Wales. Abraham, Chilwell and Sancho missed the friendly at Wembley Stadium […]
REUTERS: Lewis Hamilton is one win away from matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 and the Mercedes Formula One driver will be favourite to get the job done in Russia on Sunday (Sep 27). Some felt Schumacher’s tally might never be equalled when the seven-times world champion celebrated his last […]