LONDON: Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has pulled out of the French Open and will take the rest of the season off to focus on her recuperation, the world number seven said on Tuesday (Sep 22). Andreescu, who did not defend her 2019 US Open crown in New York this year, has […]
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LONDON: West Ham United manager David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have returned positive tests for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Tuesday (Sep 22). The club’s medical staff were informed of the test results as the team were preparing for Tuesday’s League Cup third round […]
Top seed Simona Halep claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday after second seed Karolina Pliskova retired from the final with injury when she was down 6-0 2-1. ROME: Top seed Simona Halep claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday after second seed Karolina Pliskova retired from the […]
SYDNEY: Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has conquered tennis, been a professional cricketer and has now added another string to her sporting bow by winning a golf tournament. The world number one Australian would ordinarily be in Europe preparing to defend her French Open crown on the Roland Garros clay. But she […]
BERLIN: Next month’s Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nuerburgring track can have as many as 20,000 fans in attendance, local authorities said on Monday (Sep 21), with the region’s coronavirus infections under control. “The permission for 20,000 fans is within the decision of the state that allows up to 20 […]
BEIJING: Former NBA point guard Ty Lawson said he meant “no disrespect” after lewd social media posts about Chinese women stirred an outcry and saw him axed by China’s Fujian Sturgeons basketball team. The Sturgeons said they will not renew Lawson’s deal for the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season, which […]
LONDON: Brendan Rodgers said Leicester were “ready to “attack the season again” after two wins from their opening two Premier League matches eased the pain of a disappointing end to last season. The former champions are top of the table on goal difference after beating Burnley 4-2 on Sunday (Sep […]
TOKYO: A consulting firm for Tokyo’s Olympic bid committee paid around US$370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world’s most powerful sports officials, around the time Japan was picked to host the 2020 Games, Kyodo News reported on Monday (Sep 21). The report comes amid French […]
REUTERS: Of the Tottenham Hotspur players impacted by the loan signing of Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, Dele Alli appears the most vulnerable but manager Jose Mourinho has said he will not be sacrificed in the transfer window. Bale will not be ready to resume his Tottenham career until October […]
ROME: Top seed Simona Halep overcame Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Sunday (Sep 20) to reach the Italian Open final and stay on course for her third straight WTA title. Halep, who skipped the US Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Dubai title before the Tour was […]