BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic has accused critics of subjecting him to a “witch-hunt” after his regional Adria Tour tennis event ended in a novel coronavirus fiasco and said he was still uncertain whether he would play at the Aug 31-Sep 13 US Open. Images and videos of the players hugging at […]
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BANGKOK: Thailand hopes to hold its MotoGP race in late November after an eight-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday (Jul 8) as they announced a bid to host until 2025. The kingdom’s third fixture on the premier motorbike racing calendar was slated for March 20-22, […]
REUTERS: Bournemouth’s Steve Cook faces a late fitness test to be ready for Thursday’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur while fellow centre back Chris Mepham has a knee problem that may require surgery, manager Eddie Howe said on Wednesday. Cook missed relegation-threatened Bournemouth’s 5-2 defeat by Manchester United on […]
TOKYO: With their stadium devoid of fans due to coronavirus restrictions, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up with an imaginative replacement: dancing robots. Before their most recent Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) game against Rakuten Eagles on Tuesday, over 20 robots danced to the team’s fight song on […]
LONDON: Batting great Brian Lara has said West Indies’ best chance of victory against England is to race out to an early lead and secure the win inside five days. All-rounder Jason Holder is part of the tourists’ impressive bowling attack but questions remain about their batting ahead of the […]
REUTERS: Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes Christian Pulisic has taken his game to another level after the forward scored in Tuesday’s (Jul 7) 3-2 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace. The 21-year-old, who became the most expensive American soccer player when he joined Chelsea in January 2019 for €64 million […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s footballers’ union lashed out on Wednesday (Jul 8) at “unacceptable” chaos after three Melbourne-based A-League teams were prevented from leaving Victoria for a second time with borders shutting as coronavirus cases surge. The top flight A-League is due to resume next week but Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and […]
SYDNEY: Outspoken Australian Nick Kyrgios questioned Dominic Thiem’s intellect Wednesday (Jul 8) after the world number three told him to stop criticising fellow tennis stars Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic for taking risks with the coronavirus. Kyrgios said Thiem wasn’t on the same “intellectual level” after the Austrian called his […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s double world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin drowned while spear fishing off a Gold Coast beach on Wednesday (Jul 8), plunging the country’s winter sports community into mourning. Pullin, Australia’s flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, was found by a snorkeller on an artificial reef just before […]
LONDON: Manchester United have spent more than £1 billion ($1.2 billion) on new players over the past nine years but the Red Devils latest revival owes much to a home-grown superstar in 18-year-old academy graduate Mason Greenwood. The young forward was the star of the show as United scored five […]