Winter Olympics should not serve as a platform for political posturing
Agency :Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a South African youth leader said the event should serve as a platform for athletes to compete...
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Venus to miss AO for first time in a decade
Agency :Former US Open and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will miss action at the Melbourne Park for the first time in a decade, after she...
Everton complete Mykolenko signing
Agency :Everton have signed Ukraine international Vitaliy Mykolenko from Dynamo Kiev on a four-and-a-half-year contract.The 22-year-old, who joins for an undisclosed fee, has won 21...
Newcastle make formal bid for Trippier
Agency :Newcastle United have submitted a formal bid to sign England defender Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid.Talks between the clubs are ongoing as Newcastle boss...
Raducanu pulls out of Australian Open warm-up event
Agency :Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from an Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after returning a positive Covid test.Raducanu,...
Carreno Busta gives Spain winning start at ATP Cup
Agency :Pablo Carreno Busta gave Spain a winning start to the ATP Cup on Saturday when he overcame Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 7-6 (4) in...
Australia squad full round of Covid negative
Australia are hopeful of no further disruptions ahead of the fourth Ashes Test after their squad returned a full round of negative Covid-19 tests. Doubts...
Moulvibazar, Cumilla, Bogura in qtr-finals of IGP Cup Kabaddi
Moulvibazar, Cumilla and Bogura districts of boys’ group and Narail and Faridpur districts of girls’ group ensured the last eight spot in final round of...
Man Utd cruise past Covid-hit Burnley to strengthen top-four hopes
AFP, Manchester :Manchester United cruised to a morale-boosting 3-1 win against Burnley on the eve of Alex Ferguson’s 80th birthday on Thursday to strengthen their...
Bangladesh out for elusive victory in New Zealand
BSS, Dhaka :Bangladesh hope to make a good start in the New Year as they take on New Zealand in the opening game of the...
SA’s de Kock retires from Test cricket
AFP, South Africa :South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announced on Thursday his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect.The shock announcement from De Kock,...
Australia’s Travis positive for Covid, out of Sydney Test
AFP, Sydney :Australia’s Ashes campaign was thrown into chaos Friday with batsman Travis Head testing positive for Covid-19 and ruled out of next week’s fourth...