Fernandez shocks defending champion Osaka
BBC Online :Naomi Osaka’s US Open title defence is over as she fell in the third round to a stunning performance by Canadian teenager Leylah...
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Wenger calls for World Cup every two years
AFP, Paris :Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has called for the World Cup to be held every two years in an interview with French sports...
Christine Mboma beats Dina Asher-Smith in 200m
BBC Online :Christine Mboma produced a powerful late surge to edge out Shericka Jackson in a star-studded women’s 200m race at the Brussels Diamond League.Namibia’s...
Federer tops Forbes’ list of top-earning tennis players
Agency :Roger Federer was the highest earning tennis player in the world over the last 12 months, making about US$90.6 million before taxes, despite the...
Alcaraz delivers dream shocker over Tsitsipas
AFP, New York :Carlos Alcaraz dug deep for the best tennis of his career when it mattered most and the 18-year-old Spaniard was rewarded with...
Cantlay stays one in front of Rahm in US PGA Tour
AFP, Washington :Patrick Cantlay rolled in an eight- foot birdie putt at the final hole Friday to stay one stroke in front of top- ranked...
Duplantis confident of new world record despite Brussels blip
AFP, Brussels :Armand Duplantis was kept waiting a long time in Brussels as he failed in another bid to better his own world record of...
‘Hurricane Hannah’, ‘Paralympics Bolt’ strike gold as pandemic Games lauded
AFP, Tokyo :Hannah Cockroft and Nick Mayhugh enjoyed yet more golden success on the athletics track as the successful staging of the Games was lauded...
Rajshahi, Magura move to semifinals
Rajshahi and Magura districts stormed into the semifinals from group B of the JFA U-14 National Woman’s Football Championship eliminating their respective rivals in the...
No regrets for Afghanistan veteran after second Paralympics canoe gold
AFP, Tokyo :Australian canoeist Curtis McGrath lost his legs in Afghanistan, but said Friday he was “pretty content” and had no regrets about the time...
Mexican teen boxer dies of injuries suffered in ring
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, an 18-year-old boxer from Mexico, died Thursday, five days after she was knocked out in a fight, promoter Yvon Michel said. “It...