Murray heartened by progress despite quarter-final loss
Agency :Andy Murray said that his comeback from career-saving hip surgery was progressing better than expected despite going down fighting in the China Open quarter-finals...
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‘Big dreamer’ Naser rockets into athletics limelight
Agency :Salwa Eid Naser says she “dreams big” eyeing the 400 metres world record but her astonishing winning time of 48.14sec at the World Championships...
World No.1 Barty battles into China Open semi-finals
Agency :World number one Ashleigh Barty said she produced some of her best tennis this year as she battled into the China Open semi-finals Friday...
Northern Ireland’s Meadow leads LPGA Volunteers of America Classic
Agency :Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow reeled off five consecutive birdies Thursday in firing an eight-under par 63 to grab the lead after Thursday’s opening round...
Nadal out of Shanghai Masters with wrist injury
AFP, Shanghai :Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week’s Shanghai Masters on Friday saying he had failed to recover from a wrist injury.Spain’s world number...
Returning Rapinoe fuels US friendly win over South Korea
AFP, Washington :Megan Rapinoe returned to US team duty for the first time since the World Cup on Friday and was instrumental in both goals...
Egypt signs on to host 2021 World Men’s Handball Championship
The presidents of International Handball Federation (IHF) and Egyptian Handball Federation (EHF) signed on Thursday in Giza near the capital Cairo the official document of...
Indian women’s cricket sensation needs boy’s haircut to play
AFP, New Delhi :India’s 15-year-old women’s cricket sensation Shafali Verma had to get her hair cut like a boy so that she could get into...
Osaka powers into China Open quarterfinals
World No. 4 Naomi Osaka of Japan moved past Wuhan Open runner-up Alison Riske in straight sets to move into the quarterfinals of the ongoing...
Stokes wins PCA Players’ Player of Year award
AFP, London :England all-rounder Ben Stokes was voted Players’ Player of the Year at the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) awards on Wednesday.Stokes played a starring...
History making Asher-Smith graduates with world honours
Agency :Jessica Ennis-Hill’s heptathlon gold medal on ‘Super Saturday’ at the 2012 Olympics inspired a young kit carrier that night to pursue her dream of...
Andy Murray battles into China Open last eight
Andy Murray won two ATP Tour singles matches in a row for the first time since major hip surgery to battle into the China Open...