Joe Root says England want to beat Australia’s strongest side in World Cup and Ashes
Joe Root says England will relish the chance to tackle a full-strength Australia this summer.The two teams will face each other on Saturday in a...
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Korean schoolgirl stuns badminton No.1 at Sudirman Cup
Seventeen-year-old South Korean schoolgirl An Se-Young stunned Taiwan’s world number one Tai Tzu-ying at the Sudirman Cup on Wednesday to burnish her fast-growing reputation.Rising star...
Dhoni stumps fans with painting ambitions
AFP, New Delhi :India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni fuelled retirement speculation on Tuesday after sharing his dream of becoming a painter, although his ambitions for a...
Semenya to race 3,000m at Diamond League’s Prefontaine
AFP, Los Angeles :Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya will race the 3,000 meters at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic on June 30, a distance she...
Japan hot-shot Matsuda eyes Olympic surf gold
AFP, Kamogawa :Just 16 and riding the crest of a wave, Japan’s teenage surfing sensation Shino Matsuda has a secret weapon as she targets gold...
Nikita Parris joins Lyon after leaving Manchester City
Nikita Parris has agreed a move to European champions Lyon. The 25-year old England forward joins the French club on a free transfer, having left...
India gender-row sprinter Chand says she is gay
Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand revealed Sunday that she is gay, becoming the first athlete from the socially conservative country to do so, and adding...
‘Next year will be my last’ – Pizarro to retire in 2020
Veteran Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro says that he will end his playing career in 2020 at the age of 41.Pizarro, 40, announced a one-year contract...
Jamie Chadwick moves step closer to F1 drive by joining Williams academy
Jamie Chadwick’s dream of breaking into Formula One is a step closer after Williams announced on Monday they had hired her as a development driver.The...
Pliskova sweeps past Konta to win Italian Open
Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova swept past Britain’s Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Italian Open on Sunday.Pliskova, the 2017 French Open semi-finalist,...
