Organisers taken aback by demand for women’s WC tickets
AFP, Paris :Five weeks before the women’s World Cup (WC) kicks off in France, and there is a hive of activity high up in the...
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Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week
President Donald Trump will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says an awards ceremony...
Ex-Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi to retire at end of season
BBC Online :Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi will retire at the end of the season, ending an “unforgettable race that has lasted for 21...
Johanna Konta through to Morocco Open semi-finals
BBC Online :British number one Johanna Konta reached a career-first clay-court semi-final with victory over Hsieh Su-wei at the Morocco Open.World number 47 Konta came...
Canada’s world champion Osmond retires
AFP, Los Angeles :Kaetlyn Osmond, who battled through injuries and the rigours of international competition to become the 2018 world figure skating champion, announced her...
England skipper slams Hales’s ‘complete disregard’ of team values
AFP, London :England captain Eoin Morgan has accused disgraced Alex Hales of “complete disregard” for team values following the Nottinghamshire batsman’s exile from the tournament...
‘Genius’ Dhoni sees Chennai to victory in top of table IPL clash
AFP, Chennai :M.S. Dhoni scored quickfire runs and claimed crucial stumpings to guide defending champions Chennai Super Kings to victory in their top of the...
Woods makes video for cancer victim on eve of Masters
AP, Charlotte :Harold Varner III worked up the courage to ask a favor of Tiger Woods for a close friend with colon cancer.The timing made...
All ‘under control’ for Casillas after heart attack
AFP, Lisbon :Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas said “everything was under control” after suffering a heart attack in training, he posted on Twitter on Wednesday.The 37-year-old,...