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Sharapova downs battling 39-year-old Schnyder at US Open
AFP, New York : Maria Sharapova shattered the fairytale return of 39-year-old Patty Schnyder at the US Open on Tuesday, winning a roller-coaster first round...
Cars, houses, heroes: North Koreans win hearts at Asian Games
North Korea’s athletes are not only scooping record numbers of medals at the Asian Games, they are winning hearts with an unprecedented charm offensive and...
Serena surges into second round as Halep toppled at US Open
AFP, New York : Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday, launching her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam...
Inter-ministerial meeting held for two int’l events
An inter-ministerial meeting was held on Tuesday at conference room of Youth and Sports Ministry in a bid to have successfully hosting Suzuki SAFF Championship...
Ronaldo Jr joins Juventus youth academy
AFP, Milan : Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s oldest son has started training with the Juventus youth academy’s Under-9 team, according to media reports in Italy.Five-time...
Salah’s tweet shows dispute with Egypt soccer not over
AP, Cairo : Mohamed Salah has reignited a months-old dispute with soccer authorities in his native Egypt, accusing them of ignoring his complaints about their...
Indonesia’s Christie downs Chou to claim badminton gold
Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie clinched gold in Asian Games badminton, overcoming a stiff challenge from Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in front of a raucous home crowd...