20-year-old lucky loser stuns Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells By: Reuters on March 13, 2024Novak Djokovic, in his first appearance at the BNP Paribas Open since 2019, didn’t make it out of the third round at Indian Wells, Calif. The world No. 1 and top seed lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Monday in a third-round match against Italy’s Luca Nardi, a lucky loser from qualifying who made the draw […]
Aryna Sabalenka inches closer toward return to Indian Wells final By: Reuters on March 13, 2024Second-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka continued her charge back to the BNP Paribas Open final, beating Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-3, 7-5 on Monday in a third-round match in Indian Wells, Calif. Sabalenka came up just short of the title last year, falling to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the championship match. On Monday, Sabalenka overcame […]
Poulter blasts ‘irrelevant’ rankings, says majors need the best By: AFP on March 13, 2024Macau: Former Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter said Tuesday that golf’s world rankings are “irrelevant”, and the majors need to decide if they want the best players regardless. Englishman Poulter, who once would have depended on being in the world’s top 50 to get into majors, elite tournaments and Ryder Cup teams, told AFP: “I […]
Liverpool an ‘annoying pain’ for others in the title race, says Klopp By: Reuters on March 13, 2024Liverpool have to fight in every game in their bid for the Premier League title in a race between the top three, manager Juergen Klopp said after his side fell to second place in the standings following Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City. The point shared at Anfield left Liverpool in second place on goal […]
Australia coach says Smith the opener will face India By: Reuters on March 13, 2024SYDNEY: Australia coach Andrew McDonald believes it is too early to judge Steve Smith as a test opener and has made it clear that changes in the batting order are unlikely before India visit at the end of the year. Smith, one of the world’s best batsmen over the last decade, replaced David Warner at […]
Sri Lanka coach cherishes Bangladesh rivalry By: AFP on March 13, 2024Chittagong: Sri Lanka are fired up to fight against rivals Bangladesh in their strongest format when their one-day international series begins this week, coach Chris Silverwood said Tuesday. The current tour has seen both teams needling each other over the first timed-out dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket during their World Cup clash […]
ICC Women’s Player of the Month for February 2024 revealed By: inp on March 13, 2024PERTH: Annabel Sutherland became the fifth Australian player to claim the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award, joining the esteemed ranks of previous winners Alyssa Healy, Rachael Haynes, Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner. Sutherland, who scored 229 runs and claimed seven wickets in four matches in February 2024, beat competition from the UAE duo […]
Kolisi captaincy future in doubt as Springboks plan ahead By: AFP on March 13, 2024Springbok rugby coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday that it was uncertain whether double World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi would continue to lead the team. Speaking at a press conference in Cape Town, Erasmus said Kolisi’s contract with French club Racing 92 did not prevent him from playing for his country and that he would […]
‘Congrats boys’: Guirassy reveals part of Germany squad early By: AFP on March 13, 2024Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy took to social media to congratulate four of his teammates on Germany selection with the official squad only due to be announced on Thursday. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Guirassy toasted the selection of Stuttgart teammates Deniz Undav, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Chris Fuehrich and Waldemar Anton for Germany’s friendlies against France and […]
Carey stars as Australia beats New Zealand by 3 wickets By: AP on March 12, 2024Wicketkeeper Alex Carey made an unbeaten 98 and shared a 140-run partnership with Mitch Marsh which guided Australia through various hazards to a three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second test at Christchurch, New Zealand and a 2-0 sweep of the series. Throughout the day as the contest played out on a relatively mild […]