Djokovic cruises as Zverev survives at French Open, Sakkari upset By: Agencies on May 26, 2022PARIS: Reigning champion Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday and Alexander Zverev saved a match point as he recovered from two sets down, but Maria Sakkari became the fifth women’s top-10 seed to exit. Djokovic made comfortable work of Slovakia’s Alex Molcan, the world number one winning 6-2, […]
Stade de France gets new pitch for UEFA Champions League final By: Agencies on May 26, 2022SAINT-DENIS: Named as the venue for this weekend’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid after Saint-Petersburg was stripped of the game, the Stade de France has been hurriedly getting ready for the event with a new pitch being laid. The grass for the new surface was grown in Spain, near Barcelona, before being […]
Mathews, Dhananjaya keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test By: Agencies on May 26, 2022DHAKA: Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva went out with the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5 at stumps on […]
Protestors auction fake noses of vandalised Ibrahimovic statue By: Agencies on May 26, 2022LONDON: A group of supporters from Malmo are auctioning three replica noses based on the infamous statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic that was erected in his home city before it was removed and put in storage following attempts to vandalise it. The statue’s nose was cut off in a pre-Christmas attack in 2019. It also had […]
Buitrago celebrates biggest win of career in Giro stage triumph By: Agencies on May 26, 2022LAVARONE: Colombian rider Santiago Buitrago won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday to claim the biggest victory of his career. Richard Carapaz maintained his overall lead, keeping hold of his three-second cushion on Australian Jai Hindley with four stages remaining. The 22-year-old Buitrago finished the 168 kilometres mountain stage around 30 seconds […]
ICC Women’s Championship kicks off with Pakistan, Sri Lanka ODI series on June 1 By: Special Correspondent on May 26, 2022LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the format and series of the third edition of the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC), which kicks off with Pakistan’s home series against Sri Lanka on June 1. The IWC has been expanded to 10 teams from eight as part of ICC’s commitment to accelerate the growth […]
Neymar wants to stay at PSG despite rumours over his future By: Agencies on May 26, 2022PARIS: Neymar says he would like to stay at French champions Paris Saint-Germain despite rarely justifying his world record fee of 222 million euros ($236 million) and amid rumours the club would like him to leave. The 30-year-old Brazilian signed an extension to his contract last year taking him up to 2025. However, another disappointing […]
Finnish MotoGP cancelled due to tensions with Russia By: Agencies on May 26, 2022PARIS: The Finnish MotoGP scheduled for July 10 has been cancelled, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) announced on Wednesday, citing the geopolitical situation in the region as part of the reason. The race was due to be Finland’s first MotoGP in 40 years. Both Finland and Sweden have applied to join NATO due to Russia’s […]
Fati gets late winner as Barcelona down All Stars 3-2 in Sydney By: Agencies on May 26, 2022SYDNEY: Teenage striker Ansu Fati got a late winner as Barcelona survived a scare to beat Dwight Yorke’s A-League All Stars in a 3-2 thriller in front of 70,000 fans in Sydney on Wednesday. The Catalan giants only arrived in Australia on Tuesday morning on a whistlestop 48-hour visit, barely a day after completing their […]
In Sierra Leone, football offers hope to amputees By: Saidu Bah on May 26, 2022FREETOWN: On a sun-drenched Sierra Leone beach, a one-legged man balances on his crutches and fires the ball past a one-armed goalkeeper. Sheku Turay and others like him have found much-needed support and a new lease of life through his team of footballing amputees. “Playing football makes me feel like an important person in society […]