Djokovic edges closer to Grand Slam record with spot in last eight By: Agencies on June 5, 2023PARIS: World number three Novak Djokovic inched closer to a 23rd Grand Slam title by crushing Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarter-finals. The Serbian, who is tied with Spain’s Rafa Nadal on a men’s record 22 majors, was untroubled by his 94th-ranked opponent, the first Peruvian […]
Dynamites down Challengers to win Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament By: Staff Report on June 5, 2023KARACHI: An unbeaten century from Sidra Nawaz and seven wickets between spinners Ghulam Fatima and Nashra Sundhu helped Dynamites beat Challengers by 132 runs and lift the trophy of Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament 2022-23 on Sunday at the State Bank Stadium in Karachi. The match, which was live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, saw Sidra […]
Sri Lanka bounce back to beat Afghanistan in second ODI By: Agencies on June 5, 2023HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lanka bounced back to beat Afghanistan by 132 runs on Sunday to square the three-match one-day series. It was Sri Lanka’s biggest win over Afghanistan in ODIs and makes amends for its disappointing performance in the first ODI on Friday, which they lost by six wickets. Having set Afghanistan a stiff 324-run target, […]
Hazlewood out of WTC final, Neser joins Australia squad By: Agencies on June 5, 2023LONDON: Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India with Scott Boland set to replace him in the playing XI in the one-off match beginning at The Oval on Wednesday. Hazlewood played only three games in the recent Indian Premier League after a side injury […]
Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix to continue Red Bull sweep By: Agencies on June 5, 2023BARCELONA: Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship lead to 53 points and continue Red Bull’s sweep of the season with the team’s seventh success in as many races. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was second for Mercedes, but a distant 24.090 seconds behind, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad to sign Benzema on two-year deal By: Agencies on June 5, 2023RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad have reached an agreement with French striker Karim Benzema to sign him on a two-year deal, Saudi state-run Al Ekhbariya television station reported on Sunday. Benzema is set to join Al Ittihad as a free agent after Real Madrid said earlier in the day that the 35-year-old would leave the […]
Rafael Nadal faces ‘five months recovery’ By: Agencies on June 5, 2023MADRID: Rafael Nadal’s keyhole surgery on his injured hip was “positive” but he will require a five-month recovery period before playing again, his spokesman said Saturday. The 22-time Grand Slam title winner, who celebrated his 37th birthday on Saturday, could in theory be back in time for the Davis Cup finals in November. However, it […]
Pavlyuchenkova and Khachanov reach French Open quarter-finals By: Agencies on June 5, 2023PARIS: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dug deep to return to the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since her runner-up finish two years ago while fellow Russian Karen Khachanov also fought his way through on a bright Sunday at Roland Garros. Pavlyuchenkova, who was defeated in the 2021 final by Czech Barbora Krejcikova, skipped last year’s […]
Qasim and Rafqat sparkle in Royal Palm Monthly Medal Golf By: Staff Report on June 5, 2023LAHORE: The contest for the Royal Palm Monthly Medal Golf Tournament took place at the par-72 Royal Palm Golf Course here on Sunday. The format was stroke play and competition was over 18 holes with segments for golf playing amateurs with a handicap falling in range 0-12, and they represented the proficient category of golfers. […]
Nkunku stars as Leipzig retain German Cup with 2-0 win over Frankfurt By: Agencies on June 5, 2023BERLIN: RB Leipzig won back-to-back German Cup titles with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday, with Christopher Nkunku scoring one second-half goal and setting up Dominik Szoboszlai for the other. After an entertaining but even first half, in which Leipzig’s Timo Werner spurned a glorious early […]