Rybakina beats Sabalenka to claim Indian Wells title By: Agencies on March 21, 2023INDIAN WELLS: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat a misfiring Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(11) 6-4 on Sunday to claim the Indian Wells title and avenge her loss to the Belarusian in the Australian Open final. Rybakina, playing in her first WTA 1000 final, saved three set points in the opening frame and was never really tested in […]
Kessie’s stunner hands Barcelona comeback win over Real Madrid By: Agencies on March 21, 2023BARCELONA: LaLiga leaders Barcelona’s pursuit of a 27th Spanish title gained momentum after substitute Franck Kessie scored a stunning goal in added time to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Real Madrid on Sunday. Barca took a huge step towards winning their first league title in four years by beating the champions for a third […]
Perez wins in Jeddah as Verstappen goes from 15th to second By: Agencies on March 21, 2023JEDDAH: Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th to second with the fastest lap. Double Formula One world champion Verstappen snatched the bonus point from Perez with a last-lap blast around Jeddah’s […]
China, South Korea bag badminton titles at All England Open By: Agencies on March 21, 2023BIRMINGHAM: Li Shi Feng defeated fellow Chinese shuttler Shi Yu Qi to win the men’s singles title at the All England Open badminton championships on Sunday, while South Korea’s An Se Young smashed her way to the women’s title. The all-Chinese men’s final ended 26-24 21-5, beginning neck-and-neck in the first game and ending in […]
Danny Lee prevails in playoff to win at LIV Golf Tucson By: Agencies on March 21, 2023TUSCON: New Zealand’s Danny Lee fired a 2-under 69 in the third round before prevailing in a four-man playoff on Sunday to win LIV Golf Tucson in Marana, Ariz. Lee closed his round with back-to-back birdies to finish with six against four bogeys on Sunday, leaving him tied with Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, Brendan Steele and […]
Manchester United book FA Cup semi-final berth with 3-1 win over Fulham By: Agencies on March 21, 2023MANCHESTER: Bruno Fernandes scored twice to put Manchester United into the FA Cup semi-finals with a drama-filled 3-1 win over Fulham who had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off on Sunday. Fulham appeared to be heading for their first FA Cup semi-final appearance since 2002 after Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the […]
Juventus entertain slim Champions League hopes with win at Inter Milan By: Agencies on March 21, 2023MILAN: Juventus maintained their slim hopes of making it to next season’s Champions League when Filip Kostic’s goal earned them a 1-0 win at Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday. Kostic struck midway through the opening half to put Juve, who in January were deducted 15 points by an Italian soccer court investigating their […]
Starc scythes down India as Australia win second ODI to level series By: Agencies on March 20, 2023VISAKHAPATNAM: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc ripped through India’s lineup with five wickets to lay the platform for a crushing 10-wicket win in the second one-day international in Visakhapatnam on Sunday that levelled their three-match series at 1-1. Chasing 118 to win after Starc claimed 5-53 for his ninth five-wicket haul in ODIs in a fiery […]
Shaheen Shah Afridi named Team of PSL-8 captain By: Staff Report on March 20, 2023LAHORE: Shaheen Shah Afridi of Lahore Qalandars was appointed as captain of the Team of PSL 8 by an independent panel that was headed by Haroon Rashid (Chairman of HBL PSL 8 Technical Committee) and also included commentators Bazid Khan, Daren Ganga, Nick Knight and Sana Mir as members. While selecting the side, the independent […]
Ronaldo hands team mate winning penalty as gesture of respect By: Agencies on March 20, 2023RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning long-range free kick but handed the task of converting the winning penalty to a team mate as a gesture of respect, as Al-Nassr came from behind to beat Abha 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. The Portuguese forward, who has now scored nine goals in his first […]