Liverpool’s James Milner is confident his side can beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final and said the Premier League club’s style of play can cause the Spanish champions problems. Liverpool, who comfortably eased past Porto to reach the semi-finals, will travel to the Nou Camp for the first leg on May 1 with the […]
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Radcliffe warns Semenya verdict could be death of women’s sport
British former marathon runner Paula Radcliffe believes the verdict of a legal case involving Olympic champion Caster Semenya could open the door for transgender athletes to claim an unfair advantage in women’s sport. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to rule this month on whether the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) […]
Barty to face Azarenka in Fed Cup semifinals
BRISBANE: World number nine Ashleigh Barty will face her doubles partner and two-time major winner Victoria Azarenka in the Fed Cup semi-final between Australia and Belarus on Saturday. The pair will contest the second singles match on the opening day at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane as the home team targets Australia’s first final since […]
Valencia stroll into Europa semis with Villarreal win
VALENCIA: Valencia eased into the Europa League semi-finals for the first time in five years with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to fellow Spaniards Villarreal in heavy rain on Thursday for a resounding 5-1 aggregate scoreline. Toni Lato and Dani Parejo scored the goals that secured the victory and set up a meeting with […]
US boxer Miller denies knowingly taking banned substance
NEW YORK: American Jarrell Miller says he never knowingly took a banned substance and will appeal a decision to revoke his licence over an adverse finding from a doping test ahead of his heavyweight title fight with Britain’s Anthony Joshua. Miller, who was due to fight WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world champion Joshua on […]
Brazil’s Souza provisionally suspended amid corruption probe
LONDON: Brazilian Joao Souza has been provisionally suspended for the second time this year amid a corruption investigation, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Friday. Souza, ranked 422nd in the world, was initially suspended on March 29 due to alleged breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program but was reinstated this month following a successful […]
Ajax get Champions League boost as Eredivisie games postponed
AMSTERDAM: Ajax Amsterdam’s Champions League hopes got a boost on Thursday when the Dutch FA said Eredivisie fixtures on the weekend before the semi-final first leg at Tottenham Hotspur will be postponed. Ajax were due to play relegation-threatened De Graafschap on April 28, two days before the trip to Spurs, but the Dutch FA plan […]
Noavk Djokovic falls to Danil Medvedev in Monte Carlo quarterfinals
MONTE CARLO: World number one Novak Djokovic’s French Open preparations were dealt with a blow as he suffered a 6-3 4-6 6-2 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Friday. Djokovic, a two-time champion in Monte Carlo, roared back to level the contest after dropping the first set but that […]
Sterling to pay for funeral of teenager who ‘touched his life’
LONDON: England star Raheem Sterling is to pay for the funeral of former Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins who he says was an “example to us all”. Dawkins died aged 13 of leukaemia in March – Sterling had supported a campaign to find a suitable stem cell donor for him. According to an […]
PCB drops fast bowler Amir as 15-man Pakistan World Cup squad named
Pakistan cricket selectors, headed by former Test skipper Inzamamul Haq, on Thursday dropped fast bowler Mohammad Amir from a 15-member Pakistan squad named for the ICC World Cup to be held in England in May-June this year. However, Amir has been named in a 17-man squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against England […]