SYDNEY: India’s Virat Kohli led from the front with a sparkling 61 not out to help secure a series-levelling six-wicket victory over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 International on Sunday. Chasing 165 to win, India suffered a mid-innings slump that left them needing 52 off the last five overs. Kohli combined with Dinesh […]
Cilic defeats Pouille to win Davis Cup for Croatia
LILLE: Marin Cilic clinched Croatia’s second Davis Cup title as he beat France’s Lucas Pouille 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3 to give his side a decisive 3-1 lead in the final at Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sunday. The powerful world number seven was relentless as he snuffed out any hope of a famous French fightback – […]
Pieters, Detry fire Belgium to World Cup of Golf triumph
MELBOURNE: Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry won the $7 million World Cup of Golf by three strokes in Melbourne on Sunday to secure Belgium’s first title in the team event after surviving a late wobble and a charge from hosts Australia. Overnight leaders by five strokes, the former University of Illinois college mates bogeyed the […]
Rai holds off Fitzpatrick to claim Hong Kong Open golf crown
HONG KONG: Aaron Rai held off a hard-charging Matthew Fitzpatrick to claim the Hong Kong Open by a solitary shot and secure his first ever European Tour win in pouring rain at Fanling Golf Course on Sunday. The Englishman needed all of his six-shot overnight lead to edge out compatriot Fitzpatrick as the 23-year-old’s 17-under […]
Ireland re-appoints McCarthy as manager for two-year stint
DUBLIN: Ireland confirmed Mick McCarthy’s return as manager on Sunday and that he would give way to Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny after the 2020 European Championship in a double appointment attempting to address short- and long-term concerns. McCarthy, the former Ireland captain who managed the side from 1996-2002, takes over from Martin O’Neill who left […]
Hamilton ends F1 season with a win in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton signed off in style on the Formula One season on Sunday with victory in Abu Dhabi, his 11th win of the campaign, and a points record. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished second with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. “I am so happy right now,” said Hamilton after Hollywood […]
Dembele salvages Barcelona late draw at Atletico
MADRID: Ousmane Dembele’s 90th-minute strike rescued Barcelona a point at Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw on Saturday that kept the Catalans top of La Liga. The French winger came on as a substitute and drove in a low shot that deflected past Jan Oblak. Atletico striker Diego Costa’s 77th-minute header from Antoine Griezmann’s corner […]
Libertadores final postponed after Boca bus attacked, players hurt
BUENOS AIRES: The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final was postponed on Saturday after Boca Juniors players were hurt when their bus was attacked by River Plate fans outside the stadium, ruining what was supposed to be a landmark day for Argentine football. The all-Buenos Aires clash, the first time Argentina’s two biggest clubs […]
Thai rubber farms stretched as US-China trade war saps demand
They work in the pre-dawn gloom tapping trees for the “white gold” that has made their country the world’s top rubber producer — but as prices plunge due to the US-China trade war, Thai farmers are giving up the sap. Thai latex makes everything from tyres and condoms to baby pacifiers and surgical gloves, the […]
Ex-British FM Johnson says Brexit deal like ‘Titanic’
Brexiteer Boris Johnson on Saturday lambasted British Prime Minister Theresa May’s draft EU divorce deal, calling it a “historic mistake” of Titanic proportions. Johnson used a speech at the annual gathering of the Democratic Unionist Party — the day before a special EU summit to sign off the agreement — to deliver a blistering attack. […]