Carlos Alcaraz fell 5-7 6-4 6-3 to Belgian David Goffin in the Miami Open second round on Friday while Novak Djokovic tied Rafa Nadal for most ATP Masters 1000 match wins and Russia’s Mirra Andreeva took another step toward a ‘Sunshine Double’. Goffin led the second seed by a break in each of the three […]
France’s Bonnin wins pole vault at world indoors
French pole vaulter Marie-Julie Bonnin comfortably cleared 4.75 metres to dethrone Britain’s Molly Caudery and win gold at the world indoor championships on Saturday. Bonnin, who won bronze at the European indoors earlier this month, equalled compatriot Ninon Guillon-Romarin’s French national record with her performance at Nanjing’s Cube. Her two attempts to clear 4.80m did […]
World’s glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, UN says
Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UNESCO report, opens new tab released on Friday. The 9,000 gigatons of ice lost from glaciers since 1975 are roughly equivalent to “an ice block the size of Germany with […]
Australia’s Khawaja hits back in injury feud with Queensland Cricket
Usman Khawaja has slammed Queensland Cricket boss Joe Dawes for accusing the Australia test opener of making himself unavailable for selection for Sheffield Shield cricket. Dawes told a press conference on Wednesday that there was no reason Khawaja could not have played in Queensland’s final regular season match against South Australia which finished on Tuesday. […]
Australia coach Tony Popovic sees progress in five-goal Indonesia rout
Australia head to China with renewed confidence in their World Cup project after scoring a rare glut of goals and earning a ringing endorsement from coach Tony Popovic. The Socceroos’ 5-1 demolition of Indonesia in Sydney on Thursday kept them second in Group C of Asian qualifying and well placed to take the second automatic […]
Novak Djokovic disagrees with parts of PTPA lawsuit
Novak Djokovic said on Thursday that he disagreed with some aspects of a class-action lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association’s (PTPA) against the sport’s governing bodies. The PTPA filed the suit in a New York court on Tuesday accusing the ATP, WTA, the International Tennis Federation and the International Tennis Integrity Agency of […]
Victorious India team gets $6.7 million bonus for Champions Trophy win
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) handed its team, which claimed the Champions Trophy title earlier this month, a $6.72 million cash bonus on Thursday, an amount three times the winner’s purse for the 50-overs tournament. Rohit Sharma and his men beat New Zealand by four wickets in the March 9 final in Dubai to win […]
Kyrgios earns first win in more than two years
Australian Nick Kyrgios came from behind to defeat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday to earn his first win since October 2022. Kyrgios, who retired from his first-round match at Indian Wells this month due to pain in his surgically repaired right wrist, soaked in the […]
N Korea warns Japan against deploying long-range missiles in Kyushu
North Korea warned Japan against deploying long-range missiles in the Kyushu region in March 2026, saying such attack capability will “bring about constant escalation of tension” in Northeast Asia, state media KCNA said on Thursday. Tokyo was considering deploying long-range missiles on Kyushu as part of attempts to acquire “counterstrike capabilities” to hit enemy targets […]
Australia expects but Popovic not underestimating Indonesia in crunch qualifier
The Australian public has every right to expect a victory in Thursday’s crunch World Cup qualifier but nobody is underestimating the improvement Indonesia have made in recent years, Socceroos coach Tony Popovic said on Wednesday. Japan have all but locked up top spot in Group C and Australia’s hopes of securing the second automatic ticket […]