LONDON: The first round of Wimbledon begins on Monday with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz seeking a hat-trick of titles at the All England Club while women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka resumes her quest for a first major this year after two runner-up finishes. Spaniard Alcaraz could join an elite club of just four men — Bjorn Borg,…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday appointed former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood as the acting red-ball head coach of the Pakistan men’s team. In April, after having tested as many as six head coaches without any positive results in key international contests during the past two years for the national team, the PCB again advertised the post….
Pakistan proved their dominance yet again after crushing Japan 79-39 on Monday at the Asian Youth Netball Championship in South Korea. The victory was the fourth consecutive for Pakistan, who now lead Pool B with 8 points. The green shirts were 16-9 in the first quarter before extending their lead to 39-17 by halftime. The…
Ian Poulter’s bid to play his first Open for three years could be thwarted by his son Luke, who is also trying to make it to the championship. Both will be battling the odds in the same qualifying tournament to try to grab one of just a handful of spots at the main event. Either…
Toulon scrum-half Ben White admits “I haven’t stopped shaking” after being called up as an injury replacement for the British and Irish Lions just as he was preparing to play for Scotland on Saturday. The 27-year-old got the call from Lions head coach Andy Farrell after Wales’ Tomos Williams was forced off the field with a hamstring…
Manchester City have enjoyed themselves both on and off the pitch in reaching the last 16 of the Club World Cup in the USA – but the temperature is set to crank up. City are the only side with a 100% winning record, but the hard work begins now in the knockouts as they face…
As Real Madrid prepare to face Juventus in the Club World Cup on Tuesday (20:00 BST), it appears one rising star is already a key figure for new boss Xabi Alonso. Nicknamed ‘the Turkish Messi’, Arda Guler struggled to live up to the hype last season under Carlo Ancelotti, but the 20-year-old is enjoying a…
“It was inevitable,” England forward Beth Mead sighs. “When the [Euros] draw was made, we both sat there and said ‘of course that’s happened!’” She is talking about her girlfriend Vivianne Miedema, the Netherlands and Manchester City forward, and the fact the Lionesses have been drawn against the Dutch in group D at the European…
A decision on whether Crystal Palace can compete in next season’s Europa League has been delayed by Uefa. The Eagles’ place, earned by winning the FA Cup last season, has been under threat because of Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules, which prevents teams under the same ownership from competing in the same European competition. Co-owner John…
Charge laid by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nitin Menon West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for his public criticism of third umpire Adrian Holdstock following a series of contentious decisions during the first Test against Australia at Kensington Oval. In a statement issued late Friday,…
