American Xander Schauffele emerged from a tightly-bunched leaderboard to win the 152nd British Open with a supreme blemish-free final-round 65 at Royal Troon on Sunday. Beginning the day among a group of players one stroke behind leader Billy Horschel, world number three Schauffele was in total control as he produced an immaculate display to finish…
England moved up to sixth place in the World Test Championship standings after a 241-run win over West Indies in the second Test played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. West Indies dropped to last place after its second consecutive defeat in the Test series. After 12 matches, England has 31.25 per cent points with five wins,…
Tadej Pogacar became the first rider to achieve the Giro d’Italia/Tour de France double since 1998 when he claimed his third Tour title on Sunday, cementing his domination by winning the final stage for his sixth stage success. The Slovenian beat defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who were second and…
NEW DELHI: With only six ODIs to go before the ICC Champions Trophy next February, there are persisting doubts about Hardik Pandya‘s bowling fitness in the 50-over format. While Hardik had asked for a break from the three ODIs in Sri Lanka next month citing personal reasons, TOI has learnt that his fitness will be…
England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. The West Indies, set 385 to win, collapsed to 143 all out as it lost all 10 wickets in 23 overs on the fourth day, with 20-year-old off-spinner…
NEW DELHI: In the second test match at Trent Bridge, England cricket team achieved a commanding 241-run victory over the West Indies on the fourth day, thereby securing a decisive 2-0 series lead. This triumph was significantly bolstered by spinner Shoaib Bashir‘s exceptional performance, which saw him claim five wickets, contributing to the West Indies…
Rowing events at the Paris Olympics will start on July 27 and conclude on August 3. All events will take place at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. The stadium, the first newly developed Olympic facility to be delivered in 2019, will host the rowing and canoe-kayak events. According to the Paris 2024 website: “Designed by architects…
NEW DELHI: Gull Feroza‘s aggressive half-century played a pivotal role in Pakistan’s nine-wicket victory over Nepal in the women’s Asia Cup on Sunday. Her blistering knock of 57 runs off just 35 balls, laced with 10 boundaries, propelled Pakistan’s chase of a modest target of 109 runs. Feroza’s opening partnership of 105 runs with Muneeba…
Arthur Fils stunned defending champion Alexander Zverev in a three-set battle to win Hamburg Open, an ATP 500 event, on Sunday. Fils, the fifth-seeded Frenchman, beat top seed Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(1) in the summit clash which lasted three hours and 33 minutes. He had lost his previous two matches against the German, including last…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has strongly criticized Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami for his ‘cartoon-giri‘ comments about Inzamam-ul-Haq’s reverse swing allegations. Ali, speaking on his YouTube channel, expressed his disapproval of Shami’s choice of words, describing them as ‘behuda’ (indecent) and disrespectful.“When Shami talks about Inzi bhai and calls him a cartoon,…
