Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday in a rare first-round US Open clash between former major champions. A laser-focussed Osaka held serve throughout and fired nine aces in a surgical takedown to kick off her return to Flushing Meadows following a maternity leave year…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and legendary cricketer Imran Khan has publicly criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Moshin Naqvi following the team’s recent loss to Bangladesh in the first Test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.This defeat marks the first time Pakistan have suffered a 10-wicket loss in a Test match on home…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a freekick in Al-Nassr’s 4-1 win over Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah on Tuesday. Watching the towering forward celebrate after scoring from a freekick has become a rare occurrence in recent times. And when it does happen, the player and his…
FILE PHOTO: Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal with Alejandro Balde during the Spanish La Liga match. | Photo Credit: AP FILE PHOTO: Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal with Alejandro Balde during the Spanish La Liga match. | Photo Credit: AP
NEW DELHI: Jay Shah, the 35-year-old BCCI secretary, has been elected unopposed as the youngest ICC chairman in Dubai on Tuesday. Shah will succeed 62-year-old Greg Barclay, who decided not to seek a third consecutive two-year term, and will assume the position on December 1.As a result of this appointment, Shah will step down from…
Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has retired from professional football, the 34-year-old said on Tuesday, weeks after leaving Serie A club Juventus by mutual agreement. Szczesny spent seven seasons at Juve and had one year left on his contract. He had been linked with a move to fellow Italian side Monza and Saudi Pro League club…
Newly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah on Tuesday said he will look to ensure that Test cricket forms the “bedrock” of the game in his tenure during which he will also try to “dismantle barriers that have hindered cricket’s progress”. The 35-year-old Shah, who has been the BCCI secretary since 2019, will take over from the…
NEW DELHI: After Jay Shah got elected unopposed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the social media sparked a wave of congratulatory messages wishing the BCCI secretary.As the current secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shah’s rise to this global position marks a significant moment in…
Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was part of his country’s golden generation that won two Copa America titles, retired from football on Tuesday at age 41. Bravo had also played for Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Sociedad. He won two Spanish league titles and one Champions League trophy with Barcelona and lifted three Premier League…
Top seed Jannik Sinner begins his US Open 2024 campaign with a first-round clash against Mackenzie McDonald, one of the local favourites, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Tuesday. World No. 1 Sinner, who won this year’s Australian Open, enters the final Major of the year in the middle of a huge…
