Category: Sport

SPAIN’s Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina won their first Grand Slam men’s doubles title on Saturday after edging British duo Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in three sets. Granollers, 39, and Zeballos, 40, had lost three previous major finals together but finally secured their first victory with a 6-0, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 win.… Continue reading Granollers, Zeballos win first Grand Slam doubles title at French Open

HARRY Kane spared woeful England’s blushes as his second half strike sealed a lacklustre 1-0 win against minnows Andorra in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Barcelona. Thomas Tuchel’s side were booed off by England fans in the RCDE Stadium after struggling to impress against a team ranked 173rd in the world. Kane’s 72nd international goal… Continue reading Kane spares England’s blushes in lacklustre win over Andorra

COCO Gauff battled back from a set down to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a Grand Slam final for the second time with a dramatic victory in the French Open showpiece on Saturday. The second-ranked American dug deep to claim a 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-4 victory and her second major title after also… Continue reading Gutsy Gauff fights back to beat Sabalenka to French Open crown

NATIONAL rider Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli maintained his position at the head of the MotoGP Rookies Cup riders’ standings after securing yet another second-placed finish in Race 5 of the competition at the Aragon Circuit, Spain yesterday. The 17-year-old started the first race of the third round in sixth place and managed to catch up… Continue reading MotoGP Rookies Cup leader Hakim Danish secures yet another podium at Aragon

ENGLAND striker Ollie Watkins will miss the side’s matches against Andorra and Senegal after withdrawing due to a minor injury, the England team said. The 29-year-old, who scored 17 goals and provided 14 assists in 54 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa in the recently concluded season, has been capped 18 times for England,… Continue reading Watkins out of England’s games against Andorra, Senegal with injury

SOUTH KOREA coach Hong Myung-bo sought to focus on his team’s preparations for next year’s World Cup rather than the fraught campaign that eventually ended with the country celebrating qualification for an 11th consecutive finals. A 2-0 victory over Iraq in Basra on Thursday confirmed South Korea’s progress as one of two automatic qualifiers from… Continue reading Hong keeps focus on World Cup after successful end to fraught campaign

KUALA LUMPUR: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury sustained by national men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong may well see him struggle to regain his old form, said former world number one Roslin Hashim. The ex-national shuttler also admitted that even before the ACL injury, Tze Yong’s performances of late had been quite shaky since… Continue reading May be tough for Tze Yong to regain old form after ACL setback – Roslin

JOHOR BAHRU: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) Football Club have appointed Spaniard Xisco Munoz as their new head coach. The appointment was announced via an official statement by JDT on the club’s social media platforms last night. A video showing Munoz at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium was also uploaded with the statement. “LaLiga winner and former… Continue reading Xisco Munoz is JDT’s new head coach

ANGE POSTECOGLOU was sacked as Tottenham manager on Friday, just 16 days after the Australian ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League. Postecoglou led Tottenham to a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao to clinch the north Londoners’ first European prize in 41 years and secure a place in next… Continue reading Postecoglou sacked by Spurs despite ending trophy drought

NORWAY stunned Italy with a 3-0 win on Friday, handing the visitors a humiliating start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. In Group I, Norway lead the standings with nine points after three matches. Italy were playing their first match in the qualifying campaign. The soaking wet home crowd had reason to cheer after 14… Continue reading Clinical Norway hand Italy painful 3-0 defeat

REFEREES wearing body cameras and an upgraded offside detection system will be among the headline innovations at this year’s Club World Cup in the United States, FIFA said on Friday. For the first time at a FIFA tournament, match officials will wear body cameras, with selected footage broadcast live to audiences. A new, advanced version… Continue reading Referee body cams and enhanced offside detection system tested at Club World Cup – FIFA

A SIMPLE photo between kids and a professional footballer has spiralled into controversy in Argentina, after Newell’s Old Boys sanctioned youth players for posing with Rosario Central’s Ignacio Malcorra, a move seen as a shocking escalation of the city’s fierce football rivalry. Newell’s, the Rosario club that once nurtured a young Lionel Messi, suspended the… Continue reading Football rivalry gone too far: Argentine club Newell’s sanctions 9-year-olds over rival player photo

AFRICAN POWERHOUSES Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa all drew on Friday in warm-up matches for crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September. Tolu Arokodare came off the bench in the second half to score his first goal for Nigeria, who drew 1-1 with Russia in Moscow. Ismaila Sarr, a FA Cup winner with Crystal Palace… Continue reading Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa draw World Cup warm-ups