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Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is breaking new ground at Wimbledon but has yet to pluck up the courage to engage in conversation with her tennis hero, Andy Murray. The starstruck Andreeva on Thursday became the third-youngest qualifier to reach the last 32 after Kim Clijsters in 1999 and Coco Gauff four years ago. It came…
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu dropped three spots down in the latest BWF rankings. According to the most recent women’s singles rankings, which were released on Tuesday, Sindhu has slipped to No. 15 in the world. The former No. 2 has witnessed a considerable decline in her ranking since the start of the year. She…
Afghanistan opening batter, Usman Ghani, isn’t happy with the state off affairs in the country’s cricket board. Having been snubbed for a place in the squad for the upcoming bilateral series against Bangladesh, Ghani has decided to ‘take a break’ from the game. Hitting out at the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)‘s leadership, Ghani called the…
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s mansion,” the…
West Indies vs Netherlands, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, Live Updates: Netherlands beat West Indies in Super Over in the last Group A clash of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Monday at the Takashinga Sports Club, Harare. Logan van Beek scored 30 runs in the Super Over for Netherlands. In reply, West Indies…
Petra Kvitova boosted her status as a leading favourite for a third Wimbledon title by sweeping past Donna Vekic in the final of the Berlin WTA grass-court tournament on Sunday. The Czech seventh seed won 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) to clinch her second title of the year and 31st of her career. Sunday’s victory gave her…
If day two wasn’t proof enough, Bangladesh made a loud statement on the third day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Friday (June 16). Having set a marathon target of 662, the hosts nipped out two early breakthroughs at the fag end of the day while injury forced Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi…
Spain’s Joselu pounced with two minutes remaining to snatch a 2-1 win over Italy on Thursday and set up a Nations League final clash against Croatia. Luis de la Fuente’s side shaded a tight battle in Enschede to progress to Sunday’s final, where Zlatko Dalic’s outfit are lying in wait after beating hosts the Netherlands on Wednesday….
The Asia Cup 2023 will take place from August 31 to September 17, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal with the teams competing in a total of 13 ODI matches. The release from the ACC confirmed that the tournament will be held…
WTC Final 2023: BCCI Covid Policy is all set to change. While as per the current policy, a player who tests positive must be in isolation for five days, it is likely to be on the ICC lines. BCCI could allow India Cricket Team to play despite testing positive for Covid-19. While ICC changed its stance on Covid-19…
