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World number three Carlos Alcaraz survived a huge scare at the hands of 176th-ranked Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong to reach the third round after a four-set triumph on Wednesday. Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, scrambled to a 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 second round victory over a player taking part in…
England vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Highlights: England and Pakistan’s preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 were again dented by bad weather as the third T20I encounter in Cardiff on Tuesday was abandoned without a ball being bowled. England remain 1-0 up with one to play at The Oval on Thursday after a 23-run win…
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for the most goals in a Saudi Pro League season when he struck for the 34th and 35th time in Al Nassr’s final game of the campaign. “I don’t follow the records, the records follow me,” the 39-year-old Portuguese forward tweeted afterwards. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star struck…
Novak Djokovic begins the defence of his French Open title on Tuesday, confident his Grand Slam pedigree will help overcome his lacklustre season. The world number one, seeking a fourth Roland Garros title and record-extending 25th major, is enduring his worst run since 2018. Djokovic, 37, has not won a title in 2024 and has…
Kylian Mbappe said he was proud to leave Paris Saint-Germain with his “head held high” after winning Saturday’s French Cup final, but said he would wait for the right time to confirm where he will be playing next season. “To finish with a trophy in a final, there is no better way. It feels really good,”…
KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Final Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final of IPL 2024 to clinch their third title on Sunday. Chasing a paltry target of 114 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, KKR reached home in 10.3 overs, thanks to Venkatesh Iyer’s 52 not out off…
Girona rounded off their brilliant La Liga season with a 7-0 thrashing of relegated Granada on Friday, as Artem Dovbyk retook the lead in the league’s goalscoring charts with a hat-trick. Michel’s side, who have qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history, were already guaranteed to finish third before kick-off,…
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded a resounding a 36-run win over Rajasthan Royals to book their third IPL final during the Qualifier 2 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.Sent in to bat after losing the toss, SRH made 175/9 in 20 overs after a clinical bowling performance. However, in the…
Iga Swiatek said she is “confident” ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era. The world number one could also become the first player to lift three successive women’s titles in Paris since Justine Henin in 2007 when the French Open gets…
Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday’s German Cup final licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Xabi Alonso‘s side were thoroughly outclassed in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, their first defeat in any competition since May 2023 — a run of 51 games. Energetic…