French Open 2021 postponed by one week
For the second year in a row, the traditional French Open schedule is being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament said Thursday it will push back the start of this season’s event by one week…
Tennis: When will next generation takeover big three?
The next generation of men’s tennis remains a jumble of unrealized potential. With Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer skipping the Miami Open, the tournament was expected to bring the game’s new faces into sharper focus. Instead, the outlook…
Fakhar Zaman’s sensational 193 in vain as South Africa level series
Fakhar Zaman’s magnificent knock of 193 runs went in vain as Pakistan suffered a 17-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in the second ODI here on Sunday. With this win, South Africa has levelled the three-match ODI series…
Tennis: Rio Open cancelled due to rise in COVID-19 cases
This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled on Thursday because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around…
“Exciting to see Smith eyeing to get Captaincy again”, Nathan Lyon
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said that it is exciting that Steve Smith has put his hand up for captaining the team again. Lyon also said that he ranks current skipper Tim Paine among the best he has played under and…
Spain beat Georgia 2-1 in last few minutes of 2022 world cup qualifier
Dani Olmo’s injury-time strike gave Spain a 2-1 win in Georgia on Sunday as the 2010 world champions got their campaign to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar up and running. Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Loria could only help…
Bairstow, Stokes thrashed Indian bowling to level ODI series 1-1
Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes have played some tremendous innings on Friday night to hand over India heavy defeat as English team chased down 337 runs target in 43.3 overs. England got brilliant start in the chase as Jason Roy…
World Cup 2022 qualifiers: No FIFA sanctions for Germany despite “Human Rights” protest
World football’s governing body FIFA on Friday said it will not sanction the German national team for its T-shirt protest in support of human rights before a World Cup qualifier. Germany head coach Joachim Loew said he supported the players…
Eoin Morgan to miss rest two ODIs due to injury, Buttler to lead England
England captain Eoin Morgan will miss the final two One-Day Internationals of the ongoing series against India here because of injury. Sam Billings will be unavailable for the second game of the series on Friday, with a decision on his…
