MONTREAL: Defending champion Ben Shelton shook off a nasty crash into a backcourt hoarding as he steamrolled Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday. Shelton, who won the title in Toronto last year in the ATP Masters 1000 event that alternates between cities, will try to double…
Xavi Hernandez’s last coaching job was with Barcelona from 2021-24. Photo: AFP LONDON: Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, becoming their first foreign boss in 48 years, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. The Barcelona great, who won the 2010 World…
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi said he has “serious doubts” about continuing to play football for “much longer” after the death of his father Jorge, in an emotional tribute posted on social media Wednesday. “I don’t know what I’ll do without you, I don’t know how to go on. I just played football, and now I…
DARWIN: Bangladesh savoured their first taste of test cricket in Australia for 23 years on Thursday as they skittled the world’s top-ranked side for less than 200 and went to stumps in command at 96 for one on the first day of the series-opener in Darwin. Hasan Mahmud was the standout performer on a famous…
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Photo: AFP PARIS: Confederation of African Football chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw their support for the embattled FIFA president. Infantino is fighting to save his job after…
Australia’s Steve Smith in action before losing his wicket, caught out by England’s Jamie Smith off the bowling of Josh Tongue. — Reuters Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Mahmud led an impressive display by the…
World Cup winner Aaqib Javed’s daughter, Uqba Aaqib with her husband during wedding photoshot. — Instagram@farzanaaqib LONDON: Former Pakistan fast bowler and 1992 World Cup winner Aaqib Javed’s daughter, Uqba Aaqib, has tied the knot in the United Kingdom. The wedding took place on August 9 in the UK. Aaqib’s wife, poet and author Farzana…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan continued their impressive run at the ITF Masters World Individual Championships, advancing to the semifinals of the Men’s 45+ Doubles after a thrilling victory over the dangerous Spanish pairing of Francisco Javier Martínez Baena and Pedro Nieto Orellana. In a dramatic quarterfinal played on Court 1 at the…
India and Pakistan will avoid an early meeting at the Asian Games 2026, with the arch-rivals only able to face each other in a medal match under the tournament draw. The two teams are the top seeds in the men’s cricket competition and have been placed on opposite sides of the knockout bracket. They can…
Paris St Germain’s Marquinhos lifts the trophy with teammates after winning the UEFA Super Cup. Photo: REUTERS SALZBURG: Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their status as Europe’s top team as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue netted either side of a debut goal…
