Showing 1 - 10 of 10
India crush Pakistan by 88 runs amid handshake snub, umpiring drama
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» COLOMBO - India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as players refused to shake hands at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
Bulgaria cries foul as its football hits rock bottom
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - Bulgaria's failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists' absence from major finals to two decades, has sparked demands from fans and analysts for radical change at the helm of the football federation.
PGA Tour chief confident of Saudi deal by December deadline
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» MIAMI - PGA Tour chief executive Jay Monahan said Tuesday he is confident of meeting a Dec 31 deadline to hammer out details of the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
Injured Nadal exits Australian Open
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2023
» MELBOURNE: Rafa Nadal’s Australian Open title defence lays in ruins on Wednesday after an injury-plagued defeat that shook up the men’s draw, even as rain wreaked further scheduling havoc at Melbourne Park on day three.
Serena bows out with US Open defeat
AFP, Published on 03/09/2022
» NEW YORK: Serena Williams' dreams of a fairytale finish to her glittering career were left in ruins on Friday as the tennis icon was sent crashing out of the US Open by Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic.
Opelka stuns third seed Tsitsipas to reach Toronto final
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» TORONTO: Reilly Opelka broke new ground on Saturday, edging third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 to reach the final of the ATP Toronto Masters.
Unity call as English pull-out leaves Super League in ruins
AFP, Published on 21/04/2021
» LONDON - Leaders of the breakaway European Super League were searching for ways to rescue the ill-fated project on Wednesday after all six English clubs pulled out and Italy's Inter Milan were tipped to follow suit.
Wombles finally back where they belong
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/11/2020
» A slice of football history was made earlier this month when AFC Wimbledon returned to their spiritual home on Plough Lane after nearly three decades in which the club fought against all odds but somehow managed to survive in Phoenix-like fashion.
Warner ends IPL with 81 and big win for Hyderabad
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» HYDERABAD: Australia's David Warner Monday hit a scintillating 81 to seal his comeback from scandal in his last Indian Premier League game before heading to the World Cup.
Gvozdyk retains WBC light heavyweight title as Ngumbu hurt
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - Unbeaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk retained his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title Saturday with a fifth-round technical knockout of Doudou Ngumbu, who was halted by a right leg injury.