Football: Italy lose three more players ahead of World Cup decider
MILAN (AFP) – Italy were on Saturday (Nov 13) hit with another round of injuries as the European champions prepare for their crucial final 2022 World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland. Having already had captain Giorgio Chiellini and first-choice striker Ciro Immobile among the several players ruled out of Friday’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland, coach... » read more
Football: Play resumes at Newcastle v Tottenham match after fan collapses
LONDON (REUTERS) – Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on Sunday was suspended for several minutes after a fan collapsed in the crowd, but then resumed. Spurs were leading 2-1 in the 41st minute when referee Andre Marriner halted the match after players brought the medical emergency in the... » read more
Football: Hernandez fires comeback kings France into Nations League final
TURIN, ITALY (AFP) – Theo Hernandez shot France into a Nations League final with Spain on Thursday (Oct 7) with a last-gasp strike which earned Les Bleus a thrilling 3-2 win from two goals down against Belgium. AC Milan full-back Hernandez netted his first France goal in the 90th minute of his second international appearance... » read more
Tennis: Halep outlasts Rybakina in three-set thriller at US Open
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Romania’s twice Grand Slam winner Simona Halep outlasted Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7-6(11) 4-6 6-3 in a dramatic third-round showdown at the US Open on Friday (Sept 3). Twelfth seed Halep saved four set points before converting on her seventh courtesy of a double fault by Rybakina in an epic, 18-minute first-set... » read more
Football: Messi unveiled ahead of PSG match but is not included in match squad
PARIS (REUTERS) – Paris St Germain presented Lionel Messi to fans inside the Parc des Princes stadium ahead of their Ligue 1 clash with Strasbourg on Saturday (Aug 14), but the Argentine was not included in the squad for the match. Messi took to the field pre-match along with fellow new recruits Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi... » read more
Tennis: Gauff turns Olympic disappointment into Canadian win
MONTREAL (AFP) – Olympic absentee Coco Gauff played her first match since Wimbledon on Tuesday (Aug 10) and came away with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Anastasija Sevastova to reach the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Montreal. The US teenager had to abort her planned trip to Tokyo when she tested positive... » read more
Tennis: Pliskova rallies to reach first Wimbledon final
LONDON (REUTERS) – Former world number one Karolina Pliskova reached her maiden Wimbledon final after coming back from a set down to beat second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 5-7 6-4 6-4 on Thursday (July 8). The Czech goes into Saturday’s decider looking to capture her first Grand Slam title, having only ever reached one... » read more
Tennis: Former champion Kerber brushes aside Gauff to reach last eight at Wimbledon
LONDON (AFP) – Angelique Kerber, the 2018 Wimbledon champion, produced a superb display to beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour and 16 minutes to reach the quarter-finals on Monday (July 5). The 33-year-old German former world number one fell out of love with the game for a spell but is back... » read more
Tennis: Jabeur beats Venus Williams to reach Wimbledon third round
LONDON (AFP) – Ons Jabeur the first Arabic woman to win a WTA tournament reached the third round of Wimbledon for the first time on Wednesday (June 30) beating five time champion Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0. Williams follows her sister Serena out of the singles tournament although she will play with Nick Kyrgios in the... » read more
Football: England sweep history and Germany aside to move into Euro last eight
LONDON (REUTERS) – Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane struck late goals as England reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Germany at Wembley on Tuesday (June 29), their first knockout victory over their old rivals since the 1966 World Cup final. England will play either Sweden or Ukraine, who meet later on... » read more
Football: Switzerland beat Turkey 3-1 to keep Euro 2020 hopes alive
BAKU (REUTERS) – Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice to lead Switzerland to a 3-1 win against Turkey on Sunday (June 20) in their Euro 2020 Group A match that kept their hopes of reaching the knockouts alive. Turkey exit the competition after a third straight defeat while the Swiss hope to progress to the last 16... » read more
Football: Finland snatch Euro 2020 win over Denmark after Eriksen collapse drama
COPENHAGEN (AFP) – Finland beat Denmark 1-0 in their opening match of Euro 2020 which was overshadowed by Christian Eriksen collapsing and having to be revived on the field by medics. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the only goal on the hour mark of a Group B match which was stopped for nearly two hours after Danish... » read more
Tennis: Federer makes winning French Open return as Swiatek, Medvedev progress
PARIS (AFP) – Roger Federer kicked off only his second French Open campaign in six years with an impressive dismissal of Denis Istomin on Monday (May 31), while reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek and men’s second seed Daniil Medvedev both reached round two. The 39-year-old Federer, level with Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slam singles... » read more
Tennis: Nadal saves two match points to beat Shapovalov and reach Rome quarter-finals
ROME (AFP) – Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal rescued two match points to defeat Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in a three-set battle and advance to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday (May 13). The second seed advanced 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) after nearly 3hr 30min on court against his 13th-seeded opponent. The Spanish world No.... » read more