Nigeria hires German coach Bruno in bid to get World Cup qualifying back on track
Nigeria hired German coach Bruno Labbadia on Tuesday to lead the men’s national soccer team in a bid to get its flagging World Cup qualifying campaign back on track. “The appointment is with immediate effect,” said Mohammed Sanusi, the general secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation. The 58-year-old Labbadia has been...
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India to face West Indies, South Africa in Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up matches
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Coco begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after a two-match losing streak
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Grand Chess tour Gukesh holds Caruana; Firouzja consolidates lead
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16-year-old Californian Iva beats Magda in first round
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India eye record haul with largest ever contingent in fray at Paris
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Harmanpreet to lead tried and tested bunch at T20 World Cup as India look to end title drought
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Nagal ousted from US Open by Griekspoor
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Kvaratskhelia inspires Napoli to 1st win of Conte era with 3-0 victory over Bologna
Antonio Conte has Khvicha Kvaratskhelia back to his brilliant best and Napoli back to winning ways. Kvaratskhelia set up one goal and scored the second as Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 on Sunday for the first Serie A win of the Conte era - and the team’s first league victory since April...
Presidents Cup teams get six automatic qualifiers with half teams still to be picked
n Adam Scott is playing in the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time, the most of any player from the International team. That wasn’t much of a surprise. Neither were the six players for the American team. The BMW Championship was the final tournament for six automatic qualifiers for the U.S....
Lydia Ko completes Cinderella-like story by winning British Open
Lydia Ko covered her face with her hands and cried tears of joy. An Olympic gold medal. Entry into the Hall of Fame. And now another major championship title - at the home of golf, no less. Summers don’t come much better than that. Ko completed what she described as a “Cinderella-like story”...
US Open 2024: Even players aren’t sure who will be at their best on New York’s hard courts
Tennis fans unable to decide who has the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open have company as the year’s last Grand Slam tournament is set to begin Monday. Even the players themselves aren’t sure what to expect. “We’ve seen people, all the time, surprise us every single week,...
Australia name fit again Darcie Brown in T20 World Cup squad, Jonassen misses out
Pacer Darcie Brown, who has recovered from her foot injury, was on Monday named in Australia’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup even as the defending champions left out experienced spinner Jess Jonassen. Brown, who pulled out of the tour of Bangladesh in March due to a foot injury, is...
Focus on Suryakumar, Shreyas and Sarfaraz in Buchi Babu meet
India dasher Suryakumar Yadav will turn up for Mumbai in their Buchi Babu contest against TNCA XI, beginning here on Tuesday, with an aim to get his Test career back on track. Shreyas Iyer, also part of Mumbai’s squad, too will be looking to make a statement in the pre-season event,...
Prannoy takes break to recover from impact of chikungunya
Seasoned Indian shuttler HS Prannoy on Monday said he is taking a break from the sport to allow his body to fully recover from the effects of chikungunya, which had adversely impacted his performance at the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old, a 2022 Thomas Cup title winner and a world and Asian...
