Daniil Medvedev has split with longtime coach Gilles Cervara after a disappointing season ended with his meltdown in a first-round loss at the U.S. Open. Medvedev, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, and Cervara both posted messages on Sunday on Instagram, thanking each other for a successful partnership that included the Russian reaching No. 1 in…
Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has received his first call-up to the France squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers, replacing injured forward Rayan Cherki, the French Football Federation said on Sunday. Cherki, who joined Manchester City in June, has been ruled out with a thigh muscle injury, prompting coach Didier Deschamps to turn to the…
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the round of 16 of U.S. Open 2025 on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, second seed Iga Swiatek faces 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova while third seed and home favourite Coco…
India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill and ODI captain Rohit Sharma were among several India internationals to have cleared the pre-season fitness test, which was conducted at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) here. Gill will travel to Dubai soon for Asia Cup 2025, starting on September 9, with teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Jitesh Sharma, who…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left to rue a second-half collapse by his side in a 1-2 Premier League defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. City led in the first half through an Erling Haaland goal on his 100th Premier League appearance and looked in control for 60 minutes until a James…
Australian Annabel Sutherland starred with both bat and ball as her team Northern Superchargers won its first women’s title in English cricket’s The Hundred with a seven-wicket win over Southern Brave in Sunday’s final at Lord’s. The 23-year-old pace bowler took 2-23 in her maximum 20 balls — the same figures as England veteran Kate…
A goal in each half from Serhou Guirassy and a late Felix Nmecha rocket lifted Borussia Dortmund to a 3-0 home win over Union Berlin on Sunday. Guirassy scored either side of half-time to put Dortmund in control and he has now scored in each of their past nine matches. Nmecha ensured there would be…
Champions Liverpool struck an early-season title blow against rival Arsenal in a 1-0 Premier League victory at Anfield on Sunday thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free kick in the dying minutes. Szoboszlai struck in the 83rd minute after Martin Zubimendi’s costly foul on Curtis Jones, unleashing a shot from 25 yards out that ricocheted in…
Pathum Nissanka scored his seventh one-day international century with 122 from 136 balls as Sri Lanka defeated hosts Zimbabwe by five wickets to clinch the two-game series at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricting Zimbabwe to 277 for seven in their 50 overs. Opener…
The senior Indian men’s national team, after defeating host Tajikistan last week, is now winding up for the clash against Asian powerhouse Iran at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Monday. India head coach Khalid Jamil credited the victory against the hosts to the unity amongst the entire team. “The win was all…