Al Nassr faces Al Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup semifinal. Since the tournament became a four-team affair, Al Hilal has won it twice while Ittihad clinched the title in 2022. Nassr, in the history of the competition, has lifted the Cup twice. The other semifinal will be played between Al Ahli and Al Qadsiah….
Former British No. 1 tennis player Kyle Edmund announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 30 on Monday. Edmund won two ATP titles and, in 2018, became only the second British man after Andy Murray to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open. He was part of the Britain team that won…
Iga Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open title on Monday by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4, with the Pole third seed sending a powerful message ahead of the U.S. Open. The six-times Grand Slam winner did not drop a set on her way to the title and was clinical in the final, converting all six…
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said on Monday he wanted his team’s performance on the pitch to do the talking for him as he begins his first La Liga campaign at home against Osasuna on Tuesday. Former Bayer Leverkusen coach Alonso, loved by Real fans for his trophy-laden playing years at the Bernabeu and with…
Seeking a third consecutive term, Ajay Singh will have a straight fight with Olympian boxer Jaslal Pradhan for the president’s post in the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, scheduled on August 21. As per the final list of contesting candidates published on Monday, Ajay, representing the Uttarakhand association, will take on 1984 Olympian Pradhan…
The Supreme Court of India scheduled a hearing on August 22 regarding the impasse between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), on Monday. The FSDL — runs the Indian Super League (ISL), currently India’s premier men’s division — and the AIFF have failed to agree on a Master…
Australia and South Africa will come up against each other against in the first match of a three-match ODI series at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Tuesday, August 19. Australia were narrow victors in the sides’ T20I series that concluded on Saturday. Tim David and Dewald Brevis were among the star performers in the series,…
Embarrassed and in tears after what he called one of the worst days of his life on a football field, Neymar gave Santos fans the right to protest and even offend after the team’s 6-0 home loss in the Brazilian league. Sunday’s defeat to Vasco da Gama prompted Santos to fire coach Cleber Xavier. “Totally…
Fifteen West Indies Women cricketers are taking part in a two-week development programme hosted by the Super Kings Academy in Chennai primarily aimed at developing skills against spin in overseas conditions. The travelling contingent of fifteen players will be accompanied by head coach Merissa Aguilleira, assistant coaches Ryan Hinds and Tremayne Smartt and team manager…
Aravindh Chithambaram slipped to second spot after playing another draw in the third round of the 61st Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, taking place at the Spa Theater in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, on Monday. Top seed Aravindh was tied with Nodirbek Yakubboev at the top with 1.5 points after two rounds. However, in the third round, India…