Striker Ciro Immobile has returned to Italy following a season at Besiktas after signing with Bologna, the Serie A club announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old, Lazio’s all-time record goalscorer, left Istanbul side Besiktas earlier this week after his contract was terminated. “The newest member of the Rossoblu family, Ciro Immobile,” the club said on social…
The men’s singles semifinals will take place on Day 12 of The Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the first semifinal. Sixth-seeded Serbian and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic will be up against top seed Jannik Sinner in…
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy played out an easy draw with Afruza Khamdamova of Uzbekistan to win her mini-match 1.5-0.5 in the second round while D Harika beat compatriot P V Nandhidhaa to enter the last 32 stage of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup here on Thursday. Humpy was always in control with her white…
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner takes on sixth seed and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster Wimbledon 2025 semifinal in London on Friday. The clash is set to take place at Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Preview The rivalry is nine contests old and Sinner leads 5-4. But the Italian’s…
Carlos Alcaraz will look to reach the summit clash at Wimbledon for the third straight year when he faces fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the semifinal in London on Friday. The clash is set to take place at Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Preview The Alcaraz-Fritz match-up is intriguing….
By the time the teams reached the Lord’s for the third Test on Thursday morning, the green top had received a bit of trimming. As the sun shone brightly and a packed venue cheered for the home team, England captain Ben Stokes made an uncommon decision — to bat first. In sharp contrast to the…
Kusal Mendis continued his sublime batting form in white-ball cricket and led Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the first T20 on Thursday. Mendis followed his ODI century two days ago at the same venue with a 73 off 51 balls as Sri Lanka cruised to 159 for three with an over…
Charley Hull withdrew from the Evian Championship in France on Thursday after collapsing at the No. 4 tee due to illness. Hull, ranked No. 19 in the world, was playing with partners world No. 4 Ruoning Yin and Haeran Ryu. She received medical attention after going down to the grass before her tee shot and…
The 2025 Wimbledon men’s singles semifinal line-up is like an inter-generational household. There is the 38-year-old patriarch, Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Slam champion and seven-time titlist at Wimbledon. Then, there are Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, 22 and 23, upstarts turned top dogs, who have swept the last six Slams and eight of the previous…
Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher became the first-ever male cricketer to pick five wickets in five balls in a professional match on Thursday. The first to record such instance was Zimbabwe’s woman cricketer Kelis Ndhlovu, who claimed five wickets in consecutive deliveries for Zimbabwe U-19 against Eagles Women in a domestic T20 tournament in 2024. Campher…