Sports

Washington, July 23 (AFP/APP):Vince McMahon, the promoter who built a pro wrestling show into a global entertainment empire, Friday announced he was retiring as head of World Wrestling Entertainment — under a cloud of serious sexual misconduct allegations. McMahon, whose friends include former US president […]

Cahors, France, July 22 (AFP/APP): Tour de France results in the 19th stage from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors on Friday: Stage 1. Christophe Laporte (FRA/JUM) 3hr 52min 04sec, 2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL/ALP) at 1, 3. Alberto Dainese (ITA/DSM) 1, 4. Florian Sénéchal (FRA/QST) 1, 5. Tadej […]

Hamburg, July 22 (AFP/APP): Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to his fifth title of 2022 on Friday when he breezed past Karen Khachanov 6-0, 6-2 to reach the Hamburg clay-court semi-finals. “I played unbelievable today, probably one of my best matches this year,” said Alcaraz after […]

ISLAMABAD – July 22 (ONLINE) Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem will face India’s Neeraj Chopra at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States, local media reported here. The ace javelin thrower from Pakistan will compete against 12 others including India’s Neeraj Chopra in the […]

MUNICH, Germany – July 21 (ONLINE) Senegal international Sadio Mane said Friday he enjoys a good, friendly relationship with Egyptian star and his former team mate at Liverpool, Muhammad Salah. Talking to a football website, Sadio Mane said he continues to text with Salah following […]

Rabat, July 22 (AFP/APP): Sadio Mane was crowned African Player of the Year in Rabat on Thursday for the second time. The Senegal forward first won the honour in 2019 while he was at Liverpool. The 30-year-old left the Premier League club last month after […]

Eugene, United States, July 22 (AFP/APP): Noah Lyles said rediscovering his “spark” powered him back on top of the sprinting world on Thursday after the charismatic American star successfully defended his world 200m crown in Oregon. Lyles produced a scintillating performance as US sprinters claimed […]