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Nadal tests positive for Covid in latest blow for tennis legend

Posted on December 21, 2021 by News Desk

Madrid, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Australian Open next month where was expected to make his comeback to major competition after months of injury. The Spanish former world […]

Premier League to play on during Covid chaos

Posted on December 21, 2021 by News Desk

Manchester, United Kingdom, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Premier League clubs on Monday decided against a temporary halt to the season despite a surge in coronavirus cases that has forced mass postponements and threatened to derail the season. Just four of the weekend’s scheduled 10 games went ahead […]

Australia name unchanged squad for final three Ashes Tests

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Adelaide, Australia, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Australia named an unchanged 15-man squad for the three remaining Ashes Tests against England Monday with captain Pat Cummins and fast bowling partner Josh Hazlewood rejoining the team in Melbourne later this week. The home team resisted any changes after a […]

Singapore’s first badminton world champion hails ‘dream come true’

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Singapore, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Loh Kean Yew was celebrating a “dream come true” Monday after becoming the first Singaporean to win a badminton world championship, despite carrying an ankle injury. The 22nd-ranked Loh stunned India’s world number 14 Srikanth Kidambi 21-15, 22-20 in the men’s singles […]

Goggia wins downhill to take lead in overall standings

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Vald’Isère, France, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):Italy’s Sofia Goggia took the lead in the World Cup overall standings after winning the women’s downhill at Val d’Isere on Saturday. The 29-year-old Olympic downhill champion produced a superb second half of the race to seal victory edging Breezy Johnson […]

England collapse again as Australia turn screw in 2nd Test

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Adelaide, Australia, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):England were staring down the barrel of another chastening defeat Saturday, dismissed for 236 then forced to watch as Australia batted again and stretched their lead in the day-night second Ashes Test at Adelaide. Joe Root and Dawid Malan had survived […]

England fight back in 2nd Ashes Test after Labuschagne century

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Adelaide, Australia, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):England grabbed three vital Australian wickets, including Marnus Labuschagne for 103, to claw their way back into the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on a scorching day two Friday. Australia were 302 for five at dinner in the day-night Test, with […]

NBA to step up Covid-19 measures: report

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Los Angeles, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):The NBA has boosted its Covid-19 measures after a surge in cases saw 52 players go into health protocols this month. The National Basketball Association’s new measures will include more testing and mask wearing for players and staff, American sports broadcaster […]

Ombudsman finds Smith, Boucher and De Villiers showed racial prejudice

Posted on December 16, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):South African cricket legends Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers were all found to have engaged in racially prejudiced conduct in a report by an independent ombudsman released on Wednesday. Cricket South Africa made public a 235-page interim report by […]

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