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Djokovic stunned by Lajovic in Banja Luka quarters

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 21 (AFP/APP):World number one Novak Djokovic slumped to a 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) defeat by Dusan Lajovic in the Banja Luka quarter-finals on Friday, raising further concerns over his form ahead of next month’s French Open. Djokovic had dropped just […]

Pakistan vs New Zealand 4th T20I: Match called off due to rain

RAWALPINDI, Apr 20 (APP):Heavy downpour and hailstorm forced the fourth fixture of the ongoing T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand to be called off after 18.5 overs at Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi on Thursday night. Pakistan elected to field first after winning the toss. New […]

Warner says ‘awesome’ as Delhi register first IPL season win

New Delhi, April 20 (AFP/APP): Skipper David Warner hit a fluent 57 as Delhi Capitals edged Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Thursday for their first victory this season. In the first match of the day, Royal […]

T20 World Cup: Scotland v Ireland is Europe qualifier finale in Edinburgh

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Online): Scotland and Ireland will meet in the final match as Edinburgh prepares to host the Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier (from 20-28 July). The top two from a round-robin event progress to the 2024 tournament in West Indies and USA. […]

Tsitsipas eases into Barcelona third round

Barcelona, April 19 (AFP/APP): Stefanos Tsitsipas cruised into the last 16 of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Argentina’s Pedro Cachin. Second seed Tsitsipas, twice a Barcelona runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2018 and 2021, needed just 78 minutes to beat […]

Cricket: Sri Lanka v Ireland first Test scoreboard

Galle, Sri Lanka, April 18 (AFP/APP): Scoreboard after Sri Lanka won the first Test against Ireland at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday: Sri Lanka first innings 591/6 declared (Karunaratne 179, Mendis 140, Chandimal 102 not out, Samarawickrama 104 not out) Ireland first innings (overnight […]

Madrid look to finish the job against Chelsea

BARCELONA 16 April (Online): Real Madrid were made to wait, but eventually conjured a stylish 2-0 victory at Cadiz on Saturday in La Liga, ahead of their Champions League trip to face Chelsea. Nacho Fernandez and Marco Asensio struck to help champions Madrid cut Barcelona’s […]

Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2024 World Fencing Championship for Juniors and Youth

DUBAI 16 April (Online): The International Fencing Federation has announced that Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2024 World Fencing Championship for juniors and Youth, one of the sporting code’s biggest contests. The announcement was made at this year’s event in Bulgaria […]

Zhang sets sights on Usyk fight

LONDON 16 April (Online): China’s Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang set his sights on Ukraine’s heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk after dealing Britain’s Joe Joyce a first professional defeat on Saturday. Referee Howard Foster stopped the fight in the sixth of 12 scheduled rounds at London’s […]

USA sweep into BJK Cup Finals with France, Czech Republic

Paris, April 16 (AFP/APP): Jessica Pegula sealed victory for the United States over Austria on Saturday as the record 18-time champions secured their place in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. World number three Pegula made quick work of Julia Grabher, winning 6-1, 6-3, to […]

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