Sabalenka battles past Osaka in Madrid epic
Sabalenka advances to face Baptiste in quarterfinals; Tsitsipas also progresses
MADRID: World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka roared back from a set down to beat Naomi Osaka...
Nelly Korda wins LPGA Chevron Championship
Korda completed an impressive wire-to-wire victory at Memorial Park in Houston, becoming the third player in the last 50 years to win a major championship
US says Iran players welcome at World Cup amid Italy uproar
No-one “from the US has told them they can’t come,” says Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Italian sports officials reject proposal to let Italy take Iran slop in the...
Sinner’s mastery mindset makes him the man to beat
Sinner’s progression will continue this week in Madrid, which is at a higher altitude than the other European clay venues
BENGALURU: Jannik Sinner was once viewed...
Rahm coasts to LIV Golf win in Mexico City
Bouncing back from a disappointing showing at last week’s Masters, Rahm built on his two-shot overnight lead Sunday with three birdies
MEXICO CITY: Jon Rahm...
Sarfaraz named Pakistan’s Test coach for Bangladesh series
Aaqib Javed, Azhar Mahmood temporarily guided the team since Australian Jason Gillespie quit as Pakistan’s red-ball coach in Dec.
Sarfaraz, who led Pakistan to Champions Trophy title...
Iran participating in World Cup, FIFA president confirms
WASHINGTON: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will “for sure” participate in the 2026 World Cup despite the Middle East war.
“Iran is coming for sure. We...
Sinner beats Alcaraz to win Monte Carlo Masters
Italian star reclaims the world No. 1 ranking from his Spanish rival
MONTE CARLO: Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the...
Rory McIlroy’s record Masters cushion gone as Cameron Young claims share of lead
McIlroy scuffled to a 1-over-par round of 73 to fall into a share of the 54-hole lead at 11 under with Cameron Young, who tied the low round of the...
McIlroy hits Augusta unburdened, Scheffler leads Masters odds
McIlroy looks to become first repeat winner since Tiger Woods in 2001-2002
AUGUSTA: Rory McIlroy arrives at Augusta National Golf Club this week as the defending...