MELBOURNE: Caroline Wozniacki finally lifted her first Grand Slam title at the 43rd attempt as she beat Simona Halep 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open on Saturday. The Dane, who will take over as world number one, burst into tears as she secured the title against the battling Romanian top seed on her first match point of ...
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India win after South Africa collapse
JOHANNESBURG: Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah sparked a dramatic collapse as India beat South Africa by 63 runs on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday. Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla shared a century second-wicket partnership which took South Africa more than halfway towards their target of 241 before Amla´s dismissal for ...
Read More »Pakistan’s Ahmed Baig wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship
KARACHI: Pakistan’s fast-rising golfer Ahmed Baig won the Qatar Open amateur Golf championship played in Doha Gulf Club on Saturday. 19-year-old Ahmed, who earlier won Pakistan’s edition of Faldo Challenge this month, emerged as the winner in the three-day championship, he played over 54 holes with a score of under 3. The young golfer from Lahore couldn’t do well on day ...
Read More »Hamza Amin qualifies for China professional golf tour
LAHORE: Golfer Hamza Amin became Pakistan’s first golfer to have qualified for China Professional Golf Tour on Saturday. Hamza ranked at the 27th position to qualify for the tour, in which more than 100 golfers from across the world are participating. In all, 40 golfers have made to the 2018 golf tour. Amin will be capable of participating in ...
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