Elina Svitolina underlined her status as a top favourite for the French Open by sweeping Simona Halep aside 6-0, 6-4 to successfully defend her Italian Open crown on Sunday. In a repeat of last year’s final at the Foro Italico, Ukrainian Svitolina, seeded fourth, was up against Halep a day after the Romanian top seed had ousted Russian Maria Sharapova. ...

The Indian women’s hockey team failed in a bid to defend it’s Asian Champions Trophy title, narrowly going down to hosts South Korea 0-1 in the final at the Sunrise Stadium on Sunday. Youngsil Lee scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute following which the South Koreans showcased a brilliant defensive game to keep the Indians ...

Wooden spooners Delhi Daredevils knocked defending champions Mumbai Indians out of the Indian Premier League after the trio of Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra and Harshal Patel starred with three wickets apiece for an 11-run win in their last league match in Delhi on Sunday. Set a target of 175, Mumbai Indians crumbled against quality leg-spin bowling by Sandeep (3/36), Amit ...

Rafael Nadal survived a stunning fightback from Alexander Zverev to win a record eighth Italian Open. Nadal cruised to the first set before defending champion Zverev won nine of the next 11 games to take the second set 6-1 and lead 3-2 in the decider. But Nadal turned the match around following a lengthy rain delay and closed out a ...

LONDON: Leicestershire middle-order batsman Ateeq Javid’s half-century took the home side for a draw on the second day of the two-day warm-up test match against Pakistan at Grace Road on Saturday. Javid opted to retire out on 54 runs off 144 balls. The home side scored 226/6 in 75 overs. For the visiting side, Shadab Khan took two wickets, while medium fast bowler Saad Ali, ...

Islamabad:-Ramzan Tenpin Bowling Championship 2018 will gear up from 25th may here at Leisure City Bowling Club Safa Gold mall under the supervision of Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation. The event will start from 25th May and will be closed on 27th May, 2018. This mega event hold one Master Singles in which players from twin cities and across Pakistan will ...

LONDON: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insisted he is a “serial winner” after ending a difficult season on a high by beating Manchester United 1-0 to lift the FA Cup thanks to Eden Hazard’s penalty at Wembley on Saturday. In what is still widely expected to be Conte’s final game in charge, the Blues withstood a second-half onslaught from United after ...

ROME: Rafael Nadal closed in on an eighth Rome Masters title as he dismissed old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final for a record-extending 10th time. The Spanish top seed will meet second-seeded holder Alexander Zverev, a 7-6 (15/13), 7-5 winner over Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic. His impressive win over Djokovic will give ...

Every year, with the arrival of holy month of Ramazan, Karachi — the city of lights — finds itself hosting Ramazan cricket tournaments. This year despite the scorching heat in the city, Karachiites are continuing this three-decade-old tradition. This time around Karachi is hosting several Ramazan tournaments, noted among them are being played at Moin Khan Cricket Academy, Aga Khan Gymkhana, ...

Australia´s Chris Lynn helped Kolkata outplay table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets on Saturday to finish the league stage with eight wins in 14 games. Photo: IPL Twitter  HYDERABAD, INDIA: Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to make the Indian Premier League play-offs on a day when Virat Kohli´s Royal Challengers Bangalore bowed out of the Twenty20 tournament. Australia´s ...