Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only 70 minutes to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old will rise to second in ...

Rafael Nadal swept to an historic 12th Roland Garros title and 18th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem. The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times after seeing off a brave challenge from a weary Thiem in a repeat of the ...

TAUNTON: Pakistani Cricketers were forced to train indoors after rain halted its first training session in Taunton on Sunday. Pakistan team arrived at Taunton’s Cooper Associates County Ground for their first training session ahead of its Wednesday’s clash against Australia at the same venue. However, the players had to rush back to the dressing room as it started raining. Players ...

LONDON: Shikhar Dhawan hit a blazing century as India beat Australia by 36 runs on Sunday to condemn the reigning champions to their first defeat of this year’s World Cup. Dhawan’s 117 and his 127-run opening stand with Rohit Sharma laid the foundation for India’s 352 for five after captain Virat Kohli won the toss on a sunny London morning ...

Bristol: The match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka scheduled at Bristol on Friday is most likely to be washed out because of rain, according to BBC weather updates. The weather reports suggest that heavy showers are expected to be seen in the first five hours of the game. If the game gets washed out, both the teams will get one ...

BRISTOL: Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera has said that Pakistan is a dangerous side and it is important for his team to get early wickets to stop Pakistan from posting a good total in their world cup match on Friday. Talking to channel at County Ground Bristol after his side’s practice session, Thisara said that having played alongside Pakistan players ...

LONDON: British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured him that he will be attending his fight against Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat on July 12. The boxer told channel here that he will aim to beat the Indian World Boxing Council Asian champion in Jeddah – looked on by Pakistani prime minister. Khan, whose ...

BRISTOL: Fast bowler Wahab Riaz wasn’t in Pakistan’s original plan for the World Cup 2019 however due to inexperienced bowling-line, selectors decided to opt for the 33-year-old fast bowler for the cricketing pinnacle. He was named in the squad, played the first international game after almost two years and did impress everyone with his bowling. However, if he wasn’t there ...

NOTTINGHAM: Nathan Coulter-Nile´s record-breaking innings laid the platform for Australia´s 15-run victory over the West Indies on Thursday as the World Cup holders bounced back from a top-order collapse to make it two successive wins. Australia were in dire straits at 38 for four after the West Indies fast bowlers proved too hot to handle early on at Trent Bridge. ...

Pakistan are currently in eighth place in the points table after the first ten matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.After splitting their first two matches Pakistan have two points with a net run rate (NRR) of -2.412. New Zealand are on top of the points table with four points and a NRR of +2.279. Australia, West Indies and ...