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Naomi Osaka´s win over world number one Ashleigh Barty in Beijing at the weekend lifted the Japanese player back into the top three in the new WTA rankings released on Monday. It meant back-to-back WTA Tour titles for the 21-year-old, who won the Australian Open in January, but then failed to match those high standards at the next three Grand ...

Bayern Munich went from boom to bust after crushing Tottenham in the Champions League, while, Spain´s big guns may be misfiring but top La Liga anyway. In Italy Antonio Conte´s rebuilding of Inter is still a work in progress following defeat to dominant Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain have no real domestic rival. Here is a look at the four main ...

LAHORE : Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh inspected sports infrastructure in Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan divisions on Monday. Divisional Sports Officer DG Khan Ghulam Murtaza gave thorough briefing to Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh about different sports facilities. DG Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh was accompanied by DSO Ghulam Murtaza, Director PMU Akram Soban and ...

Karachi:Capt (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan and Mudassar Razak Arain elected unanimously as Chairman and President for further four years 2019-2022 of Pakistan Netball Federation respectively while Syed Gohar Raza elected as newly Secretary General in its general council meeting held in local hotel in Karachi. The Chairman, Election Commission, Muhammad Saleem, announced the new office bearers of Pakistan Netball Federation ...

Two late goals by Wolves’ Adama Traore inflicted a stunning 2-0 defeat on Manchester City to leave the Premier League champions trailing leaders Liverpool by eight points. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for the Nuno Espirito Santo’s men, who enjoyed the better chances and became the first team to stop City scoring at the Etihad Stadium for 34 matches. ...

World number one Novak Djokovic grabbed the Japan Open Sunday, dispelling any concerns about his shoulder injury that pulled him out of the US Open. The Serb crushed Australian qualifier John Millman 6-3, 6-2, to mark his 10th win in a tournament main draw debut in his celebrated career, which includes 16 Grand Slams. Djokovic, who played his first Japanese ...

Gennady Golovkin reclaimed his IBF title on Saturday, defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko by a unanimous decision in a bruising middleweight fight at Madison Square Garden. Golovkin knocked Derevyanchenko down in the first round and cut him over the eye in the second but had to dig deep to beat the stubborn Ukrainian, who made his opponent look all of his 37 ...

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has suffered a fresh injury blow after he was ruled out of Sunday´s game against Wolves with a hamstring problem. Mendy, 25, has endured a frustrating series of injuries since joining City from Monaco in 2017 and missed the start of the current campaign with a knee issue. In a statement posted on their website, ...

Naomi Osaka won a second tournament on the spin as she fought back from a set down to defeat world number one Ashleigh Barty in the China Open final on Sunday. The Japanese two-time Grand Slam champion emerged victorious after 110 minutes in chilly Beijing, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Naomi Osaka said that she had just two hours’ sleep before crushing title-holder Caroline Wozniacki to sweep into the China Open final on Saturday. The 21-year-old Japanese will play world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia in Sunday’s championship match in Beijing – and will hope to have had a bit more rest. The Australian Open champion said that she ...