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PARIS: American Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open on Monday, shortly before she was due on court to face Maria Sharapova in a much-anticipated fourth round showdown. The 36-year-old 23-times Grand Slam champion, making a comeback after a maternity break, told a news conference she had a pectoral muscle injury. “Unfortunately I´m having some issues with my pec muscle. ...

MADRID: Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos released Friday an anthem for Spain’s 2018 World Cup campaign which he co-wrote with Spanish flamenco fusion singer Demarco Flamenco. The 32-year-old Spain captain uploaded on his Instagram page a short video teaser of the song, which he is seen performing with Flamenco, a former gas canister distributor. “I always keep my promises. This ...

PARIS: Maria Sharapova admitted on Saturday that “numbers don´t lie” as she prepared to face bitter rival Serena Williams, who she has lost to 18 times in a row, in the French Open fourth round. Sharapova, who thrashed Karolina Pliskova in the third round, will face Williams for the 22nd time in the last 16 on Monday, after the American ...

  Pakistan Rocball Federation is organized 4th Abdul Razak Arain Ramzan night Rocball Tournament 2018 at Mini Sports Complex Nazimabad Karachi on 29th May to 2nd June 2018. (9.00 pm to 2.00 am). Third Position, Police beat Garden Fighter,  2-1 Sets. (Police,  Khurram-1 Coal) Final Match. Punjab beat Ghazi Sports,  2-0 Sets,  ( Punjab, Amanullah-2 Goals) Dr. Junid Ali Shah ...

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, President Athletic Federation of Pakistan (AFP) Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Akram Sahi termed Athletes Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a step taken in the right direction. Talking to APP in exclusive chat, General Akram Sahi, who is also member of the World Value Commission of International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) and Executive ...

By Ijaz Ahmad CHITRAL, After over two years, the annual Shandur Polo Festival will be held on its old schedule in July this year, an official of the Tourism Corporation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has confirmed here on Saturday. “It would be organized from July 7-9, 2018 as for a couple of years the annual three-day calendar festival could not be held ...

PARIS: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the French Open third round and a clash against childhood friend Richard Gasquet on Thursday, as Maria Sharapova closed in on a potential reunion with longtime rival Serena Williams. Top seed and world number one Nadal, chasing an 11th title, swept past Argentinian Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1, showing no signs of the ...

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is leaving the European champions after two years in charge, he told a news conference on Thursday. Zidane claimed an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League title when Real beat Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday, capping a remarkable period in his first job in senior club management. The Frenchman took over a divided dressing room after ...

Lionel Messi said Argentina will “go to Russia with hope” after he scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti. The Barcelona star, 30, also set-up Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero for the fourth goal against a team ranked 108th in the world. Aguero began the game on the bench, with Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria ...

Paris:-Novak Djokovic claims his struggles on the tennis court are insignificant compared to real life problems such as poverty, so he just accepts them. Djokovic progressed to the French Open third round with a 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-4 win over Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar. “To sit here and talk about how tough it is and you have people starving to ...