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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Andy Murray has not asked for a wildcard into next week’s ATP Challenger event in Loughborough. The double Wimbledon champion, 31, has not played competitively since Wimbledon last year and had an operation on his right hip in January. It is thought the Scot had initially targeted the new event, which begins on Monday, to start his comeback. The BBC ...

ROME: Maria Sharapova fired a French Open warning with an epic three-hour win over Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach the Rome semi-finals on Friday as Rafael Nadal continued his clay court domination. Former world number one and five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova found herself in a dogfight with her Latvian opponent. Playing her fourth match in as many ...

Pakistan’s Maaz Khan finished as runner-up in the  Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Wushu Sanda Tournament, currently being held in Chongqing (China). Khan who was up against a Chinese competitor had to pull out with a foot injury during the second round, settling for a silver medal. On Friday, Khan had defeated India’s Pawan Gupta in the semi-final of 75-kilogramme category of the ...

ROME: Rafael Nadal continued his clay domination on Friday, rallying from a set down to reach the Italian Open semi-finals with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini. The world number two needs to lift an eighth career title at the Foro Italico on Sunday to return to the top of the ATP rankings after losing that position to ...