Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion at Roland Garros, went into Thursday’s match at a sweltering Court Philippe Chatrier on a 25-match win streak in Paris. The 23-year-old had also defeated Zheng in all of their six previous meetings. However, she was hit off the court by the powerful 21-year-oldContinue Reading
The Palestine football team has withdrawn from a tournament in Malaysia, according to the Southeast Asian country’s football association on Tuesday( Oct 10 ), citing the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants. An extraordinary attack by Hamas insurgents, who stormed the Gaza border next Saturday night with a battery ofContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in front of 75,784 fans at Stadium Australia on Sunday (Aug 20). La Roja, robbed of some of their best talent by a mutinyContinue Reading
Argentinian keeper Emiliano Martinez had his own work to do, making a smart low save at the end of the first half before tipping a looping header over the bar as Indonesia pressed for an equaliser. But Argentina made their pressure count, denting any Indonesian hopes on 55 minutes whenContinue Reading
BERLIN: Chess powerhouse Russia has joined the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) following an ACF vote that allows Russian players to keep competing at an international level despite the war in Ukraine and the sanctions that it has prompted. Russian athletes have been banned from many sports and largely cannot competeContinue Reading