India have the chance to alter the course of cricket history when they face hosts England in the Women’s World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday. Since the tournament’s inception in 1973 — two years before the men’s World Cup started – it has been dominated by England and Australia, with New Zealand, in 2000, the only other country to have won the event. The final sees this year’s edition come full circle, with India having upset the form book...
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Buoyed by his record-setting eighth Wimbledon title, Roger Federer warned rivals Monday that he could play until he’s 40, spearheading...
Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the tournament’s oldest champion Sunday with a straight-sets victory over...
England, Australia and South Africa booked their places in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a game to spare after convincing wins on Wednesday. England continued their good form with a 75-run victory over New Zealand, while Australia bounced back from defeat against the hosts to score an eight-wicket win over India and South Africa defeated Sri Lanka, also by eight wickets. England and Australia are now both on 10 points with England placed at the top of...
Venus Williams is ready to roll back the years as the American star eyes a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals, while British contender Johanna Konta faces a grudge match against Simona Halep on Tuesday. It is eight years since Williams last reached the Wimbledon final, but the 37-year-old showed she is still a formidable force on grass by thrashing Ana Konjuh in the fourth round. Williams’ quarter-final opponent — Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko — was just 11 when Venus won the...
South Africa stand-in skipper Dean Elgar has said Kagiso Rabada’s ban from the second match of the England series is a “big loss for Test cricket” and not just the Proteas. The tourists suffered a thumping 211-run loss, with more than a day to spare, in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday when they collapsed to 119 all out after being set 331 to win. South Africa now have just a few days to recover before the second Test...
Kevin Pietersen said Wednesday he has not ruled out resurrecting his international career with his native South Africa even though...
Chris Eubank Junior defended his International Boxing Organisation (IBO) world super-middleweight title with a unanimous points decision win over Arthur...
Five years after his last Wimbledon triumph, Roger Federer can capture a record eighth All England Club title Sunday and become the tournament’s oldest men’s champion of the modern era. With his 36th birthday fast approaching, the evergreen Swiss will comfortably succeed Arthur Ashe, who was almost 32 when he won in 1975, as Wimbledon’s most senior champion. Victory over Croatian giant Marin Cilic will also give him a 19th career Grand Slam title and second in three majors this...
England, Australia and South Africa booked their places in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a game to spare after convincing wins on Wednesday. England continued their good form with a 75-run victory over New Zealand, while Australia bounced back from defeat against the hosts to score an eight-wicket win over India and South Africa defeated Sri Lanka, also by eight wickets. England and Australia are now both on 10 points with England placed at the top of...
Jenny Gunn held her nerve at the finish as England inflicted reigning champions Australia’s first defeat of the Women’s World Cup with a dramatic three-run success at Bristol on Sunday. Victory came down to a tense last over that saw Gunn defend 16, including six off the last ball when Australia’s Jess Jonassen failed to clear the rope. Australia, chasing 260, finished on 256 for eight. Victory gave England their first World Cup win over arch-rivals Australia in 24 years....
For the first time since 2011, the top four men’s seeds have reached the Wimbledon last-16 with Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal taking centre-stage on ‘Manic Monday’. The four stars have shared the Wimbledon title since 2003 when Federer won the first of his seven trophies at the All England Club. Djokovic has claimed three with defending champion Murray and Nadal winning two apiece. It’s the kind of domination that looks unlikely to end Monday when...
