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Andujar Upsets Federer In Geneva

Andujar defeats Federer 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at the Gonet Geneva Open Roger Federer, playing on home soil in an ATP 250 event, took the court for just the second time this season as he stepped away from competition to rehab his right knee. The thirty-nine-year-old former world #1, endured two knee surgeries during the pandemic and…

When Sachin Tendulkar asked Saeed Ajmal to not play ‘too

Sachin Tendulkar ran towards Saeed Ajmal to ask him to not bowl at his best during the match between Rest of the World XI (ROW XI) and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC XI) at the Lord’s in July 2014, the Pakistan spinner has revealed. Ajmal, who was playing in the charity match for the MCC team…

England vs New Zealand: Rory Burns's ton ensured England not

LONDON: Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman feels Rory Burns’s gutsy ton has ensured England are not “totally” out of the first Test against New Zealand. SCORECARDTim Southee on Saturday picked six wickets to put England on the back foot but opening batsman Burns hit a ton to make sure the hosts were still in the…

Mayweather vs Paul weigh-in results: Jack-Colina, Hurd-Arias set for Sunday

The real and fully sanctioned fights for Showtime’s Sunday night Mayweather-Logan Paul pay-per-view had their weigh-in on early Saturday afternoon, and things are good to go for the two sanctioned bouts on the show. Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME In what will serve as the co-feature on the pay-per-view, Badou Jack weighed in at 177 lbs with late…

Thiem Falls In First Round

“I’m not good enough at the moment”. These were the words Dominic Thiem used to describe his play in a 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Pablo Andujar on Sunday at Roland Garros. In a match that took nearly four and a half hours to complete, the Spaniard came back to take out the world no.…

Sri Lanka players refuse to sign annual central contract

The Sri Lanka national team players have refused to sign the annual central contract, alleging a lack of transparency from the cricket board. The decision wasn’t surprising as almost all the senior players in unison, had made it clear that the contracts offered by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) weren’t to their liking and also…

Lack of match-practice may hurt even world-class players like Virat

MUMBAI: Lack of match practice before the World Test Championship final is not a big worry for Virat Kohli but the legendary Dilip Vengsarkar believes that it “may hurt” the Indian captain. Kohli-led India reached England on Thursday and headed into a three-day quarantine in Southampton, the venue for the eagerly-awaited match from June 18.…

Dubois vs Dinu: Live streaming results and round by round

Queensberry Promotions Heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois returns to action today, looking to rebound from his first career loss as he takes on veteran Bogdan Dinu. The show will start at 2 pm ET, streaming live for U.S. viewers on FITE PPV (you can buy the show by clicking here) and for U.K. fans on BT…

Gear Review: Slinger Bag

Slinger Bag (https://slingerbag.com), a portable tennis ball launcher, just announced the addition of Patrick Mouratoglou as a brand ambassador. He joins the sports brand’s chief ambassador Tommy Haas, as well as doubles legends Bob and Mike Bryan and renowned coach Nick Bollettieri. Mouratoglou founded a tennis academy in Paris and has counted Serena Williams among…

Ravichandran Ashwin is a better bowler than Nathan Lyon: Ian

Australian great Ian Chappell has described senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as one of the best Test bowlers playing the game right now. But when former India player Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his “problems” with Ashwin being seen as an all-time great by citing his overseas record and the recent successes of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar…