Verstappen sees off Leclerc for fourth pole in a row
Formula One’s dominant leader Max Verstappen took his fourth pole position in a row atRed Bull’s home Austrian Grand Prix on Friday while team mate and closest title ...
Alcaraz ready to bite back, Djokovic hungry for more
A rejuvenated Carlos Alcaraz enters Wimbledon as the top seed after reclaiming the world number one ranking but the brightest star of the next generation knows few will look beyond ...
Microsoft CEO says exclusive Activision games make ‘no strategic sense’
The leaders of Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) on Wednesday sought to allay antitrust concerns that a proposed $69 billion merger of the two companies would unlawfully concentrate ...
Tour de France beefs up security to foil potential disruption on the road
Two motorbikes from the French gendarmerie’s intervention brigade will ride ahead of the Tour de France peloton to prevent protesters from disrupting the race after several incidents last year.
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Murray remains dangerous floater at Wimbledon
Andy Murray knows his way around the All England Club better than any player in Friday’s Wimbledon draw and while his career highlights may be behind him there will ...
Wounded knee hampers Kyrgios bid for Wimbledon glory
Tipped by no less than Carlos Alcaraz as the man with the best chance of denying Novak Djokovic the Wimbledon title, Nick Kyrgios is scrambling even to make it onto ...
Spurs sign Maddison, Arsenal confirm Havertz
Tottenham Hotspur have signed midfielder James Maddison from relegated Leicester City on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Spurs paid 40 million pounds, according to British media ...
Cypriot teen Papasavas ready for Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Preparations are underway for Evagoras Papasavvas, the 15-year-old Cypriot race car driver, to compete at the Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio in Lexington this weekend.
Papasavvas will be looking to put ...
Australia take firm grip on Lord’s Test
Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339-5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes test at Lord’s on Wednesday.
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Italy pledges to stamp out anti-Semitism from football stadiums
Italy has signed a letter of intent aimed at eradicating anti-Semitism from football stadiums across the country.
Instances of racism and anti-Semitism are commonplace in Italian stadiums, with fans regularly ...
Protesters halt second Ashes Test match at Lords
The first morning of the second Ashes test at Lord’s was interrupted when two Just Stop Oil protesters ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the ...
Brazil fan leaves everything to Neymar in will
Leaving everything you own to a multi-millionaire footballer would not be everyone’s idea of a good cause, but one Brazilian fan could not think of a more deserving recipient ...
Rapper Stormzy, Palace’s Zaha to buy Croydon Athletic
Rapper Stormzy has teamed up with Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha to buy ninth-tier English soccer side Croydon Athletic, the club said on Tuesday.
Zaha was born in the Ivory ...
England Cricket Board apologises for discrimination following report
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has apologised “unreservedly” to those who faced discrimination in the game after the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released a report ...
Only VIPs allowed to drink alcohol inside Paris 2024 venues
VIPs can quaff champagne to their hearts’ delight while watching the Paris Olympics but the average fan will have to make do with soft drinks and water after organisers decided ...
Saudi investment in tennis ‘won’t replicate golf’s woes’
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley believes any Saudi investment in tennis is unlikely to have the same impact as the country’s disruptive entry into golf because talks are focused ...
Roman conquest of Cyprus Super Kings
By Richard Boxall
Moufflons batsman Roman Mazumder put the Cyprus Super Kings bowlers to the sword at Ypsonas cricket ground in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup.
Opening the batting on ...
Barcelona sign Gundogan on free transfer after Man City exit
Barcelona have signed Ilkay Gundogan on a free transfer after his departure from treble winners Manchester City with the German midfielder signing a two-year contract, the LaLiga club said on ...
Cyprus wins four medals at European Games
Cypriot athletes have produced impressive performances at the 3rd European Games in Poland, winning two silver medals and two bronze.
Acording to Andreas Andreou, an emissary of the Union of ...
Thousands cross Sydney Harbour Bridge ahead of Women’s World Cup
Thousands of football fans crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday to mark the start of a 25-day countdown to the Women’s World Cup, which is being co-hosted by ...
Alcaraz has ‘no doubts’ he will compete in Saudi Arabia one day
World number one Carlos Alcaraz has “no doubts” he will compete in Saudi Arabia at some point and said the country has the power to hold plenty of tournaments after ...
Crusaders edge Chiefs in Super Rugby Pacific final for seventh straight title
The Canterbury Crusaders put a seal on one of the great eras of rugby domination with a 25-20 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific final on ...
No specific concerns for Sports minister as Paris 2024 targeted by investigation
French sports minister Amelie Oudea Castera says she is not too concerned by the investigations into alleged corruption surrounding the Paris 2024 Olympics, which took a new turn as two top ...
Tsitsipas says comments about Kyrgios ‘misinterpreted’
Stefanos Tsitsipas has said comments he made about Nick Kyrgios at last year’s Wimbledon have been “misinterpreted”, after his remarks were featured on Netflix documentary “Break Point” and perceived ...