Imagine a series of outline maps spanning England, Europe and, perhaps even, the world. They feature clearly highlighted contours and country boundaries but the neatly printed place names that customarily adorn atlases and globes are missing. It is safe to assume that, asked to fill…
Even our families and friends that attended our first Women’s Super League game of the season against Tottenham on Sunday were saying “wow, you’re playing at Stamford Bridge” because it’s a change from playing at Kingsmeadow. We are getting bigger and bigger and eventually we…
Following a disappointing performance at the World Cup and thereafter a complete whitewash against India, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has reportedly decided to sack Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaite as skippers of ODI and T20I teams and have named Kieron Pollard as captain in limited-overs…
17:09 IST: Bangladesh skipper, Shakib Al Hasan says that they lacked application while batting but also says Afghanistan bowled really well. Credits them for their win. Shakib admits after playing for 20 years they cannot say it is a build-up process. Feels they have not…
The cricket fraternity on Monday came in unison to congratulate the Australian team for retaining the coveted Ashes urn against England with a game remaining in hand. The Tim Paine-led side clinched a 185-run victory over Joe Root’s England in the fourth Test of the…
In a moment of defeat came a lesson in how to triumph. After defending U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka defeated Coco Gauff, Osaka convinced the 15-year-old to join her in an on-court interview — something that doesn’t typically happen in tennis. Gauff, refusing at first,…
NEW YORK, 5:58 PM—BIANCA ANDREESCU WINS THE US OPEN, 6-3, 7-5. First, a thought on Serena Williams: she comes up short on major No. 24 for the fourth consecutive Grand Slam final. She didn’t win a single set in any of those matches. Today, she…
When James Haskell, the former England bruiser, announced recently he was swapping the rugby pitch for the MMA octagon, he explained that an inspiration for the switch was Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. “I was only thinking during Wimbledon that I wonder what it’s like…
Twenty-four is not inevitable — and neither is Serena Williams. These are the facts of life, or maybe the cycle of life, as Rafael Nadal put it on Friday. Sports belong to the young — even if perhaps the greatest champion in the history of…
(CNN)Madagascar has joined Zambia in calling off a football match against South Africa in the wake of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Pretoria. On Wednesday, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) pulled out of hosting South Africa’s “Bafana Bafana” in Lusaka Saturday, citing “prevailing security…