Defending champion Alcaraz reaches Rio Open semifinals
RIO DE JANEIRO: World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz clawed back a break in both sets and dominated the tiebreaker to beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) on Friday in the ATP Rio Open quarterfinals.
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Klopp urges Liverpool to keep pace with rivals’ spending
LONDON: Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool’s owners that his struggling side must keep pace with their rivals’ spending in the summer transfer window.
Andy Murray saves 5 match points against Czech opponent to reach Doha final
DOHA: Andy Murray saved five match points to beat Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final of the Qatar Open on Friday.
Sir Busker well prepared, in the hunt for NEOM Turf glory at Saudi Cup
LONDON: One of the horses flying the flag for British racing at this weekend’s Saudi Cup meeting has “definitely got a chance” of claiming a famous victory among a strong field, his trainer William Knight and syndicate chief Sam Hoskins said on Friday.
’It feels nice’: Zhou edges world champion Verstappen in F1 testing
SAKHIR, Bahrain: China’s Zhou Guanyu succeeded where many others have failed on Friday by out-pacing Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and admitted “it feels nice to see my name up there.” Zhou clocked a best time of 1min 31.610sec off 132 laps in his Alfa Romeo on the second day of pre-season testing on the same Sakhir track which will stage the 2023 championship opener on March 5. “We are well aware this is testing, of course, and everyone is trying different settings, but it feels nice to see my name and that of the team up there in the timing sheets,” said 23-year-old Zhou. “It’s been a positive day overall, we got more mileage in and went through all the targets and tasks we had set for ourselves, so I can say I am happy.
Mercedes hit by hydraulics problem as Verstappen impresses
MANAMA : An hydraulics problem brought an early end to the second day of Formula One testing for Mercedes on Friday while Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen again looked the man to beat in Bahrain.
The evolving balance between long and short formats in cricket
Sandwiched in between T20 competitions in Australia, the UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan are two Test matches between New Zealand and England and four between India and Australia. This is probably the shape of things to come for men’s cricket, a juxtaposition of short and long format cricket, juggled in a finite calendar.
Williams in no rush to appoint a technical director
MANAMA : Williams are in no rush to fill the vacant role of technical director left by the departure of Francois-Xavier Demaison, the Formula One team's new boss James Vowles said on Friday.