Kaku voted Saudi Pro League player of the year by Sofascore
RIYADH: Al-Taawoun’s Paraguayan winger Alejandro Romero, nicknamed Kaku, has been voted Saudi Pro League player of the season by Sofascore as part of its SPL XI team of the season.
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French Open 2023: Elina Svitolina ousts Daria Kasatkina to book quarter-final place at Roland-Garros
Elina Svitolina has advanced through to the quarter-finals of the French Open following a hard fought 6-4 7-6(5) win over Daria Kasatkina. Svitolina's very impressive recent form on clay continued against the ninth seed and 2022 semi-finalist as she secured her place in the last eight at Roland-Garros.
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe will dominate world football for next 10 years, says Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku believes the rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland will dominate football for at least the next 10 years. Inter Milan forward Lukaku is preparing to face Manchester City's Haaland in the Champions League final on Saturday. Ad Haaland has torn up the record books after scoring 36 Premier League goals in 38 games in his debut season, surpassing Andy Cole’s and Alan Shearer’s respective tallies of 34 goals in a 42-game season.
Former Wallaby Waugh replaces Marinos as Rugby Australia CEO
Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh was named chief executive of national governing body Rugby Australia on Tuesday, three months before the World Cup.
Jabeur swats aside Pera to move into French Open quarter-finals
PARIS : Ons Jabeur was a woman in a hurry at the French Open on Monday, as the seventh seed eased into the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-3 6-1 win over American Bernarda Pera in bright sunshine.
Karim Benzema signs for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad: club source
Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema celebrates scoring a goal from the penalty spot during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on June 4, 2023. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
Muchova pummels Pavlyuchenkova to book French Open semi-final spot
PARIS : Karolina Muchova stopped resurgent former French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her tracks with a 7-5 6-2 victory on Tuesday to march into the Roland Garros semi-finals for the first time in her career.
Musetti up against 'inspiration' Alcaraz for quarter-final spot in Paris
Friends as well as rivals, Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz are looking forward to meeting in the French Open fourth round on Sunday after the Italian 17th seed beat the Spanish world number one in their only previous meeting.