US Open: Carlos Alcaraz beats Casper Ruud to win maiden grand slam title
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud to win his first grand slam title at the US Open and become the youngest man ever to be ranked world number one.
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UAE’s Mansoor Al-Mansoori retains lead in F2 world title race
RIBADOURO: Team Abu Dhabi’s Mansoor Al-Mansoori produced a battling performance in the Grand Prix of Portugal on Sunday to retain the lead in 2022 UIM F2 World Championship.
Jack Kennedy claims his fourth British title
Jack Kennedy has become the most successful rider in British Supersport Championship history by claiming his fourth title at Snetterton on Sunday.
Watch: Sri Lanka's Ecstatic Celebration After Lifting Sixth Asia Cup Title
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the Asia Cup 2022 final match on Sunday, at Dubai International Stadium. Bhanuka Rajapaksa's knock of 71 runs, followed by four-wicket haul by Pramod Madushan and a three-wicket haul by Wanindu Hasaranga, helped Sri Lanka bundle out Pakistan at 147, in the chase of 171. With this win, Sri Lanka lifted their sixth Asia Cup title. Post this win, the Dasun Shanaka-led side was seen celebrating and dancing in the dressing room.
Exclusive: Carlos Alcaraz says mid-match ‘calm down’ was key to first Grand Slam title at US Open 2022
Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to Eurosport that he “got a little tense” in the middle of the US Open final against Casper Ruud on his way to a maiden Grand Slam title. Alcaraz won the opening set 6-2, but then lost the second 2-6 before winning a crucial third set tie-break, which proved to be the final swing in momentum to set him up for victory. Ad His win means the 19-year-old has usurped Daniil Medvedev as the world No.
Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova storm back to win US Open women's doubles title
The Americans led by a set and 4-1 before the Tokyo Olympic gold medallists stormed back to complete their career "Golden Slam" with their maiden triumph in New York. "We calmed down and said okay, it's not going to be this time," Siniakova said of their conversation when they were trailing in the second set. "I think it helped us and we showed better tennis after that.
Asia Cup 2022: Bhanuka Rajapaksa hails 'great win' as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win title
Sri Lanka's cricket has proved a point to the world with their sixth Asia Cup title after his unbeaten 71 set up a commanding 23-run win over Pakistan. Fast bowler Pramod Madushan (4-34) and Wanindu Hasaranga (3-27) shared seven wickets between them to bowl out Pakistan for 147 while chasing 171 in Dubai. Earlier the left-handed Rajapaksa put on a key 58-run stand for the sixth wicket with Hasaranga, who hit 36, to help Sri Lanka to 170-6 after being in trouble at 58-5. Sri Lanka, who had to abandon plans to host the competition due to political unrest, bounced back from an embarrassing opening defeat by Afghanistan to win the tournament, a curtain-raiser for next month's T20 World Cup in Australia. "We always wanted to show the whole world (what we can do)," said man of the match Rajapaksa. "Some decades back we had some sort of aggression in our side and we wanted to create those moments again. As a unit we are doing fantastically well at the moment and we look forward to the World Cup."
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek downs Ons Jabeur to claim first US Open title
The winner takes it all, Abba might’ve sung of a love story gone wrong, but the words lend equally to sporting contests, where one and only one leaves with the silverware that counts. And Swiatek it was again, for the second time on a major stage in 2022.