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The Karachi Police ordered an investigation on Monday of alleged threats being made to boxer Aliya Soomro. Earlier this year, Soomro became the first Pakistani woman to win a world boxing title. She knocked out her opponent from Thailand in just 45 seconds in Bangkok to claim victory in the WBA Asia 105-pound category. A day ago, Soomro issued a video statement on her Instagram account, saying that she and her family were being harassed by an alleged facilitator of the Lyari gang war who was impersonating a media worker. “Don’t drag me into political and ethnic disputes and conflict…
CNN — Bobbing up and down in a swimming pool, his head barely above the surface of the water, Jakob Ingebrigtsen is being forced to take things slowly. Very, very slowly. As he moves at a snail’s pace around the pool at his home in Sandnes, Norway, Ingebrigtsen is quietly plotting his return to the running track. An Achilles injury has kept him out of action of late, and the recovery process, which the two-time Olympic champion is documenting on his YouTube channel, seems arduous and painstaking – even boring. As well as low-impact “aquajogging” around a small pool, Ingebrigtsen…
LEEDS TEST On Day 3 in Leeds, Bumrah claimed his 14th five-fer in Tests © Getty There’s a memorable image from the IPL 2019 final that captures Jasprit Bumrah’s calm leadership under pressure: the moment he comforted his Mumbai Indians teammate Quinton de Kock after a crucial bye slipped through in the penultimate over. Bumrah’s wry smile as he steadied a crestfallen de Kock spoke volumes about his unshakeable composure. Fast forward to a very different arena, a tense Test match at Headingley, where Bumrah once again demonstrated that trademark coolness. Despite an unusually sloppy day in the field for…
CNN — French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Queen’s Club title with an enthralling 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 win over Jiří Lehečka, cementing his status as the favorite for Wimbledon. The victory extends the Spaniard’s winning streak to a career-best 18 matches and secures his fifth title of 2025. But Alcaraz didn’t have it all his own way against a player that has already beaten him this season. After clinching the second-set tie break with a booming ace, Lehečka must have been feeling confident of a repeat of their meeting at the Qatar Open in February. However, Alcaraz soon…
CNN — Minjee Lee won her third career major at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, joining rare company among her fellow Australian golfers in doing so. Lee, 29, showed remarkable to composure to clinch the title at a windy Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, closing out her victory with a 2-over 74 to win by three shots over American Auston Kim and two-time LPGA Tour winner Chanettee Wannasaen. Sunday marked Lee’s 11th career win and her first victory on the LPGA Tour since the 2023 BMW Ladies Championship. It also means she becomes just the third Australian women’s…
Mark Chapman scored an unbeaten 32-ball 45 ©MLC Behind the boyish charm and the cherubic smile that rarely left his face during the press conference, it’s easy to overlook that Mark Chapman has been walking the road of international cricket for over 14 years. From scoring a century on ODI debut for Hong Kong, to crafting a career-best 132 for New Zealand earlier this year, his journey has quietly stitched together one of the most underrated international careers in modern cricket. The 30-year-old played a similarly underrated hand of 45* off 32 against MI New York, a knock that steered…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar was left impressed on Saturday by Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century in the first innings of the Headingley Test against England. Tendulkar praised Pant’s fearless and unconventional shot-making, highlighting his unique ‘falling sweep’ technique, which the wicketkeeper-batter executed multiple times during his innings. Pant, known for his audacious style, scored a commanding 134 runs off 178 balls, including 12 boundaries and six sixes. One of the standout strokes in his innings was his trademark falling paddle sweep — a shot that often sees him lose balance and end up on the ground. Tendulkar…
CNN — Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said he believes Antonio Rüdiger’s claims that his defender was subjected to racist abuse during the game against Pachuca in the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, adding that a FIFA investigation is underway. Rüdiger and Pachuca’s Gustavo Cabral clashed near the end of the match at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Los Blancos leading 3-1. The two players came close to one another before Rüdiger spoke directly to referee Ramon Abatti and pointed towards Cabral. After separating the players, Abatti was seen crossing his arms in what is…
3rd: Scotland 20 matches, 24 points (11 wins, 7 losses, 2 no-results) While there is no reason for the defending League 2 winners to panic, sitting inside the top four, their recent two win/two defeat home tri-series with the Dutch and Nepal will leave a slightly sour taste in the mouth. Their victories in the series were bookended by a heart-breaking one-wicket defeat to Karan KC and Nepal, and then O’Dowd’s explosive maiden ODI hundred in another final-over thriller, as Associate cricket’s high drama and infitiesimal margins were underlined once more. On the table, the consequences of the two tight…
MLC 2025 Unmukt Chand stroked an unbeaten 58-ball 86 © MLC Los Angeles Knight Riders finally got on the board in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 with a six-wicket win over Seattle Orcas. Chasing 178, Unmukt Chand anchored the innings with an unbeaten 86 off 58 balls and shared a crucial 139-run stand with Saif Badar, who chipped in with a rapid half-century. The win, Knight Riders’ first in four matches this season, handed Orcas their fourth straight defeat. Earlier, Orcas posted 177/6 after opting to bat. Openers Shayan Jahangir and David Warner gave them a strong start, racing to…