Mayar Sherif was knocked out of the French Open second round after losing in straight sets 6-0, 7-6 (9-7) to American 14th seed Madison Keys on Thursday. The Egyptian world number 53 was no match for Keys in the first and opening set which the American took in just 20 minutes. The second set was more keenly contested with Mayar Sherif breaking Keys in the eighth...
South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has announced his final 23-man squad list for their matches against Nigeria and Zimbabwe in next month’s African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Belgian, who initially named 36 players to the preliminary squad released earlier this month, has trimmed the list down to 23, with team captain Ronwen Williams, Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena, and Al Ahly...
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has called up Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ibrahim Sulemana for the first time as the Black Stars prepare to face Mali and Central African Republic in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. West Bromwich Albion's Thomas-Asante was born in England and eligible to play for either the Three Lions, the Black Stars or Jamaica while Sulemana plays in Italy with Cagliari who...
Ons Jabeur is unfazed by the lack of media spotlight on her after she progressed into the French Open third round on Wednesday. The Tunisian star overcame Colombia's Maria Camila Osorio 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the third round at Roland Garros for fifth time in her career. The form of Jabeur has dropped since reaching last year's Wimbledon final where she lost to Marketa Vondrousova...
The Dallas Mavericks missed the opportunity to complete a sweep of the Minnesota Timberwolves on homecourt when they lost Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series on Tuesday night. The Mavericks were beaten 105-100 in the American Airlines Center to put the series at 3-1, providing a lifeline for the third-seeded Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards drops a near-triple-double as the @Timberwolves force Game 5 in the...
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