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Tearful Osaka triumphs in US Open return

New York (AFP) – Two-time champion Naomi Osaka made a triumphant, tearful return to the US Open on Tuesday, beating 10th-seeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-3,...

Top-ranked Swiatek outlasts Rakhimova in US Open 1st rd

New York (AFP) – World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a second Grand Slam title of 2024 with a 6-4, 7-6 (8/6)...

Saudi World Cup bid renews fears for migrants’ welfare

Dubai (AFP) – Fosir Mia moved to Saudi Arabia thinking he would earn a handsome salary as an electrician, only to find himself hauling steel...

Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76

The Swede, who also led several European clubs to major trophies before taking on the England job, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Swedish football...

Slot enjoys perfect Anfield start as Liverpool ease past Brentford

Liverpool (AFP) – Arne Slot enjoyed a winning bow as Liverpool boss at Anfield with Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scoring in a 2-0 win...

Ten Hag blames dismal Man Utd defending for defeat to Brighton

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Under-fire Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag blamed his side's defending for a 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday after...

‘Pure mentality’: German champions Leverkusen start season with last-gasp win

Mönchengladbach (Germany) (AFP) – Granit Xhaka praised his side's "pure mentality" as Florian Wirtz's goal in the 11th minute of stoppage time snatched a 3-2...

Barcola scores twice as ‘perfect’ PSG hit six past Montpellier

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his side had achieved "perfection" after thrashing Montpellier 6-0 on Friday to continue their strong start...

Man City beat Chelsea to start Premier League title defence

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City's attitude to defy a disrupted pre-season and get their Premier League title defence off to a winning...

Leverkusen defeat Stuttgart on penalties to win German Super Cup

Leverkusen (Germany) (AFP) – Ten-man Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the season-opening German Super Cup on Saturday, winning the trophy for the...

Champions Inter held at Genoa after late penalty drama

Genoa (Italy) (AFP) – Inter Milan were denied a win in the opening match of their Serie A title defence on Saturday as late penalty...

Slot starts with Liverpool win, Arsenal beat Wolves to launch Premier League bid

London (AFP) – Arne Slot made the perfect start to his Liverpool reign with a 2-0 win at Ipswich, while Arsenal dispatched Wolves 2-0 to...

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