Top Games Review
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in the men’s lockeroom after defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Fiona Hamilton/Tennis Australia via AP) Fiona Hamilton Japan’s Naomi Osaka poses with her trophy the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup …
And considering the specialist batsmen had no answers for the spin, there was no hope for the tail, tumbling from 146-6 to 157 all out as Yadav and Chahal tied them in knots – India’s spinners ending with 7-99 in 23 overs.That Rishabh Pant has been instructed by the team management to face the new …
Germany’s last 16 win against Nigeria was held at the Stade des Alpes, in the French city of Grenoble. The French Alps weren’t the only exciting sight seen on television. The stadium, which has the capacity of about 20,000 people, looked close to being completely full, with the fans being heard cheering for their teams …
Emiliano Sala’s former club Nantes have reacted with anger at the decision to formally call off the search for his missing plane and demanded it be resumed. Players were in tears during training after Guernsey Police decided to end the hunt for the light aircraft carrying the Cardiff City striker and pilot Dave Ibbotson. The …
Reigning champions Australia waited until the quarterfinal of the 2019 Asian Cup to play some of their best football, only to be ousted by UAE in a 1-0 defeat. Despite easily dominating possession and shots on goal, a howler from defender Milos Degenek paved the way for the host nation to progress to the final …
IMAGE: Saina will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Saina Nehwal/Twitter The Indian trio of P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth dished out superb performances on the opening day to advance to the second round of the of the $ 350,000 Indonesia Masters, in Jakarta on, Wednesday. Olympic and World Championship …
Serena Williams is in a tough half of the Australian Open draw. © AFP Serena Williams has been handed a challenging draw in her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, starting with Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the first round. The American, seeded 16, is gunning to match Margaret Court’s …
JanuaryDarkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan (Century, out now) Described as a #MeToo thriller, the debut crime novel from solicitor Kirwan takes as its premise a suspicious suicide, a predatory film director and the woman determined to bring him to justice. We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, January 8) Part memoir, part communal …
Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring for Atletico Madrid vs Getafe. © AFP Antoine Griezmann struck again as Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga by beating in-form Getafe 2-0 on Saturday. Griezmann now has eight goals in as many games, his latest helping Atletico register their sixth win in …
We couldn’t be more excited. By Scott Wampler Jan. 29, 2019 Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is, by our estimation, one of the most highly-anticipated projects on Hollywood’s horizon. A big-budget, two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel, the film has already scored a number of talented performers for its cast, including Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave …