New York, Sep 11 (IANS) World No. 3 Jessica Pegula heaped praise on Aryna Sabalenka following her loss to the two-time defending US Open champion in the semifinal and opined that this was the best level she saw from the Belarusian and wondered who pissed Sabalenka off for playing the way she did at the Arthur Ashe Stadium against her.
Georgetown, Sep 11 (IANS) After becoming the oldest bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in T20 history at the age of 47, veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir revealed that his young son remains the primary inspiration behind his refusal to hang up his boots.
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka spoke on losing the World No.1 ranking to Elena Rybakina, whom she will be facing in the US Open 2026 final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday (as per IST).
Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) Fresh off leading East Zone to a memorable Duleep Trophy 2026/27 triumph, skipper Ishan Kishan engaged in a light-hearted banter with teenaged batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi over taking credit for successful Decision Review System (DRS) calls during the final against South Zone.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Manchester United defender Harry Maguire said losing against rivals at Old Trafford hurts for a long time, as he reflected on the significance of the Manchester derby ahead of Sunday’s clash against Manchester City.
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Elena Rybakina emphasised that she will have to unleash all her energy to try to topple the two-time defending US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka as the two gear up for the title clash on Sunday (as per IST).
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal impressed again as bigwigs kicked off their Champions League 2026-27 campaign with wins.
Birmingham, Sep 11 (IANS) Despite Pakistan’s ongoing tour of England taking a turn for the worse, batting coach Michael Smith backed the youngsters within the side to come good with time, saying there are a lot of quality cricketers coming through from Pakistan, and getting the youngsters to get comfortable in the Test environment help them from a "long-term point of view."
Dubai, Sep 11 (IANS) Shafali Verma said she focused on staying calm and contributing to the team as she adapted to a difficult batting surface during her match-winning 64 against Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinal here on Thursday.
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Alexander Zverev bids for his second US Open final appearance as he takes on unseeded and former World No.8 Karen Khachanov in the first of the two semifinals at the US Open 2026. Meanwhile, Ben Shelton will face Frances Tiafoe in an all-American second semifinal in the Big Apple.
