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Poland's Kamil Majchrzak capped a dream week by beating second seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) to win the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch and claim his first ATP Tour title on Sunday.The 30-year-old held
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Lewis Hamilton celebrated an emotional and historic first grand prix victory for Ferrari on Sunday to end Kimi Antonelli's five-race sequence of success and become, at 41, Formula One's oldest winner since Australian Jack Brabham
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Tunisia suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat to Sweden in its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during the game played at Monterrey Stadium in the Mexican city of Guadalupe as part of the first round of Group F.Sweden’s five goals were scored by Yasin Ayari in the 7th and 96th minutes, Alexander Isak in the 30th minute, Viktor Gyokeres in the 59th minute, and Mattias Svanberg in the 84th minute.Tunisia’s lone goal was scored by Omar Rekik in the 43rd minute.With this result, Sweden tops Group F with its first three points, while Tunisia sits at the bottom of the group with no points, awaiting its upcoming matches in the tournament.In the second round, Sweden will face the Netherlands in a highly anticipated match on June 20, while Tunisia will take on Japan on June 21 in an important fixture as it seeks to recover from its opening-round defeat and revive its hopes of advancing to the next stage.
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Sherfane Rutherford reached his half-century in the last over of a dramatic run chase as West Indies completed a series-clinching five-wicket win with two deliveries to spare Sunday in the third Twenty20 international against Sri
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Seamer Ollie Robinson, whose player-of-the-match performance guided England to victory in the first test against New Zealand, will miss the second match due to a sore right knee, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.Playing
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Iran's soccer team arrived in the United States for the first time at this World Cup on Sunday, landing at Los Angeles International Airport and holding a press conference on the same day that a
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Grandmaster Salem Abdulrahman, a player for the UAE national team and Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, achieved a new milestone for Emirati chess by securing fifth place in the ASEAN E-Sports Chess Cup, held in the
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International chess arbiter and Executive Director of the Fujairah Chess and Culture Club, Mohammed Abdul Ghani, has been awarded the prestigious title of Fair Play Expert by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).With this recognition, he
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Rachin Ravindra admits it will take a collective effort from New Zealand's batsmen to replace Kane Williamson after his shock decision to retire from international cricket.Williamson brought the curtain down on his illustrious New Zealand career following the first Test defeat against England at Lord's, leaving New Zealand with a huge hole in their line-up when the second Test starts at the Oval on Wednesday.The 35-year-old is New Zealand's all-time leading run scorer across all formats with 19,346 runs, including 48 centuries and six double hundreds, in 378 appearances between 2010 and 2026.Williamson, who captained New Zealand on 206 occasions, scored 9,515 runs at an average of 54.06 in 110 Tests for the Black Caps.New Zealand all-rounder Ravindra conceded it will be impossible for one player to produce the wealth of runs amassed by Williamson.Instead Ravindra hopes New Zealand's overall batting depth can help fill the void."I don't necessarily see it as pressure. Whenever a great moves on there is always a hole in the team," Ravindra told reporters on Monday."But the strength and quality in our depth in our team is what we pride ourselves on. We have Henry Nicholls and obviously Will Young is here as batting back-up."We all share responsibility within our batting unit. It's not on one guy, it's pretty hard to fill in that gap and unfortunately I don't think many people can. So it will be a collective effort." NO COMPLAINTSRavindra said New Zealand's squad had no complaints about Williamson's decision to step away in the middle of the three-Test series."It's always tough when probably our greatest player calls time. We were all so supportive of his decision," he said."Kane is such an amazing player but more than that he's such an amazing bloke and has contributed so much to New Zealand."Personally I have looked up to him for a long time now. He's one of my biggest idols. I was very lucky to share the crease with him and enjoy some cool partnerships."Sharing the crease, he is in a zen zone. He's such a great mentor. Kane has done things in his own way and decided the time is right. He has been so giving to the group."New Zealand will look to bounce back after being thrashed by 115 runs at Lord's, where they found it difficult to cope with a treacherous pitch that made it hard for the batsmen."We take learnings from everything, whether it is success or failure. There were some balls keeping low and seaming around at Lord's. We do know it is a fresh start," Ravindra said."This will be a different surface, different conditions. We haven't played a Test at the Oval for a long time." Related Story
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England head coach Brendon McCullum said he is "worried" about Ben Stokes after the captain was involved in a late-night incident that led to his absence from this week's second Test against New Zealand.Stokes will miss the clash at the Oval after breaching a midnight curfew while celebrating England's win over the Black Caps in the first Test at Lord's.The all-rounder and his England team-mate Gus Atkinson became embroiled in an incident involving Saracens rugby player Totoa Auvaa, prompting an internal investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board.There were suggestions that Stokes would resign or even retire in the immediate aftermath.But the 35-year-old's future remains shrouded in mystery ahead of the start of the second Test on Wednesday.Speaking on Monday, a sombre McCullum said he experienced a range of emotions from anger to concern when he learnt of Stokes' antics at a Chelsea nightspot.But McCullum insisted he has a duty of care for Stokes' well-being that over-rides disciplinary matters or the viability of his reign as skipper."When I first found out about it I was slightly bewildered, if I'm being honest. Then you go through a range of emotions. You go from being bewildered, on to angry, on to kind of gutted," he told reporters on Monday."But very quickly my overall emotion turned to worry and concern for Ben in particular."Since then it has been about how we support these guys, whilst not overlooking the fact they have not lived up to the standards we have set for ourselves."For me it's very much about how we support these guys through the next stage, in particular Ben. That is very much where my mind is at, my worry for him." NO WORD ON CAPTAINCYMcCullum refused to say whether he believes Stokes should remain as captain, after England were also criticised for their off-field behaviour during the tour to New Zealand and Australia."What will be will be, down the line. Those decisions are not for now. The concern is making sure Ben is fine," he said."We need to make sure we look after him, rally around him, and in time we'll get on to those sorts of decisions."For me I'm just making sure I'm checking in with him. That's where things sit at the moment."Stokes has trained with his English county Durham over recent days and could play against Northamptonshire on Friday.But McCullum took a deep breath before answering when quizzed on the wisdom of Stokes returning to action."I'm worried about Ben. That's it," he said. "I'll leave it at that."England are back in training for the first time since the incident and McCullum said he was encouraged by the atmosphere among the players."I was intrigued to see how the team was and I was quite happy to be honest. There was a calm," he said."Guys were still talking about last week, they touched on what had happened after." Related Story
