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BASEL: Felix Auger-Aliassime won his third title in as many weeks on Sunday as he defeated Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the ATP final in Basel. The ninth-ranked Canadian climbed to provisional sixth in the season points race to the eight-man ATP Finals in Turin from November 13. Auger-Aliassime added …

MUMBAI: The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between September 19 and November 10 in the UAE. Brijesh Patel, the IPL Governing Council chairman, said Friday that the final could be played on November 8 or 10, with a definitive decision expected soon. Even as the Board of …

Kevin Johnson became enamored with NASCAR as a kid through clips on “ Wide World of Sports,” decades before billion-dollar broadcast deals when auto racing shared precious air time with barrel jumping and demolition derby. Raised in the South Bronx, Johnson considered himself “a closet NASCAR fan,” without a friend …

Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle believes former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will have to earn his place back in the national side as Mohammad Rizwan has cemented the wicketkeeper slot, through his recent performances in Test cricket. Sarfaraz is part of the 29-member squad announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) …

INDIANAPOLIS — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news Friday evening cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader …

NEW YORK — The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques. “The issue is being addressed,” Jack O’Connell, longtime secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, said Wednesday. “It will definitely …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s 17-year-old fast-bowling sensation Naseem Shah warned England on Wednesday not to underestimate him in the upcoming Test series, saying it would be their “big loss” if they do. Shah has risen to phenomenal heights in international cricket since making his debut last year aged 16, and will be …

  LONDON: The transfer value of players in 10 of Europe’s top leagues could plummet by up to 10 billion euros due to the economic crash caused by coronavirus, a study from accounting firm KPMG said on Wednesday. Transfer spending is expected to fall dramatically, with clubs across the continent …

Russian officials on Monday appealed to the international sports fraternity to remain calm as the coronavirus pandemic threatened the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. “Panic is the worst that can happen in the current situation,” the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said in a statement. “The ROC urges all the representatives of …

KARACHI: If you don’t hold a bat and ball in your hand, then there is a high chance that the people in Pakistan will not notice your sporting achievements, or maybe forget them in a matter of days. Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif if one of those non-cricketing athletes who have …