Ben Shelton net worth (Getty Images) Ben Shelton is 23 years old, ranked No. 9 in the world, and heading into a US Open final against Alexander Zverev — the first American man in that position since Andy Roddick in 2003. His career prize money has crossed $15 million. But the real story of Shelton’s…
Meet Rufus, Wimbledon’s famous hawk, who has spent 18 years keeping pesky pigeons away from tennis courts. Wimbledon has plenty of familiar sights when the Championships arrive, from packed Centre Court stands to strawberries and cream. But long before the crowds settle in, one of the All England Club’s most experienced regulars is already at…
Shafali Verma produced another explosive batting display in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final, smashing the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament before departing for a blistering 68 off 39 balls against Sri Lanka. The India opener reached her half-century in just 24 balls, surpassing the previous record of 25 balls held by…
NEW DELHI: The National Song, Vande Mataram, was sung for the first time at an international cricket match before India’s opening T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The three-match T20I series began with an unusual moment as the two teams lined up on the field before the start…
Elena Rybakina (Reuters Photo) NEW YORK CITY: Elena Rybakina’s US Open appeared to have ended before it had begun.A foot and ankle injury in Cincinnati saw the Kazakh limp out of the tournament midway, leaving her Flushing Meadows dream in tatters and her pursuit of the world No. 1 ranking suddenly hanging by a thread.Rybakina…
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 1st T20I: India face a tough selection call at the top of the order as they take on Afghanistan in the first match of the three-match T20I series on Sunday. The big question is whether India will go with the fearless batting of ‘Boy Wonder’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi or rely on…
Elena Rybakina holds the trophy after she won the women’s singles final of the US Open against Aryna Sabalenka. (AP Photo) Elena Rybakina arrived in New York with the world No. 1 ranking already within reach. She left with something even bigger — the US Open trophy and a place at the summit of women’s…
NEW DELHI: A day after publicly questioning her exclusion from India’s Asian Games wushu squad, Divyanshi Choudhary has changed her tone, saying she now understands why the federation decided to pull her out of the team and that her priority is to recover from her knee injury.In a video message, the wushu athlete said officials…
England’s Joe Root. (AP Photo) Joe Root has added another extraordinary record to his already remarkable Test career, becoming the first player in the 147-year history of Test cricket to cross the 2,000-run mark specifically in the fourth innings. The England star reached the landmark during his unbeaten 62 against Pakistan in the third Test…
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her US Open women’s singles final match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka may have lost the US Open final and her world No. 1 ranking, but the support she received from the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium left her with a special feeling.“Actually, at some point I felt like,…
