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Scottish challenger American Affair finished best to land the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot for Jim Goldie and Paul Mulrennan. Successful in valuable handicaps at Musselburgh and York, the five-year-old was perhaps unfortunate not to finish closer than he did when fifth in the Temple Stakes at Haydock and was an 11/1 chance for this Group One debut. …

A snooker arena featuring multiple well-lit tables in a hall. — Facebook/Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association KARACHI: The Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association (PBSA) has appealed to the federal government to release long-pending special grants, warning that the country’s participation in upcoming international events is in jeopardy due to a severe financial crisis. In a press release issued on Tuesday, …

Aryna Sabalenka has branded her comments about Coco Gauff after the French Open final “completely unprofessional” and revealed she wrote to the American to apologise. Gauff edged a close three-set match in Paris to win her second Grand Slam title and deny Sabalenka a first Roland-Garros crown. In her post-match press conference in Paris, Sabalenka had suggested that the result …

Pakistan’s contingent for the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania. — Reporter KARACHI: Pakistan defeated Tajikistan 2-1 in their Group A tie of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III on Tuesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Despite an early setback in the opening singles match, Pakistan bounced back strongly to claim the tie. Amna Ali Qayum, playing the first …

Docklands narrowly got the better of Rosallion in a thrilling climax to the Queen Anne Stakes. A strong field of 10 runners went to post for the traditional Royal Ascot curtain-raiser, with the market dominated by the first four home in last month’s Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. Rosallion, who finished third at Newbury, was the 5/2 favourite to get back …

This man guarantees goals. He is one of the best strikers in the world. And some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League desperately need a centre-forward. It is a transfer equation that should have a very obvious solution. Buy Victor Osimhen. Instead, Chelsea have already moved to bring in Liam Delap after an impressive season with Ipswich. Viktor …

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj shakes hands with fans in the stands as a giant screen displays the message of ‘Champions 2025’ after South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia  at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, UK on June 14, 2025. — Reuters  In a noteworthy move concerning cricket’s longest format, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has …

Royal Ascot is here and top tipster Hugh Taylor has a couple of selections for both the Coventry and Ascot Stakes, all live on Sky Sports Racing. The Coventry Stakes (3.05) looks an open renewal this year in the absence of ante-post favourite Albert Einstein, with five of the front six in the market once-raced winners who recorded good – …

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has branded Red Bull’s protest at the Canadian Grand Prix “petty” and “embarrassing”, but his counterpart Christian Horner insists his team have “no regrets”. Red Bull challenged George Russell’s win in Montreal on Sunday, alleging he had broken regulations for both driving erratically and committing unsportsmanlike conduct behind the safety car, which was later thrown out by …

Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol delves into the low attendance during Chelsea’s win over LAFC at the Club World Cup. Source link