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LONDON: Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of just 17 because he struggled to cope with the expectations that followed his first Grand Slam title. Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the 1985 final at the All England Club to become Wimbledon’s youngest men’s singles champion. The German, known for his flamboyant style of play, went on to win five more Grand Slams, including Wimbledon in 1986 and 1989, after his breakthrough triumph. “If you remember any other wunderkind, they usually don’t make it to 50 because of the trials and tribulations that come after,” the 57-year-old…

LIVERPOOL: Southampton’s Ryan Manning (R) in action with Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike during their League Cup match at Anfield.—Reuters LIVERPOOL: Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool while Hugo Ekitike was sent off after bagging a late winner as the hosts beat second tier Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday. The Swede, a record 125 million pounds ($169.04 million) signing from Newcastle United, found the net in the 43rd minute of a scrappy match — 38 seconds after Southampton’s Adam Armstrong had hit the crossbar. Federico Chiesa provided the assist, as…

VALENCIA: Real Madrid maintained their flawless start to the season with a swashbuckling 4-1 victory over Levante on Tuesday, as Vinicius Jr orchestrated the first-half demolition before Kylian Mbappe’s second-half brace sealed a comprehensive win. The result keeps Real comfortably atop the standings on 18 points after six matches, stretching their lead to five points over reigning champions Barcelona, who have a game in hand ahead of Thursday’s clash at Real Oviedo. Levante languish in 16th place on four points. It was a particularly satisfying night for Vinicius, who was under scrutiny after a mixed start under new manager Xabi…

The first woman from Pakistan to score a T20I hundred, the southpaw opener heads into this month’s World Cup in good form. On a balmy February night at Cape Town two years ago, Ireland’s Leah Paul stood at her bowling mark in the 19th over of the innings; her side having had a tough day in the field — courtesy of the batter waiting for her at the other end. Pakistan’s Muneeba Ali shuffles in the crease and moves outside the leg stump. Paul follows, but the left-handed batter caresses the ball to the boundary from in between the legs…

India secured their place in the men’s Asia Cup final on Wednesday as Abhishek Sharma starred with 75 in a 41-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai. The holders posted 168-6 batting first after stumbling following a quick start, but their spinners helped stifle Bangladesh to 127 all out. The result means Sri Lanka are out of the tournament, with Thursday’s Super Four match between Pakistan and Bangladesh to decide who faces India in Sunday’s final. Abhishek has enjoyed a remarkable start to his T20 international career with 783 runs from 22 matches at a strike-rate of 197.72. The opener set…

The Pakistan women’s team on Wednesday started training for the Women’s Cricket World Cup, in Sri Lanka’s Colombo, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The Women in Green arrived in the Sri Lankan capital late on Tuesday as the tournament is set to start on September 30 in India’s Guwahati. The eight-nation showpiece will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from Sept 30 to Nov 2. However, Pakistan — under an International Cricket Council (ICC) hybrid model decided by the ICC due to political strains between New Delhi and Islamabad — will play all their matches of the event…

Pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi has declared that the Green Shirts will reach the Asia Cup final and can beat India if the arch-rivals clash again. Pakistan kept their campaign alive with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Super Four clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Pakistan and India have met twice in this edition of the regional competition, but the two teams have never played against each other in an Asia Cup final. The regional tournament, played this time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the Twenty20 format, started in 1984, and this is its 17th edition.…

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Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has declared that the Green Shirts will reach the Asia Cup final and can beat India if the arch-rivals clash again. Pakistan kept their campaign alive with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Super Four clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. India and Pakistan have met twice in this edition of the regional competition, but the two teams have never played against each other in an Asia Cup final. The regional tournament, played this time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the Twenty20 format, started in 1984 and this is its 17th…

Americans aren’t quitting their jobs — and that trend is changing the way the labor market functions.Since April 2024, the U.S. economy has shed 1.2 million jobs. Hiring has slowed to its lowest pace in a decade, excluding the pandemic dip. The quits rate, once a key marker of worker confidence, has fallen to around 2%, a level not regularly seen since early 2016.”There’s been a lot of anxiety about the direction of both the economy and the labor market as well,” said James Atkinson, vice president of thought leadership at SHRM, a professional group for human resource management. “I…