Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Top seed Djokovic, 34, was in deep trouble before rediscovering his energy to win 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. The Serb’s greater experience shone through as fifth seed Tsitsipas…
JD Sports is facing an investor backlash after handing its boss a £4.3m bonus despite benefiting from millions of pounds in Covid support. Executive chairman Peter Cowgill’s total pay, including a short-term salary reduction, reached nearly £5m. Shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis recommends that investors vote against JD Sports’ “inappropriate” pay policy. The retailer received…
Victoria Edeme Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello made this known on his Facebook page as he uploaded a picture of himself and the football star. The Governor wrote, “Earlier today, I received in audience my dear brother and friend,…
Manchester United have had an opening bid of £67 million ($95m) rejected for Jadon Sancho. The England international is one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s top targets this summer after a deal failed to materialise for the 21-year-old last year due to a gap between the two sides over valuation. Solskjaer is still keen to strengthen…
DENMARK midfielder Christian Eriksen is “awake” in hospital after collapsing in the Euro 2020 match against Finland, said the Danish Football Association. The 29-year-old’s condition has been “stabilised”, according to tournament organisers Uefa. The game was suspended before half-time after the Inter Milan player fell to the ground and received emergency treatment on the field….
taly impressed in a 3-0 win over Turkey as the delayed Euro 2020 finally kicked off in Rome on Friday. All the goals came in the second half in front of a Stadio Olimpico that was filled to a quarter of its capacity. Merih Demiral’s own goal put Italy in front before Ciro Immobile and…
A batter can’t go to the crease in a 50-over cricket game expecting just to block things out. Bulls mentor Jake White used that rather appropriate analogy to describe the task facing his charges on Saturday when they take on the Sharks in what is effectively a Rainbow Cup semi-final. The visitors require a bonus point to…
Caroline Hedwall fired a brilliant round of 64 to become the first woman to hold the solo lead at a European Tour event on day two of the Scandinavian Mixed. Local favourite Hedwall carded the lowest round of the week so far in round two to get to 13-under and lead the way by one from Dutchman…
