
Sports

Arsenal’s Zubimendi withdraws from Spain squad
Martin Zubimendi becomes the 10th senior player to return to the Premier League leaders during the international break.
Football

Italy chase World Cup spot as Kosovo bid to make debut

Defiant Pochettino ready for ‘even greater’ Portugal test
France capped a successful US tour with a second win over South American opposition in four days, following a 2–1 victory over Brazil earlier in the week.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen , who is on loan at Girona, underwent surgery for a torn hamstring in February, the latest in a series of injury setbacks.
Tottenham Hotspur announced that it has mutually agreed with Igor Tudor for him to leave the club with immediate effect.
Both teams used the match to launch the new kit they will wear at the World Cup from June 11 to July 19.
Badminton

Zii Jia hit by confidence crisis, says Chong Wei

Malaysia’s challenge fizzles out in Orleans Masters
The national men’s team will also have to contend with England and Finland.
The 27-year-old lost 21-18, 21-14 to China’s Dong Tian Yao after beating India’s S Subramaniam 21-12, 21-18 in the qualifying round.
The unseeded Malaysians had upset two top Indonesian pairs en route to the quarter-finals.
The Malaysian duo defeat Indonesia’s third-seeded Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana to book a quarter-final berth.
Motorsports

Italy’s Bezzecchi wins fifth MotoGP in a row by taking US Grand Prix

Max Verstappen says he is considering F1 retirement
Haas driver Oliver Bearman’s high-speed crash sparks calls for the sport’s regulator to make safety-related changes to the new rules.
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen finished eighth, ending his four-year reign as Japanese Grand Prix champion in ruthless fashion.
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli led home McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by 13.722 seconds and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc a further 1.548 seconds back in third.
Starting seventh, the Aprilia rider won a dramatic sprint as Marco Bezzecchi crashed out and Marc Marquez slid off, taking pole-sitter Fabio Di Giannantonio with him.
Tennis

Implacable Sinner overpowers Lehecka to win Miami Open

Motsepe to ‘respect’ CAS decision on AFCON final row
The world number one from Belarus became the fifth woman — and the first since Iga Swiatek in 2022 — to win both of the elite early-season hardcourt WTA 1000 titles.
Jannik Sinner is targeting the ‘Sunshine Double’, seeking to become the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to win Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
World number two Jannik Sinner stretched his win streak over fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev to seven matches with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) semi-final win.
Jiri Lehecka dominated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-2 to reach the men’s final in 75 minutes.


















