CHICAGO: Amos Kipruto of Kenya dominated a world-class field to finally win his first Chicago Marathon while Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa defended her women’s title on Sunday. Kipruto’s time of 2:01:09 was a new personal best and vindication for the 34-year-old, who had finished second in Chicago last year and third the previous edition. This time,…

BEIJING. Zheng Qinwen became the first home winner of the China Open on Sunday as she beat Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4. The former world number four and current Olympic champion was a wildcard entry in Beijing, having struggled with form and fitness after elbow surgery in 2025. It was the 54th-ranked Zheng’s first…

SHANGHAI. Alexander Zverev was forced to dig deep in beating Quentin Halys in three sets at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday as he closes in on the world number one ranking. The German top seed belatedly saw off the Frenchman 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 6-3 to reach the last 16, despite moving a little uncomfortably at…

DURBAN. Steve Smith broke the Test record for the most career catches by a fielder as Australia played themselves into a strong position on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Sunday. Smith held four catches, taking his total to 223, as South Africa were bowled out for 284…

INDORE. Abhishek Sharma struck a quick 69 before Arshdeep Singh’s three wickets helped India to a 14-run win over the West Indies in the third T20 international on Sunday. Opener Abhishek’s 30-ball assault guided India to 223 all out, a total their bowlers defended by restricting West Indies to 209-7 in Indore, giving them 2-1…

Singapore: Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in his career on Sunday to complete a perfect weekend where he also finished first in the sprint and was on pole for both races. Red Bull’s Verstappen finished 7.335sec ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with championship leader Kimi Antonelli third for Mercedes…

Rawalpindi. Maaz Sadaqat just missed out on a hundred as Pakistan upstaged Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second T20 international on Sunday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Sadaqat’s 51-ball 96 and Sahibzada Farhan’s 44-ball 73 helped Pakistan to their highest T20 total at home of 215-3 in Rawalpindi. Medium pacer…

Left-hander misses ton as Farhan fires again before bowlers secure 2-0 unassailable lead

The American cards a three-under-par 68 to edge Bridgeman and Mitchell by one stroke