Kathmandu: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has defeated Andrey Rublev in four intense sets to advance to the Wimbledon semi-finals at the All England Club on Tuesday. He conceding the first set spurred Djokovic on to greater heights and closed out a ferocious last game in the third set to take a lead and ultimately…
Kathmandu: The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) on Tuesday announced the nominations of four different categories for the 19th edition of the NSJF Pulsar Sports Awards-2078 to be held on February 23rd. The organizer NSJF organized a program on Tuesday and announced the nominations for the best men, women, young players and coaches of the…
Kathmandu: World number one Novak Djokovic has won the Wimbledon Open for the seventh time. In Sunday night’s final on Center Court, Djokovic came back from a set defeat to 27-year-old Nick Kyrgios. Djokovic defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to become the champion. This is the 21st Grand Slam title for the 35-year-old Serbian…
KATHMANDU: Kazakhstan’s Ilina Raibakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon. Raibakina defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jaber in yesterday’s final to become the new Wimbledon champion. 17th seed Raibakina defeated Jaber 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. This is the first Grand Slam title of 23-year-old Raibakina’s career. She also won Wimbledon for the first time. Raibakina also became…
KATHMANDU: Spain’s Rafael Nadal has ruled himself out of the Wimbledon semifinals. Nadal, who was injured during the quarter-finals, has announced that he will not play in the semi-finals as he has not recovered. He was scheduled to play Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, said he had tried…
Kathmandu: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has withdrawn his name ahead of the Wimbledon semifinals. Nadal, who suffered from health problems during the quarterfinals, withdrew from the competition, saying his stomach problems had worsened. After Nadal withdrew his name, his opponent Nick Kyrgyz reached the semi-finals without reaching the final. In the final, Kyrgios will…
Kathmandu: World number two Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon Open with a hard-fought victory. Nadal defeated Taylor Fritz of the United States in a five-set match on Wednesday night at Center Court. It was clear he had aggravated an abdominal injury that had bothered him all tournament. He asked the umpire…
Kathmandu: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Britain’s Cameron Nuri have reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. Djokovic reached the semifinals after beating Italy’s Yannick Siner 3-2 in the quarterfinals. Djokovic lost the first two sets of the game against Sinar 5-7, 2-6. But Djokovic advanced to the semifinals, winning the next three sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. In…
