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EUGENE: Less than a year after making history for Pakistan at the Olympics, Arshad Nadeem was at it again on Thursday. With a huge roar at the Hayward Field, the 25-year-old let his javelin fly and as it soared past the 80-metre mark Arshad raised his arms and puffed his cheeks knowing he’d done just enough. With his season-best throw …

MELBOURNE: As messages on video boards cautioned Australian Open spectators to “be aware we are expecting a reduction in air quality” on Saturday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed satisfied that all will be fine at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament despite recent days of smoke arriving from wildfires burning 100 or so miles away. The haze hanging over …

LONDON: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to tighten their private stranglehold on Wimbledon as rivals struggle to keep afloat as they bid to dethrone the sport’s A-list stars. World number one Djokovic is the defending champion and chasing a fifth title at the All England Club. Federer, promoted to second seed, can win a ninth crown …

PARIS: Roger Federer became the oldest man to reach the French Open fourth round in 47 years on Friday by winning his record 400th Grand Slam match, while Rafael Nadal won in four sets as women´s second seed Karolina Pliskova was dumped out. The 37-year-old Federer, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, saw off the 63rd-ranked …

MELBOURNE: Defen­ding champion Roger Federer was stunned by fiery Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who ended his bid for a record seventh Australian Open Sunday on a day of upsets that also saw second seed Angelique Kerber crash out. The Swiss master caved in under the energy and pressure of a man 17 years his junior to tumble out 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 …