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Formula One great Michael Schumacher now uses his eyes to communicate with his close ones, according to a report, almost 12 years on from the skiing tragedy that changed his life. The seven-time F1 champion has been kept away from public eye for over a decade since a horrific skiing accident in December, 2013. While reports have claimed that he currently resides in Switzerland, details about his health condition have been kept confidential since the accident. According to a report in The Express, the 56-year-old cannot speak as a consequence of his injuries. The report also revealed that…

Coco Gauff said her “stubborn” decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off after she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday to clinch the third WTA 1000 title of her career in Wuhan. The 21-year-old Gauff secured the Wuhan Open without dropping a set after a 1hr 42min battle in the central Chinese city and became the first player in the Open Era to win her first nine hard-court finals. “It was a great Asian swing,” said Gauff, who reached the semi-finals in Beijing last week, before winning…

Cristiano Ronaldo in action© AFP Another goal, another record for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 40-year-old Ronaldo became the player with most goals in World Cup qualifiers by scoring a 22nd-minute equalizer from close range for Portugal against Hungary on Tuesday. It was his 40th goal in a World Cup qualifying match, breaking a tie with former Guatemala player Carlos Ruiz. It was also a record-extending 142nd goal in men’s internationals for Ronaldo and made the score 1-1 in Lisbon. He then added a second goal in first-half stoppage time to give Portugal a 2-1 lead at halftime and improve…

A day after India won the Asia Cup, beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy celebrated the win with a “coffee cup” as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi, who walked away with the Asia Cup title after Indian cricket refused to receive it from him.The Suryakumar Yadav-led side beat Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling final in Dubai.In the third episode of Breakfast With Champion, Varun Chakravarthy spilled the beans on his ‘Cup’ celebration after beating Pakistan.’Spartan mentality!’: Varun Chakaravarthy reveals Gautam Gambhir’s ruthless mindset with Team India”So, I knew that we were…

McLaren’s duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen. With six rounds remaining the two McLarens are separated by just 22 points, with four-time champion Verstappen adrift of Piastri by 63 points but revelling in his recent form after beating both in the last three races. Red Bull’s Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title. Jacques Villeneuve, who won the title in 1997, believes the…

Naomi Osaka said she had taken painkillers but admitted that her injury “doesn’t feel good”.© X (Twitter) Naomi Osaka battled through injury and her emotions to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, choking back tears after hitting the winning shot against defending champion Suzan Lamens. Top seed Osaka, playing a singles tournament in her native Japan for the first time in three years, won 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-2 to set up a last-eight match against Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian. “Emotionally I was going through a lot in this match,” said Osaka. “And then in the third…

Unarguably one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo added another feather to his extremely decorated cap as he scored a brace for Portugal in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary on Tuesday. Though Portugal could only draw the match 2-2, the tightly-contested affair didn’t prevent Ronaldo from unleashing his true goalscoring abilities on the field. As the 40-year-old scored from close range in the 22nd minute, he recorded his 40th strike in a World Cup qualifying match, breaking a tie with former Guatemala player Carlos Ruiz. The Al-Nassr striker then added a second in first-half…

Qatar and Saudi Arabia both secured a spot at next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after clinching first place in their groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifying. Qatar defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1 and Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 with Iraq. It marks the first time that Qatar, which lost all three group-stage games when it hosted the 2022 tournament, has advanced through qualification. Saudi Arabia, which will stage the 2034 World Cup, will appear for a seventh time next summer in North America. “It’s amazing, an incredible day,” Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui told broadcaster beIN…

Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for World Cup qualifying goals but Hungary grabbed a late 2-2 draw to stop Portugal from reaching next summer’s tournament with two games to spare. After Attila Szalai netted for the visitors, Ronaldo’s first-half brace put Roberto Martinez’s side on the verge of qualification for the 2026 World Cup. However, Dominik Szoboszlai struck in stoppage time to make Portugal wait and boost his nation’s hopes of making it to the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. “We are getting closer to our goal! Let’s go, Portugal,” said Ronaldo on X…

England became the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer against Hungary. England won 5-0 at Latvia, with captain Harry Kane scoring twice in the first half, to assure first place in its group with two matches to spare. The English, who will be appearing at an eighth straight World Cup, haven’t conceded a goal in six matches in qualifying so far under German coach Thomas Tuchel. “Sometimes we make it look easy,” said Kane, who already has…