Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.Also into the second week is 38-year-old Gael Monfils after he stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz — with the veteran’s wife Elina Svitolina also enjoying a shock win immediately after on …
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Danielle Collins said she was proud of herself and did not care what people thought after being booed in and out of the arena in losing 6-4, 6-4 to fellow American Madison Keys at the Australian Open on Saturday.The 31-year-old Collins became the pantomime villain of Melbourne Park on Thursday when she sarcastically thanked hecklers …
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Sofia Goggia put on a speed ski masterclass in Saturday’s World Cup downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo, delighting fans with a typically fearless display on home snow as Lindsey Vonn had a disappointing run on one of her favourite pistes.Italian Goggia charged down the Olimpia delle Tofane course which will host women’s alpine skiing events at …
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Danielle Collins faced a smattering of boos as she walked in and out of the arena in losing 6-4, 6-4 to fellow American Madison Keys at the Australian Open on Saturday.The 31-year-old Collins became the pantomime villain of Melbourne Park on Thursday when she sarcastically thanked hecklers for “paying my bills” after she defeated home …
Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball’s hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan’s deadly 2011 tsunami.The 23-year-old pitcher, who has agreed to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, is regarded as one of baseball’s best young talents and news that he would leave …
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Charley Hoffman, seeking a fifth US PGA Tour title at the age of 48, had 10 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 on Friday to share the halfway lead in the American Express tournament with Rico Hoey of the Philippines.Hoffman finds himself in the hunt for his first victory since 2016 in the same tournament in …
Japanese prodigy Roki Sasaki announced on Friday he is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers following a frenzied Major League Baseball battle for the coveted pitcher’s signature.Sasaki, 23, confirmed he would join up with compatriots and Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a brief statement on Instagram.”I have signed a minor contract with the …
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USA national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has been quick to praise the quality of American players but says he wants to inject some Argentine spirit and patriotism into his squad.The former Tottenham Hotspur manager has spent this week working in South Florida with a group of mainly domestic based MLS players ahead of a friendly …
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Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid will miss the team’s upcoming three-game road trip with swelling in his surgically repaired left knee, the NBA team said Friday.It’s just the latest setback for the Cameroon-born big man who won Olympic basketball gold with the United States in Paris last year.Embiid has played in just 13 games …
The Miami Dolphins will feature in the first NFL game to be held in Spain as the league expands its international footprint, organisers announced on Friday.Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu stadium will host the regular-season fixture in the Spanish capital with the date and opponent to be confirmed in the spring.”It is a great honour that …
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