World number one Aryna Sabalenka blasted her way into the final of the Miami Open with a convincing 6-2 6-2 demolition of Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.Sabalenka needed just 71 minutes to wrap-up her win against the sixth seed and she will now face the winner of Thursday’s other semi-final between American Jessica Pegula and wildcard Alexandra …
Defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men’s competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday with one of the greatest short programs ever performed.Fans gave the 20-year-old American a standing ovation before his finish in a routine that earned judges scores of 110.41 points, fourth-best short program score ever in the event at …
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Mikaela Shiffrin won her 101st career World Cup race on Thursday, taking the women’s slalom season finale while Zrinka Ljutic captured the discipline’s globe.While on the men’s side, it was a big day for Norway as Timon Haugan won the men’s slalom finale and compatriot Henrik Kristoffersen took home the season globe for the event.Shiffrin, …
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Norway had two reasons to celebrate on the slopes Thursday as Timon Haugan won the alpine ski World Cup men’s slalom finale and compatriot Henrik Kristoffersen took home the season globe for the event.On the final run of the last race of the season, Haugan completed a combined time of 1min 43.61secs to edge France’s …
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Two-time US champion Alysa Liu was the shock leader after stumbles by a trio of favorites in Wednesday’s women’s short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston.The 19-year-old American led 24 qualifiers for Friday’s women’s free dance final by winning the short program with 74.58 points followed by Japan’s Mone Chiba on 73.44 …
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If tennis’s broadcasters were hoping for emotional scenes of tears from teenager Alexandra Eala after she secured one of the biggest upsets of the WTA season they were left disappointed.But the final point, as she broke the serve of world number two Iga Swiatek, for the eighth time, revealed much more about the Filipina than …
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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world number two Rory McIlroy play their final tuneups for the Masters at this week’s PGA Houston Open, seeking a title while preparing for Augusta National.McIlroy, who won the Players two weeks ago after taking the Pebble Beach crown last month, is making his first Houston trip in 11 years and …
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France’s Arthur Fils upset top-seed Alexander Zverev with an oustanding display earning him a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over the German in the fourth round of the Miami Open on Wednesday.The 20-year-old Frenchman will face 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the quarter-finals with both players looking for their first Masters 1000 semi-final spot.Rallying from a …
NFL club owners will consider expanding video replay and making last season’s kickoff format change permanent at the annual league meeting that starts Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida.The NFL competition committee added the two proposals on Wednesday to a set of rule changes being studied that includes changing how playoff teams are seeded and a …
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Alexandra Eala, a 19-year-old wildcard from the Philippines, produced a huge upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday, defeating world number two Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 to reach the semi-finals.Ranked 140th in the world, Eala, the first woman from her country to reach the last eight of a WTA 1000 tournament, took advantage of a …
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