Alexandra Eala wrote her name in tennis history on Sunday when the 19-year-old Filipina defeated Australian Open champion Madison Keys from the Miami Open.She became the first woman from the Philippines to beat a top-10 opponent since the ranking system came into being 50 years ago.It was a result that Eala celebrated with spontaneity and …
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Fifth-seeded American Madison Keys, the Australian Open champion, crashed out of the Miami Open on Sunday suffering a shock loss to 19-year-old Filipina wildcard Alexandra Eala.The 6-4, 6-2 win for the teenager prompted her to hug her team and celebrate passionately after she became the first woman from the Philippines to beat a top-10 opponent …
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NBA Eastern Conference leader Cleveland snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday with a balanced scoring performance in a 120-91 victory at Utah.Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 16 to lead six Cavaliers in double figures while Evan Mobley added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland.”It’s a long season. We’re going …
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Viktor Hovland conjured a pair of late birdies in a four-under par 67 on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title since 2023, capturing the Valspar Championship as Justin Thomas faltered.Norway’s Hovland claimed his seventh US tour title, but his first since the Tour Championship in 2023 — when he claimed three titles …
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Spain’s Alex Palou won Sunday’s IndyCar Thermal Club Grand Prix, opening the 2025 campaign with back-to-back wins as he chases a third consecutive season crown and fourth in five years.Palou, who took the season opener three weeks ago at St. Petersburg, Florida, was 10.1 seconds ahead of runner-up Pato O’Ward of Mexico to capture his …
An emotional Lindsey Vonn declared, “I belong on the podium,” after clinching the first top-three finish of her comeback in Sunday’s World Cup Final women’s super-G race.The 40-year-old American alpine ski star completed the course in 1:13.64 to finish second, 1.29 seconds behind Swiss winner Lara Gut-Behrami, who captured her record sixth World Cup title …
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Lindsey Vonn claimed the first podium finish of her comeback on Sunday when the 40-year-old skiing superstar finished second to Lara Gut-Behrami who captured a record sixth World Cup women’s super-G title.Reigning Olympic super-G champion Gut-Behrami of Switzerland took victory in 1:12.35 with American Vonn second in 1:13.64 in what she has said might be …
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Lindsey Vonn, who returned to elite competition this season at the age of 40, ends her comeback year at the World Cup finals at Sun Valley, the resort of her childhood idol Picabo Street. Street, the Olympic super-G champion in Nagano in 1998 and world downhill champion in 1996, learnt to ski at the small, desirable, …
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The Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, spoiling superstar LeBron James’s return from a two-week absence with a groin injury.The NBA’s all-time leading scorer James delivered 17 points, six rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes on court.Luka Doncic, back in action after resting a sore ankle, drilled eight three-pointers on …
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Federica Brignone won the alpine skiing World Cup overall title for the second time when the season-ending downhills in Sun Valley, Idaho, were called off on Saturday because of snow and wind.The cancellation of the men’s race allowed Marco Odermatt to add the discipline globe to his overall title, Super-G and giant slalom titles.Last season, …
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