Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Miami Open in the second round on Friday after suffering a 6-2, 6-3 upset defeat to Spain’s 56th-ranked Jaume Munar while Novak Djokovic powered to a straight sets win over Australian Rinky Hijikata.Medvedev, the 2023 winner in Miami, showed his frustration, hurling his racket on several occasions as Mallorca-born …
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Lindsey Vonn said Friday she is relishing what could be her final races on US soil this weekend as the Alpine skiing World Cup season reaches its climax in Idaho.Vonn, 40, stunned the world of skiing this season after making a competitive return to World Cup racing after a near six-year absence.The American speed queen, …
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Stephen Curry has been ruled out of the Golden State Warriors’ upcoming road game against the Atlanta Hawks after suffering a pelvic contusion during the team’s win over Toronto, the club said Friday.Curry limped out of Thursday’s 117-114 win over the Raptors after taking a heavy fall under the basket.The Warriors said Friday an MRI …
Mexico’s Club Leon were removed from the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States after FIFA ruled on Friday they were violating rules on multi-ownership. Leon expressed their “anger and indignation” on social media, saying the decision “goes against the spirit of fair competition” and aim to appeal.A FIFA appeals committee, responding to a complaint …
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Cecilio Waterman scored a stoppage-time winner as Panama stunned defending champions the United States 1-0 to book their place in the CONCACAF Nations League final on Thursday.In a shock result that came in Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive match in charge of the United States, Waterman slammed home a low angled finish in the fourth minute …
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World number one Aryna Sabalenka and third-seeded Coco Gauff eased through their second round matches at the Miami Open on Thursday but seventh seed Elena Rybakina crashed out to American Ashlyn Krueger.Sabalenka beat Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-0 in a contest which lasted just 58 minutes while Gauff made even shorter work of her match, beating …
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CONCACAF football chief Victor Montagliani played down concerns over a US border crackdown impacting the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, following a flurry of recent cases involving foreign visitors who have been detained or deported after attempting to enter the United States.Montagliani, the president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football …
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Novak Djokovic has sought to create some distance between himself and the legal action taken against the ATP and WTA tours by the players’ union he formed, calling on younger players to take a stand.Djokovic said on Thursday that there are some things in the lawsuit from the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) that he …
The NBA’s Boston Celtics are being sold to the head of a California private equity firm for $6.1 billion, a record price for a US sports franchise, the club’s owners confirmed Thursday.Boston Basketball Partners LLC said in a statement it had agreed to sell the iconic team to William Chisholm, managing director and co-founder of …
New IOC chief Kirsty Coventry said on Thursday that “communication will be key” with US President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.Coventry, the first woman and African to be elected to the most powerful role in sports governance, added: “I have been dealing with, let’s say, difficult men …
