Jack Draper ended Carlos Alcaraz’s bid for a rare Indian Wells ATP Masters three-peat on Saturday, toppling the Spaniard to book a title clash with Holger Rune.Britain’s Draper, ranked 14th in the world, held his nerve to beat Alcaraz 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 and reach the first Masters 1000 final of his career.Denmark’s Rune, ranked 13th, …
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US Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone has been elected to the FIFA Council after a vote at the congress of regional body CONCACAF.Parlow Cone was elected as the representative for the North America region, one of five members of the ruling council from CONCACAF.Randy Harris of Barbados was elected for the Caribbean region and …
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Denmark’s Holger Rune beat Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells ATP Masters final on Saturday, denying the Russian world number six a third straight trip to the title match.Rune, ranked 13th, snapped a seven-match losing streak in semi-finals and will face either two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or Britain’s Jack Draper on …
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Mirra Andreeva, already the youngest-ever WTA 1000 champion, tries to add another prestigious title to her resume on Sunday when she takes on world number one Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells.For the 17-year-old Russian — who ended Iga Swiatek’s title defense in the semi-finals — it’s a chance to avenge a stinging 6-1, 6-2 loss …
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Shohei Ohtani fever in Tokyo reached boiling point Saturday as the Japanese baseball superstar hit a home run in his first game in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform in his home country.Ohtani is in the Japanese capital with the World Series champion Dodgers to open the Major League Baseball season with two games against the …
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The Cleveland Cavaliers romped to a franchise record 16th straight victory on Friday, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 133-124 to extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference.Cleveland, who had been forced to overcome a double-digit deficit in Tuesday’s win over Brooklyn, had no such difficulty in Friday’s clash in Tennessee.The Cavs, who have …
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Aryna Sabalenka avenged her Australian Open loss to Madison Keys on Friday, thrashing the American 6-0, 6-1 to book an Indian Wells title showdown with teen sensation Mirra Andreeva.Red-hot Russian 17-year-old Andreeva showed plenty of poise in a 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Iga Swiatek, ending the second-ranked Pole’s bid to become …
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Russian teen Mirra Andreeva ended defending champion Iga Swiatek’s bid for an unprecedented third Indian Wells women’s title, toppling the world number two 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final.Andreeva, 17, ended Swiatek’s 10-match Indian Wells winning streak, beating the Polish star for the second time in three weeks after toppling her …
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Justin Thomas matched the TPC Sawgrass course record with a 10-under-par 62 on Friday while Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia each fired 66s to share the second-round lead at The Players Championship.Australian Lee and American Bhatia each finished 36 holes on 11-under 133 with American J.J. Spaun one stroke back and second-ranked Rory McIlroy …
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Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is bracing for a tough semi-final test from “ambitious” British lefty Jack Draper on Saturday as he aims to take the next step toward a rare Indian Wells ATP Masters three-peat.The world number three from Spain is looking to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the only men to …
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