Gael Monfils said he has played for the last time in Toronto after crashing out of the Masters in Sunday’s opening round of the ATP Masters to a Chilean qualifier.The 38-year-old French tennis icon missed out on four match points to exit 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) to number 142 Tomas Barrios Vera, who won the …
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Alexander Zverev returns to tennis with his confidence under repair after losing in the Wimbledon first round a month ago.And the world number three, playing as top seed at the ATP Toronto Masters, is bolstered by the unique insight from one-time rival Rafael Nadal.Zverev confirmed on Sunday in Toronto that he had sought advice — …
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Gael Monfils missed squandered four match points in blistering heat before exiting in the first round of the ATP Toronto Masters on Sunday, losing 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3)to qualifier Tomas Barrios Vera.French showman Monfils had his four winning chances in a pair of third-set service games against the Chilean who won his first match at …
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez produced a dominant performance to defeat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets and win the WTA Tour’s DC Open in Washington on Sunday.The 22-year-old bagged the first WTA 500 victory of her career and her first title since 2023 to win 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour.The win completed a fairytale …
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Disney’s hotly anticipated reboot of the Marvel Comics superhero franchise, conquered the North American weekend box office, earning $118 million and sidelining “Superman,” industry estimates showed Sunday.”Fantastic Four” — starring actor-of-the-moment Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn (“Stranger Things’) — tells the story of a …
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Anna Kalinskaya prevented a rematch of the 2021 US Open final by ousting Britain’s Emma Raducanu to book a berth against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in Sunday’s DC Open final.The 26-year-old Russian, seeking her first WTA title, downed Raducani 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday’s Washington hard court semi-finals to reach her third career tour final.It denied what …
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Hong Kong police announced bounties Friday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists, accusing them of national security crimes.Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before. Many opposition figures have fled abroad, while others …
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Five Canadian professional hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018 were found not guilty on Thursday, with the judge ruling the complainant’s account of the alleged offenses was not credible. The case had captured the country’s attention, and raised concern about broader issues in the culture of hockey, Canada’s cherished national sport. Michael McLeod, …
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Prosecutors did not prove that five Canadian professional hockey players committed sexual assault, a judge found Thursday, ruling that the female complainant’s evidence was neither “credible or reliable.”The accused stood trial over allegations they assaulted the woman in a hotel room following a June 2018 celebration for a national men’s junior team in the Canadian …
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A Canadian judge is set to deliver a verdict Thursday in the trial of five professional ice hockey players on sexual assault charges, in a case that has shaken the national sport.The accused — who all previously played in the National Hockey League — stood trial over allegations they assaulted a woman in a hotel room …
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