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Djokovic advances at US Open as Sabalenka, Alcaraz step up title bids
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid.
Freeman's World Series walk-off home run ball sold for $1.56m
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman's World Series walk-off grand slam baseball sold for $1.56 million at auction, making it the third most expensive baseball ever sold, organisers said on Sunday.
Figure skating reaches for new love stories at Beijing Olympics
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» BEIJING - Longing glances, graceful lifts, bodies that effortlessly interlock with or shadow each other -- for many, the chemistry between figure skating partners and their implied love stories is what makes them so compelling to watch.
'Gladiator' Kagiyama, world champion Shcherbakova skate to victory
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» TURIN: Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, skating to "Gladiator" surged from seventh place overnight to win the Turin Grand Prix on Saturday.
Sweet 16 as Shcherbakova leads Russian world figure skating sweep
AFP, Published on 27/03/2021
» STOCKHOLM: Anna Shcherbakova, just 16, clinched the women's world figure skating title on Friday, leading a Russian podium sweep only a year from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Thailand overwhelm Bahrain in U23 match
Sports, Bangkok Post and afc.com, Published on 09/01/2020
» Thailand cruised past Bahrain in their opening AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 Group A match at the Thammasat Stadium in Rangsit, while Iraq and Australia ended in a draw.
China's Sui and Han win ISU Grand Prix Final pairs gold, Kihira crashes
AFP, Published on 07/12/2019
» TURIN: Two-time world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong led a Chinese 1-2 to claim their first pairs gold in the ISU Grand Prix figure skating final in Turin on Friday.
World men's champion Chen grabs lead at US skating finals
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - Reigning world champion Nathan Chen landed an impressive quadruple and triple toe loop combination to seize the men's lead after Saturday's short program at the US Figure Skating Championship.
Japan's Uno captures Skate Canada men's crown
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» LAVAL, Canada: Japan's Shoma Uno, second at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and a two-time world runner-up, captured the Skate Canada International men's crown Saturday by winning the free skate final.
Ledecky eases into US championships with 800m freestyle win
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» IRVINE, United States: World record-holder Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in the 800m freestyle at the US swimming championships on Wednesday to lock down a berth for the Pan Pacific Championships next month.