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Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» LONDON - Novak Djokovic launches his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Barbora Krejcikova begins her title defence with major questions over her fitness on another sizzling day in London.
Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA presence, dies at 58
New York Times, Published on 01/10/2024
» ATLANTA - Dikembe Mutombo, who arrived at Georgetown University as an international student with aspirations of being a doctor but who instead became a towering presence in professional basketball and a dedicated humanitarian in his native Congo, died Monday in Atlanta. He was 58.
Alcaraz, Djokovic take centre stage at Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic can take a step closer to a Wimbledon title showdown on Friday as Andy Murray resumes his big-hitting duel with Stefanos Tsitsipas on a star-studded Centre Court schedule.
Osaka out at French Open as Swiatek extends winning run
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» PARIS: Former world number one Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of the French Open on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament, while women's title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 29 matches.
Djokovic, Nadal launch French Open bids as Swiatek puts streak on line
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» PARIS: Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal start their Roland Garros campaigns on a star-studded Monday, while women's favourite Iga Swiatek begins her quest for a second title in three attempts.
New Thai League 1 season postponed to September
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 24/07/2021
» The new Thai League 1 season has been postponed again due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will now kick off on Sept 3, organisers said on Friday.
Djokovic eyes third round on Wimbledon's worrying Centre Court
AFP, Published on 30/06/2021
» LONDON - Five-time champion Novak Djokovic renews his long-standing Wimbledon rivalry with Kevin Anderson on Wednesday as serious questions are asked over the quality of the fabled Centre Court where Serena Williams suffered her tournament-ending injury.
Djokovic stuns 13-time champion Nadal in French Open epic, faces Tsitsipas for title
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» PARIS: Novak Djokovic handed 13-time champion Rafael Nadal only his third defeat in 16 years and 108 matches at the French Open on Friday to reach his sixth Roland Garros final after an epic showdown which even beat the country's Covid-19 curfew.
Djokovic, Nadal close in on French Open blockbuster
AFP, Published on 09/06/2021
» PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can set up a blockbuster French Open semi-final clash on Wednesday as both men close in on rewriting the tennis record books.
Outsider Zidansek into French Open semi-finals as Medvedev, Tsitsipas face off
AFP, Published on 08/06/2021
» PARIS: World number 85 Tamara Zidansek became the first woman from Slovenia to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam at the French Open on Tuesday, while Stefanos Tsitsipas hopes to stay on course for a first major final when he meets rival Daniil Medvedev.