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Sinner strolls through, Keys makes shaky start
Sports, Published on 21/01/2026
» Melbourne: Jannik Sinner barely broke sweat in launching his quest to win a third Australian Open in a row yesterday as Madison Keys got the defence of her crown off to a stuttering start.
From Jeeno's record win to Federer's tribute: Celebrating the best
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2024
» It's that time of the year when Nobby hauls himself out of the armchair and acknowledges the men and women who have graced the sports pages this past year. Here are just a few memorable moments beginning with the Thai successes, particularly the kingdom's female golfers who did themselves proud.
Djokovic thrilled to return to Indian Wells after 5 years
Sports, Published on 29/02/2024
» LOS ANGELES: Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said he was excited to be back in Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2019 after US travel restrictions related to Covid-19 had kept him away.
Kato, Sutjiadi reign in Hua Hin
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 05/02/2024
» Top seeds Miyu Kato of Japan and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia beat second seeds Jiang Xinyu and Guo Hanyu of China 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 in the doubles final of the WTA Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Sunday.
Ronaldo tops Forbes' 2023 highest-paid athletes list
Sports, Published on 04/05/2023
» New york: Cristiano Ronaldo became the world's highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr nearly doubled his annual playing salary while Paris St-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe round off the top three, according to Forbes.
It's back to the bread and butter football
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/12/2022
» The desert dust has yet to settle after that dramatic World Cup final in Qatar last Sunday.
Thai ace Thongchai earns PGA Tour Champions card
Sports, Published on 12/12/2021
» TAMPA: Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee regained his PGA Tour Champions card by finishing tied second in the final stage of the qualifying tournament at TPC Tampa Bay on Friday.
The Saint who became a Liverpool icon and television pundit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/03/2021
» There was a lovely piece of graffiti that appeared on a church poster in Liverpool in the 1960s which posed the question: "What would you do if Jesus returned amongst us?" Underneath someone had scrawled: "Move St John to inside left."
Pressure on No.1 Djokovic in final, says hot Medvedev
Sports, AFP, Published on 20/02/2021
» MELBOURNE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev insists the pressure is all on defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday after he breezed past Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the semi-finals on Friday.
Goals galore in Premier League, but the outlook for fans is gloomy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/09/2020
» When you get down to the basics in football, it is goals that people want to see and that's what we were treated to in the Premier League last week.