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Sabalenka fights on as Alcaraz muscles into Melbourne last 16
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» MELBOURNE — Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was pushed to the limit in setting up an Australian Open showdown with talented teenager Mirra Andreeva on Friday while Carlos Alcaraz dropped a set before surging into the last 16.
Nervous times for under pressure bosses
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/12/2024
» It's that time of the year when managers of struggling teams start getting a bit nervous about their immediate future. These fears are not unfounded as witnessed last weekend when two Premier League gaffers were axed on the same day.
ONE boss Chatri turning fighters' dreams into reality
Sports, Published on 06/09/2023
» Muay Thai is a sport steeped in tradition, a sport whose greatest champions are revered across Thailand. But rarely has its athletes achieved the fame and fortune that come with a global audience -- until now.
Serena survives scare as Tsitsipas, Medvedev also make French Open last 32
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS: Serena Williams survived a French Open scare to extend her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu on Wednesday, while men's fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and world number two Daniil Medvedev also reached the third round.
Doubles title a bright spot for Thais
Sports, Published on 18/01/2021
» Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed their maiden BWF World Tour Super 1000 title after winning the US$1 million Yonex Thailand Open at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, on Sunday.
Winter break finally arrives in England
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/02/2020
» This is something of an historic weekend for the Premier League, which sees the enforcement of a winter break for the first time.
The 'Humble One' puts on a charm offensive
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/11/2019
» For some Tottenham Hotspur fans it may have been hard to decide which was the most distressing news this week -- the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, or the arrival of Jose Mourinho.
'Amazing' Osaka thrashes tearful Gauff at US Open as Nadal coasts
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» NEW YORK: Defending champion Naomi Osaka consoled a tearful Coco Gauff after a crushing US Open victory Saturday in a showdown billed as "the future of women's tennis", while Rafael Nadal cruised into the last 16.
The Hive ready for Battle of the Bees
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/01/2019
» The third round of the FA Cup earlier this month witnessed more than the usual number of upsets with six Premier League sides falling by the wayside, including league leaders Liverpool. There are unlikely to be as many upsets in this weekend's fourth round action, but there are potential banana-skins facing some of the more fancied teams.
Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» MELBOURNE - Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam Thursday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic won an emotional 2008 Australian Open final rematch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.