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Tennis fans sizzle as heatwave hits Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» WIMBLEDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Tennis devotees armed themselves with hats, sun cream, mini-fans and a sense of humour for the first day of Wimbledon Monday, as the tournament provisionally recorded its hottest ever opener.
Alcaraz, Sabalenka in action on day one at sizzling Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» LONDON - Carlos Alcaraz launches his bid for a third straight Wimbledon crown on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka seeks to banish a season of Grand Slam final misery as temperatures soared on the opening day of the championships.
Djokovic row as Sinner, Swiatek eye Australian Open last eight
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Iga Swiatek will be desperate to avoid a major shock and Jannik Sinner is also eyeing the quarter-finals.
Sabalenka, Gauff on Melbourne tennis collision course in quarters
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can later set up a blockbuster clash.
Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' before deportation
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» PARIS — Novak Djokovic has claimed that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly held in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the eve of the Australian Open.
Thais bundle up against frigid weather
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 12/10/2023
» Thailand national football team coach Mano Polking's prime concern ahead of their today's Fifa Day friendly with Georgia is getting the War Elephants used to the cold weather in Tbilisi.
Brittney Griner signs one-year WNBA deal with Mercury: reports
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Brittney Griner, the American women's basketball star who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year Women's NBA deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Embattled Suns owner Sarver to sell NBA club
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, banned for a year and fined $10 million by the NBA for racist and misogynist remarks and workplace bullying, said Wednesday he will sell the team.
NBA suspends Suns owner Sarver for year after racism probe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» NEW YORK: The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million dollars after a probe of claims of racism and misogyny, the league said Tuesday.
US Women's Basketball season kicks off with key star held in Russia
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: Women's Basketball season kicks off in the United States on Friday without one of its brightest stars: Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia just before Moscow launched its war in Ukraine.