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[ad_1] :Ekaterina Alexandrova backed up her win over world number one Iga Swiatek with a 3-6 6-4 6-4 upset of fifth seed Jessica Pegula on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals for the first time. Alexandrova let out a triumphant roar when Pegula’s forehand landed in the net to end the two-hour contest in […]

[ad_1] MIAMI: Jannik Sinner rolled past Tomas Machac 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Wednesday (Mar 27) where the second seed will face either defending champion Daniil Medvedev or Nicolas Jarry. The first set of the match played in humid conditions hinged on a Machac service game at 3-3 where […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES : ‘Ohtani-mania’ officially kicked off in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday with the unveiling of a 15-story mural of new Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. It took almost a month to create the mural on the side of the Japanese Miyako Hotel in LA’s Little Tokyo and artist Robert Vargas said it represents […]

[ad_1] FOUR UP FOR LYON Earlier, braces from Delphine Cascarino and Kadidiatou Diani gave eight-times titleholders Lyon a 4-1 victory at the Groupama Stadium to claim the tie 6-2 on aggregate. Marie-Yasmine Alidou equalised minutes after Cascarino’s opener at the end of the first half, but the 27-year-old hit a second shortly after half-time before […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and spin bowler Ashton Agar have been dropped from Australia’s contracts list for the 2024/25 season after falling out of favour with selectors. Stoinis lost his spot in Australia’s ODI team to Marnus Labuschagne during the World Cup in India and has not been seen in the team since, […]

[ad_1] Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is in line for his international rugby sevens debut as he looks to push for a place on Australia’s squad for the Olympic tournament in Paris. Flanker Hooper was included in Australia’s 13-man squad for the sixth round of the global SVNS series in Hong Kong on April 5-7. […]

[ad_1] Danielle Collins boosted her hopes of winning a title in her farewell season as the unseeded American beat French 23rd seed Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals. Collins, who announced in January that she would retire from professional tennis at the end of this season, won 89.7 per […]

[ad_1] :Former England captain and Manchester City defender Steph Houghton will retire at the end of the current Women’s Super League season, she said on Wednesday. Houghton, 35, has 121 caps for England. She was named England captain in 2014 and went on to lead her country to a bronze medal at the 2015 World […]

[ad_1] Jannik Sinner rolled past Tomas Machac 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Wednesday where the second seed will face either defending champion Daniil Medvedev or Nicolas Jarry. The first set of the match played in humid conditions hinged on a Machac service game at 3-3 where the unseeded Czech’s […]

[ad_1] Wout van Aert suffered several fractures in a crash in Belgium’s Dwars door Vlaanderen one-day race, and will miss the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, Team Visma-Lease a Bike said on Wednesday. Van Aert, one of the favourites to win Wednesday’s race, was brought down in a crash 65 kilometres from the finish and […]