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[ad_1] MIAMI : Only 11 players have completed the “Sunshine Double”, winning Indian Wells and the Miami Open back-to-back, but world number one Iga Swiatek comes to Florida looking to join an even more exclusive club of those that have managed a double-double. Only two men, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, have won the double […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU : The WTA has begun a review of its rules that could see players cleared of doping offences or have their bans reduced return to the circuit with “special rankings” in future, the governing body of women’s tennis told Reuters on Wednesday. The rule change is being considered following the high-profile case of […]

[ad_1] South Korea and Paris St Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in formally apologised in Seoul on Wednesday for his role in an altercation with captain Son Heung-min during the Asian Cup as his country prepare for their 2026 World Cup qualifying matches. Lee bowed down to offer a formal public apology at Seoul World Cup Stadium […]

[ad_1] SEOUL: Shohei Ohtani got his Los Angeles Dodgers career off to a winning start on Wednesday (Mar 20) in a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in their Major League Baseball season-opening clash in Seoul. Japan’s Ohtani, who has been likened to a modern-day version of Babe Ruth, joined the Dodgers in December in […]

[ad_1] Liverpool have named departing Bournemouth technical director Richard Hughes as their new sporting director from the end of the 2023-24 season, the Merseyside club said on Wednesday, as they prepare for the post-Juergen Klopp era. Earlier in March, Bournemouth announced that the 44-year-old former Scotland midfielder will leave his position as the technical director […]

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil forward Richarlison said players must rise above the stigma and seek psychological help for mental health issues, ahead of Saturday’s international friendly against England. The 26-year-old, who is set to earn his 50th cap for Brazil in friendly matches against England and Spain, opened up about how therapy helped him […]

[ad_1] MOSCOW : The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to ban Russia’s athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics in July does not paint the IOC in a good light, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Peskov called it a violation of the athletes’ interests that ran against the entire ideology of […]

[ad_1] Britain’s sports minister Lucy Frazer has said all sporting bodies in the country should look carefully at their rules on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports to ensure fairness. Global governing bodies for cricket, cycling, athletics, swimming and chess have tightened their participation rules for transgender players in elite women’s competitions over the last […]

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korean police on Wednesday (Mar 20) said no explosives had been found at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after they searched the venue in response to a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. The Dodgers are in the South Korean capital to face the San Diego Padres in two […]

[ad_1] MIAMI : Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz has plenty to smile about heading into this week’s Miami Open with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero helping him regain top form after a brief absence from his box at the start of the season. Former world number one Ferrero, who retired from playing in 2012, underwent […]