WTA Finals To Be Held In Forth Worth This Year
PARIS, France – The 2022 edition of the WTA Finals will be held in Forth Worth, Texas from Oct. 31 – Nov. 7 under a one – year agreement, the women’s tennis body announced on Tuesday as the season – ending tournament returns to the United States after 17 years. Last year’s tournament was held…
Former No.1 Kerber Announces Pregnancy, To Miss U.S. Open
NEW YORK – Former world number one Angelique Kerber is pregnant and will skip the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday, the three – time Grand Slam winner from Germany said. The left – handed Kerber, 34, last played at Wimbledon where she lost in the third round to Belgium’s Elise Mertens.…
Halep Beats Haddad Maia For Third Canadian Open Title
PARIS, France – Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia’s dream run in Toronto with a hard – fought 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory to claim her third Canadian Open title on Sunday. Halep’s serving woes from her semifinal win carried over at the outset the final as she produced four double faults and was broken in…
Former Formula One Supremo Ecclestone Charged With UK Tax Fraud
LONDON – Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been charged with fraud over a failure to declare more than 400 million pounds ($477 million) of overseas assets to the British tax authority, prosecutors said on Monday. The Crown Prosecution Service said Ecclestone, 91, faced one count of fraud by false representation. ‘This follows a…
Hamilton Slams Spectators For Cheering When He Crashed
PARIS, France – Mercedes’ seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday he had been stunned to hear spectators cheered when he crashed hard in qualifying for the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix. The 37 – year – old Briton qualified 10th in Friday for the Saturday sprint. He started ninth and finished eighth…
Wimbledon Order Of Play On Sunday
LONDON – Order of play on the main show court on the final day of the Wimbledon championships on Sunday (play starts at 1300 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): CENTRE COURT 1 – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 1- Elise Mertens (Belgium) / Zhang Shuai (China) v 2 – Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)…
Ailing Nadal Finds Mental Steel To Edge Fritz In Wimbledon Epic
LONDON – A hurting Rafa Nadal exhibited heroic mental strength to edge American 11th seed Taylor Fritz in a final set tiebreak during a captivating Wimbledon quarter – final on Wednesday to keep alive his quest for a calendar year Grand Slam. Struggling with an abdominal injury, Nadal appeared close to retiring mid – match…
Kyrgios First To Sign To Osaka’s Evolve Sports Agency
PARIS, France – Nick Kyrgios on Monday became the first athlete to join Evolve, the new sports agency co – founded by four – time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Osaka broke with IMG last month to launch Evolve with longtime agent Stuart Duguid. Evolve describes itself as a multifaceted agency focused on brand partnerships,…
Luka Modric Extends Contract With Real Madrid Until 2023
PARIS, France – Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has signed a one – year contract extension with Real Madrid and will stay at the European Champions at least until June 2023, the club announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made not long after the 36 – year – old won his fifth Champions League title in…
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