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Venus Williams has her sights on the French Open.The 45-year-old former world No. 1 said Tuesday after losing her 10th straight singles match that she is considering playing at Roland Garros next month."Yeah, I mean,
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Sharjah Women’s Sports Club concluded its participation in the 2025-2026 UAE Archery League with outstanding results that reflect both stable performance and the expansion of its participation base.The club finished strong in the final stage
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Fujairah Martial Arts Club has announced the signing of a professional contract with UAE national team judo athlete Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov, in a pioneering step that marks a first-of-its-kind initiative at the club level.The move reinforces
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Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub (ADCSH) has unveiled ‘Sports Hub Cares,’ a bold new community initiative designed to make sport accessible to all by opening its world-class facilities free of charge for all during
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With hills aplenty across both races, UAE Team Emirates-XRG is pleased to confirm its lineups for both La Flèche Wallonne and the Vuelta Asturias.First up on Wednesday, will be La Flèche Wallonne, with its trademark
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Second half goals from Galeno and Ivan Toney saw Al Ahli Saudi FC overcome a first half deficit to defeat Vissel Kobe 2-1 at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Monday and book their
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West Ham’s 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace on Monday condemned Wolves to relegation from the Premier League and boosted their own survival bid to leave struggling Tottenham deeper in trouble.Bottom of the table Wolves have
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Opener Abhishek Sharma scored an impressive unbeaten 135 from 68 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad reached 242 for 2 and secured a 47-run victory over Delhi Capitals in Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
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Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma (right) and Hardik Pandya react during their IPL match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Monday. (Reuters) Mired in a four-match losing streak, Mumbai Indians needed something special to revitalise their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign and batter Tilak Varma duly delivered with an unbeaten century in Monday’s win over Gujarat Titans. The middle-order batter smashed 101 off 45 balls to lead the five-time champions to a 99-run win that hauled them off the bottom of the table and up to seventh in the 10-team league. Varma’s previous best this season was 20 and the 23-year-old said he had struck form at just the right time. “The first hundred will always be special - and to be honest, it was very important for us,” he added. “We don’t have much time from here. Every game is important for us.” Batting at number five, Varma collected 19 from his first 22 balls before racing to his first IPL hundred in just 45 balls. After going five innings without a six, he launched seven against a potent Gujarat attack that included Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan. “In the last five games, I haven’t spent much time in the middle. So I was just thinking that in this game, I want to spend time in the middle,” he said. “If you see the first 20 balls, I was just going ball-by-ball. Later on, once I had faced a few balls, I knew what I am capable of. “I was stable, keeping my head still and following my basics. I’ve got all the fancy shots - when the team needs, I can use that.” Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya, who played a largely support role in an 81-run stand with Varma, never doubted his teammate’s talent. “The only thing I kept telling him (was) - you’re goint to just watch the ball and hit the ball because I genuinely believe the kind of (way the) ball travels from his bat is something really special,” Pandya said. Related Story
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Filipina star Alexandra Eala enjoyed a strong start to her Madrid Open campaign Wednesday, moving past Russian qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round at the event for the third straight year.The 44th-ranked lefty needed one hour and 31 minutes to dismiss Pavlyuchenkova, who was a semi-finalist in the Spanish capital in 2021.The 34-year-old Pavlyuchenkova, a former French Open runner-up currently ranked 116 in the world, is 0-6 in tour-level main draw matches so far this season.Eala saved all four break points she faced and broke Pavlyuchenkova twice in a tightly-contested 54-minute opening set.The 20-year-old phenom briefly lost her advantage in the second set but swept eight points in a row to regain her lead and book a clash with 19th seed Elise Mertens.'I feel really great. I love Madrid, it's an amazing tournament,' said Eala, who has been training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca for almost eight years.'Every time I come here, I feel very comfortable, I feel like I'm at home.'Pavlyuchenkova, who was playing with a heavily-strapped right upper thigh, committed close to 40 unforced errors in what was her first meeting with Eala.'Every match at this level is a battle, all of us players we fight until the end and she's been on the tour for many years. So I'm really happy with this win. She's a great player and I'm really happy to be in the next round,' Eala added.In ATP action at the Caja Magica, 2021 Madrid finalist Matteo Berrettini crashed out to Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic 6-3, 6-4.'It's definitely a big thing for me and it's a pleasure to share the court with him,' said the 20-year-old former Roland Garros junior champion. Prizmic will next take on American fourth seed Ben Shelton.Meanwhile, former US Open champion Marin Cilic claimed his first Madrid Open win since 2022 with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 performance against world number 44 Zizou Bergs.It was the 37-year-old Croatian's first top-50 victory on clay in four years and it earned him a second-round meeting with Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca.
