Beterbiev stops Yarde to retain world light-heavyweight belts
LONDON: Artur Beterbiev successfully held his WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight belts when he stopped English challenger Anthony Yarde in the eighth round on Saturday.
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Aloisi calls A-League summer schedule 'ridiculous' as heat takes toll
Western United head coach John Aloisi has called for a change in the scheduling of the A-League season after seeing his side toil in stifling heat in Sydney during their 2-2 draw with Macarthur United on Saturday.
Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown
MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka tamed her nerves to blast her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday (Jan 28) in a thrilling final featuring two power-hitters in the women's game.
Confident Djokovic Primed For Tsitsipas In Australian Open Final
Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal's haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns. The 35-year-old Serb, who has won all nine of his previous finals at Melbourne Park, will return to world number one if he defeats the Greek third set. But Tsitsipas, who lost to Djokovic in his only previous major final, at the French Open in 2021, will himself top the rankings for the first time if he can pull off an upset. "Winning Grand Slams and being the number one in the world are probably the two biggest peaks that you can climb as a professional tennis player," said Djokovic.
Sabalenka wins first Grand Slam title in tense final
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka (left) holding her maiden grand slam trophy with runner-up, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina after defeating the latter in a tense final on Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, yesterday
Aryna Sabalenka wins 1st Grand Slam title at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia: One point away from her first Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka faulted. And then she faulted again. She grimaced.
Aryna Sabalenka Wins Australian Open For First Grand Slam Crown
An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title. The hard-hitting Belarusian collapsed to the court in tears after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against the Wimbledon champion in a high-quality 2hr 28min arm-wrestle on Rod Laver Arena. The 24-year-old Sabalenka wiped a tear from her right eye before getting a warm hug from Moscow-born Rybakina, who played a full part in an amazing match between to hard-hitters. Sabalenka, the fifth seed, then ran to her player's box to celebrate joyously with her team.
Victory for Pascal Werhlein and Porsche on day one of Diriyah E-Prix
DIRIYAH: Pascal Wehrlein of the TAG Heuer Porsche team stormed from ninth to win the first of two races at the Diriyah E-Prix, with standings leader Jake Dennis of Avalanche Andretti Formula E following home in second after starting in 11th.