Tszyu 'itching' for shot at world champion
As his camp waits to learn if an application to replace injured Brian Castano is granted, Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu has no doubt he's ready to fight world champion Jermell Charlo.
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New world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev to renew rivalry with Rafael Nadal in Acapulco semis
Daniil Medvedev defeated Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-3 in Acapulco on Thursday to storm into the semifinals of the ATP 500 event, where he will take on Rafael Nadal in an Australian Open final rematch. Medvedev, who took the court hours after Novak Djokovic's quarter-final loss in Dubai meant the Russian would replace him atop the rankings, converted six break points and fired down 12 aces, including one to seal the match. "It's not easy, actually, to play a match when you get this (news) during the day," Medvedev said in his on-court interview when asked about becoming world number one. "So then when I was receiving all the messages, well I understood that, yeah OK, it's going to happen." After blitzing his way through the first set, during which he converted all three break point chances and won 80% of his first serve points, Medvedev was forced to rally back in the second after falling behind 3-1.
Iga Swiatek storms into semifinals in Doha
No. 7 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland stormed into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Thursday at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha.
Qatar to host Asian World Cup playoff on June 7
HONG KONG : The playoff between the third-placed finishers in Asia's preliminaries for this year's World Cup will be held in Qatar on June 7, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Friday.
’First doesn’t mean anything at this stage’, says Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after coming out top in testing
Barcelona - Charles Leclerc went fastest for Ferrari on the second day of Formula One testing in Barcelona on Thursday, with the Italian team and rivals McLaren emerging as the most promising contenders in the early in sport’s new era.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh in hospital following heart attack
Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh is in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack.
Lanning out to avoid nine-a-side World Cup
Meg Lanning has labelled the ICC's emergency World Cup rules as "interesting" but stopped short of criticising the governing body as the tournament nears.
Djokovic loses world No 1 ranking to Medvedev after Dubai shock
Novak Djokovic lost his Dubai quarter-final and his world No 1 number one ranking in one go on Thursday as he suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) upset at the hands of Czech world No 123 Jiri Vesely.