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Sabalenka battles to keep Wuhan record alive, Pegula survives marathon

WUHAN, China: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled hard Wednesday to keep her unbeaten record in Wuhan intact, having to come from behind to beat Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. The world number one started slowly in her first match since she clinched a fourth Grand Slam title at the US Open last month. But the Belarusian found her power game in the final set to reach the Wuhan Open last 16, where she will face the 16th-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova. Sabalenka is chasing a fourth consecutive crown in Wuhan where she has a perfect 18-0 win-loss record. The first three games went against serve but it was Sramkova who consolidated for 3-1, and it was all she needed to grab the opening set in 35 minutes, firing 15 winners. Sabalenka hit back to level and swept through the decider to win in just under two hours. “She played incredible tennis, especially in the first set.

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes century on return at Xi’an Grand Prix

Ronnie O’Sullivan made a composed century on his return for the first time since mid-August against Iulian Boiko at the Xi’an Grand Prix in China.

Naomi Osaka rallies to beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez at Wuhan Open

Naomi Osaka dropped the first set before rallying to beat Leylah Fernandez 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the WTA's 1,000-level Wuhan Open.

Emma Raducanu retires ill in Wuhan Open first-round clash with Ann Li

Emma Raducanu exited the Wuhan Open after retiring due to illness in her first-round match against Ann Li.

Rizki Juniansyah Rebut 2 Emas Kejuaraan Dunia 2025

Prestasi mengagumkan diraih Rizki Juniansyah setelah merebut dua medali emas Kejuaraan Dunia 2025. Itu untuk angkatan clean and jerk dan total angkatan.

Zverev dumped out of Shanghai Masters by France’s Rinderknech

SHANGHAI: World No. 3 Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters by France’s Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday, leaving Novak Djokovic as the tournament’s top-ranked player.

Fabio Cannavaro Jadi Pelatih Baru Timnas Uzbekistan

Legenda Timnas Italia, Fabio Cannavaro, ditunjuk sebagai pelatih baru Timnas Uzbekistan. Dia akan memimpin White Wolves ke Piala Dunia 2026.

Tension lingers as India and Pakistan skip handshake in women’s World Cup

COLOMBO: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana skipped the customary handshake before a women’s cricket World Cup match on Sunday amid ongoing tensions between the rivals that plagued the men’s Asia Cup last month. India-Pakistan relations have significantly deteriorated following military conflicts in May that nearly escalated into a full-fledged war between the nuclear-armed neighbors. India beat Pakistan three times in the men’s Asia Cup, including in the September 28 final in Dubai, but refused to shake hands with their counterparts before or after the matches. They also declined to receive the winners’ trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi, who is Pakistan’s interior minister. The frosty relations were evident in Colombo too where Kaur and Sana did not shake hands at the toss, nearly ignoring each other’s presence. Sana won the toss and elected to field against India, who have never lost to Pakistan in a women’s one day international. “We’re going to bowl first, looks like there could be some moisture on the wicket,” Sana said. “On this wicket, anything under 250 would be a good total to defend and hopefully we can restrict them.” India won a tri-series in Sri Lanka, also involving South Africa, in May and captain Kaur said that experience would stand them in good stead. “It was a good series for us,” Kaur said. “We played a lot of cricket here and, yeah, we have experience.

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Sabalenka battles to keep Wuhan record alive, Pegula survives marathon

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes century on return at Xi’an Grand Prix

Naomi Osaka rallies to beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez at Wuhan Open

Emma Raducanu retires ill in Wuhan Open first-round clash with Ann Li

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Zverev dumped out of Shanghai Masters by France’s Rinderknech

Fabio Cannavaro Jadi Pelatih Baru Timnas Uzbekistan

Tension lingers as India and Pakistan skip handshake in women’s World Cup