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Iga Świątek or Maria Sakkari to move up to world number two after Indian Wells final
Iga Świątek and Maria Sakkari will contest the women’s final at Indian Wells tomorrow, but it’s not just a WTA 1000 title at stake. The winner will rise up to world number two.
Iga Świątek or Maria Sakkari: Indian Wells winner to become world number two
Iga Świątek and Maria Sakkari will contest the women’s final at Indian Wells tomorrow, but it’s not just a WTA 1000 title at stake. The winner will rise up to world number two.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh defies odds to win world indoor high jump gold
Yaroslava Mahuchikh overcame the "total panic" of armed conflict in her native Ukraine to win gold in the high jump at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Mahuchikh was forced to flee her home, hide out in a cellar and eventually make the 2,000km trip over three days to Belgrade to face what she dubbed her own front line. The reigning European indoor high jump champion, who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and world outdoor silver in Doha in 2019, was forced to leave her home in Dnipro just three weeks ago as the conflict escalated.
Vanuatu withdraw from World Cup qualifying due to COVID-19
Vanuatu have pulled out of Oceania's qualification tournament for this year's World Cup finals in Qatar due to a majority of their players and staff testing positive for COVID-19, the country's football federation (VFF) said on Saturday.
Maria Sakkari is into her first ever WTA 1000 final after beating Indian Wells defending champion Paula Badosa
Maria Sakkari has beat defending champion Paula Badosa to reach the biggest final of her career at Indian Wells. The world No. 6 broke down in tears after beating the Spaniard 6-2 4-6 6-1 and will play Iga Swiatek, who beat Simona Halep in straight sets in the other semi-final, on Sunday.
Maria Sakkari sees off Paula Badosa to set up Indian Wells final showdown with Iga Swiatek
Maria Sakkari knocked out reigning champion Paula Badosa in Friday's Indian Wells semifinals and will take on Iga Swiatek in the title decider after the world number four fought back from a break down in each set to overpower Simona Halep. Sakkari, who had won only two of her last 14 semifinals, broke down in tears after reaching the biggest title match of her career following a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win over Spain's Badosa in the California desert. "I work my entire life to get to this, to the late stages of the tournaments. It means a lot to me," said Sakkari, who is ranked sixth in the world.