UAE Pro League: Shabab Al-Ahli and Al-Ain maintain momentum at top of table
Holders Al-Ain and leaders Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club emerged strongest from an ADNOC Pro League matchweek 19 dominated by intra-top-six clashes.
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Defending champion Iga Swiatek off to fast start at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS: World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a rare Indian Wells repeat with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 victory over 56th-ranked American Claire Liu on Saturday. Neither Liu nor the breezy conditions on Stadium Court troubled Swiatek, who is seeking to become just the second woman — after Martina Navratilova in 1990-91 — to sucessfully defend her title at the prestigious combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tournament. Swiatek roared through the first set, winning 25 of 32 points.
Emma Raducanu says she deleted Instagram, WhatsApp off her phone and is 'very content without it'
Emma Raducanu says she has been taking a break from social media since her exit at the Australian Open to fully focus on her tennis. Raducanu is through to the second round at Indian Wells after a 6-2 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic in her first competitive match since exiting the Melbourne Grand Slam at the second-round stage to Coco Gauff in January.
Iga Swiatek may not dominate tennis like Serena Williams or Steffi Graf, reckons Mats Wilander
Iga Swiatek may not dominate tennis like legends of the game Serena Williams or Steffi Graf, believes Mats Wilander, as he highlighted a style of opponent that is causing the world No. 1 problems.
Murray toughs out another win, Raducanu advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS: Former world No. 1 Andy Murray made it through another tense match on Thursday, rallying from a set down to beat Tomas Etcheverry and reach the second round of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000.
Rory McIlroy makes wayward start to The Players Championship, sits 12 shots off lead at TPC Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy went straight from the final green to the driving range in a bid to find the solution to the issues that saw him slump to an opening round of 76 at The Players Championship. McIlroy arrived at TPC Sawgrass in a positive frame of mind after coming up just short in a final-round charge at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend. Ad Bay Hill has a reputation for sapping energy from those fighting it out at the finish on Sunday, while a seven-hour board meeting to discuss the future direction of the PGA Tour would not have been the ideal preparation for The Players.
"Protect International Cricket Amid Surge Of Franchise Tournaments": MCC
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has called for "urgent intervention" to protect international cricket, saying it is at an "important crossroads" amidst a crowded global schedule that is getting increasingly swayed by domestic leagues. The mushrooming of leagues, including the latest offering of SAT20 and ILT20, is putting a lot of stress on the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP), leading to an "alarming disparity" in the number of matches played by a minority of member nations which is neither "equitable nor sustainable", it added.
Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur aim to get back on track at Indian Wells
They were the two standout players on the WTA Tour last season, featuring in three of the four Grand Slam finals between them, leading the rankings, and amassing more match wins than anyone else.