Tennis-Swiatek rallies past Pegula to reach San Diego final
(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek emerged red hot from a rain delay on Saturday to beat American Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-2 and reach the San Diego Open final.
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Luka Modric: Real Madrid star silenced teammates with magic in training
Luka Modric silenced his teammates with a piece of pure brilliance in Real Madrid training recently.
No.1 Swiatek rips Gauff to reach WTA San Diego semis
SAN DIEGO, California: World number one Iga Swiatek, seeking her eighth WTA title of the year, cruised over eighth-ranked Coco Gauff on Friday to reach the San Diego Open semifinals. In a rematch of the French Open women’s final, the 21-year-old Polish star rolled over 18-year-old American Gauff 6-0, 6-3 in 65 minutes. Three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek advanced to a Saturday semifinal against sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula, who defeated 18th-ranked US compatriot Madison Keys 6-4, 7-5.
Tennis-Swiatek storms past Gauff into San Diego semi-finals
(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek stormed into the semi-finals of the San Diego Open with a 6-0 6-3 thrashing of American Coco Gauff, moving a step closer to claiming an eighth women's title in 2022.
Lebanon’s captain Hassan Maatouk to star in Netflix football documentary
BEIRUT: The captain of Lebanon’s national football team, Hassan Maatouk, is set to star in a new series of documentaries, co-produced by FIFA, about some of the biggest names in the game. As its name suggests, “Six Captains” tells the stories of a sextet of players — each from a different continent — who at the time of filming, during qualification for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, were captains of their national sides.
Rudrankksh Patil becomes second Indian shooter to win 10m air rifle gold at World Championships, secures Paris Olympics quota
CAIRO: Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra. Patil also secured a 2024 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India's second Olympic quota. The 18-year-old Rudrankksh beat Italy's Danilo Dennis Sollazzo 17-13 in the gold-medal match after a brilliant come-from-behind effort.
Paul Scholes names Casemiro quality that has surprised him for Manchester United
Former Manchester United player Paul Scholes admitted he has been pleasantly surprised by Casemiro's passing ability since his summer arrival from Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Tottenham: 'Immediate positive' for Conte over £15m star at Hotspur Way
Tottenham have an “immediate positive” in having a replacement for Ivan Perisic following the arrival of Destiny Udogie, according to Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge.