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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Sweeps Past Maria Sakkari For Second Indian Wells Title

World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to claim her second Indian Wells WTA title two years after she beat Sakkari for her first. The rematch of the 2022 championship showdown produced an almost identical outcome, as four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek dominated the second set to seize her 19th career title and her second of 2024. Sakkari, ranked ninth in the world, battled gamely through the opening set, erasing a break and saving two break points in the final game before Swiatek delivered a blistering forehand winner to pocket the set after 44 minutes.

Bayer Leverkusen Extend Unbeaten Run To 38 As Bundesliga Title Nears

Florian Wirtz scored after 84 seconds as Bayer Leverkusen made it 38 games unbeaten in all competitions with a 3-2 victory in Freiburg on Sunday. Leverkusen's seventh league win on the bounce kept them 10 points clear of serial champions Bayern Munich with eight games to play in their quest for the club's first ever Bundesliga crown. "It was a good performance, a deserved victory. It's not easy to win in Freiburg but we keep going," Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso told DAZN before praising the performance of his playmaker Wirtz.

Enekwechi sends warning signal, erases African shot put record

A few days to the commencement of AthIetics events at the 13th African Games in Ghana, United States based Nigeria’s thrower, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, has set a new African record in men’s shot put with a heave of 21.80m Personal Best at Hvezdy vs. Nehvizdech International Athletics Meeting in the Czech Republic.

Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match - Video Goes Viral

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. World number two Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and temporarily forced from the court as a "bee invasion" halted his quarter-final against Germany's Zverev with just two games completed. He looked none the worse for wear when play resumed after a delay of almost two hours, polishing off a 6-3, 6-1 victory and avenging a quarter-final loss to Zverev at the Australian Open. Sinner powered into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Czech Jiri Lehecka pushing his match win streak to 19. Sinner's run stretches back through last year's Davis Cup finals and includes a perfect 16-0 record in 2024.

Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match - Video Goes Viral

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. World number two Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and temporarily forced from the court as a "bee invasion" halted his quarter-final against Germany's Zverev with just two games completed. He looked none the worse for wear when play resumed after a delay of almost two hours, polishing off a 6-3, 6-1 victory and avenging a quarter-final loss to Zverev at the Australian Open. Sinner powered into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Czech Jiri Lehecka pushing his match win streak to 19. Sinner's run stretches back through last year's Davis Cup finals and includes a perfect 16-0 record in 2024.

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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Sweeps Past Maria Sakkari For Second Indian Wells Title

Bayer Leverkusen Extend Unbeaten Run To 38 As Bundesliga Title Nears

Enekwechi sends warning signal, erases African shot put record

Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match - Video Goes Viral

Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match - Video Goes Viral

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