Carleton leads unbeaten Canadian basketball women to FIBA World Cup quarter-finals
Bridget Carleton had 19 points and Canada's women's basketball team beat Japan 70-56 on Sunday to remain undefeated at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney, Australia.
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Sock and Auger-Aliassime keep Team World in Laver Cup chase
Although Team Europe went into the finale of the three-day tournament leading 8-4, Team World were still in the hunt as Sunday's matches counted for three points each. Team Europe needed two victories from four matches on Sunday to make it a fifth successive Laver Cup triumph, while Team World had to win three contests to claim their first title in the competition. Canadian rising star Auger-Aliassime teamed up with American Sock to secure the first of those three required victories, setting the stage for a dramatic finish to the tournament.
Auger-Aliassime, Sock cut Team World's deficit at Laver Cup
LONDON (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jack Sock came back to beat Andy Murray and Matteo Berrettini 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 in the last doubles match of the Laver Cup on Sunday, cutting Team World's deficit against Team Europe to 8-7.
Bhavani Devi to test skills in National Games to prepare for bigger events
The 29-year-old, who won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Fencing Championship last month, will be one of the attractions at the multi-sport event in Gujarat. "I have changed my coach, my technique, my strategies, everything is changed now. We have more important events, like the Olympic qualification in April.
Roger Federer's Novak Djokovic support at Laver Cup showed how humble he is
With 20 Grand Slam singles titles, 103 ATP titles, and an incredible 310 weeks as world number one, it’s not been a bad ride for Roger Federer at the pinnacle of global tennis.
Carleton scores 19 points, Canada beats Japan to remain undefeated at FIBA World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia — Bridget Carleton had 19 points and Canada's women's basketball team beat Japan 70-56 on Sunday to remain undefeated at the FIBA World Cup.
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova shines in Seoul for third title
The two battled to a lengthy tiebreaker after an evenly matched hour-long first set in front of more than 10,000 spectators, a record for the Seoul event. But everything changed in the second set as Russia's second-seeded Alexandrova dominated the former French Open champion from Latvia, who required a medical timeout at 3-0 down for a foot problem.