Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka given massive opportunity to boost ranking with wildcard
Naomi Osaka will compete at the BNP Paribas Open this year after being granted a wildcard for the prestigious tournament.
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Novak Djokovic prepares to make belated start to season in Dubai
World number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat to Germany's Alexander Zverev, marring an otherwise stellar 2021 in which he won the first three grand slam events and reached the final of the fourth. A day after his loss to Zverev, he went down to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match to return empty-handed from Japan.
Athletics-Olympic champion Kipchoge to participate in Tokyo Marathon
(Reuters) - Marathon world record holder and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will make his competitive return at the Tokyo Marathon next month, the Kenyan announced on Friday.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll
Kamila Valieva, the teenager at the centre of a doping scandal that has shaken the Beijing Olympics, finished fourth in the women's figure skating final on Thursday after an error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold. Shcherbakova scored 255.95 overall to seal the title, while Valieva, who was allowed to compete despite failing a doping test before the Games, fell several times and slipped out of the medal positions in Beijing. It was a major upset for 15-year-old Valieva, who looked completely broken at the end of her programme.
Olympic champion Kipchoge to participate in Tokyo Marathon
Marathon world record holder and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will make his competitive return at the Tokyo Marathon next month, the Kenyan announced on Friday.
Beijing 2022 figure skating: Everything you need to know about Japan's Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi
Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi have already made their mark for Japan at Beijing 2022.
Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova is letting it all sink in: 'I feel an unbelievable happiness'
In the hours after her Olympic victory, figure skater Anna Shcherbakova was still letting the moment sink in.