WTA roundup: Ashlyn Krueger, Belinda Bencic reach Abu Dhabi final
American Ashlyn Krueger will go for her second career WTA title at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open after she took down Czech opponent Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.
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Ramkumar Ramanathan-Saketh Myneni Reach Chennai Open ATP Challenger Doubles Final
Defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni entered the doubles final of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a hard-fought win over top seeds Ray Ho and Matthew Christopher Romios in Chennai on Friday. The third seeded Indian pair registered a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) victory over their rivals from Taipei and Australia. They will face unseeded Japanese duo of Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi, a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 winners over second seeded Indians Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth, for the title. Earlier, Ramkumar and Saketh saved a set point in the second set tie-break before emerging winners on their third match point.
Brandon Robinson-Thompson sets the pace at Qatar Masters
England's Brandon Robinson-Thompson continued his impressive recent form to open up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Celtic's Champions League squad revealed as Jota and Schlupp IN as left-field striker option emerges for Bayern Munich clash
Jota and Jeffrey Schlupp have been added to Celtic's squad for the Champions League knockout stages.
Canada's Schwinghammer claims World Cup moguls bronze, Kingsbury well off the podium
Canadian freestyle skier Maïa Schwinghammer claimed World Cup moguls bronze, while men's star Mikael Kingsbury was held off the podium Thursday in Deer Valley, Utah.
ATP roundup: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruises in Rotterdam
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz overpowered Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour on Thursday in the second round of the ABN AMRO Open at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to 57 months for stealing from Shohei Ohtani - ESPN
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to repay gambling debts.
Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison
The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million US from the Los Angeles Dodgers player's bank account.