Einarson, Gushue continue roll at Pan Continental Curling Championships
Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club.
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Salem Al-Dawsari is 6th Saudi footballer to be named AFC Player of the Year
BEIRUT: Saudi superstar Salem Al-Dawsari on Tuesday became the sixth player from the Kingdom, and the fifth from Al-Hilal, to be crowned Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year. Earlier in the evening, Australia and Chelsea forward Sam Kerr took the women’s title. They were honored during the glitzy 2023 AFC Annual Awards ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha. “I am very happy with this achievement and I would like to thank the leadership in Saudi Arabia for their keen interest in athletes and support for sport,” 32-year-old Al-Dawsari said, according to a report on the AFC website. “I also want to thank the Saudi Football Federation, Al-Hilal, the Saudi national team, as well as the fans.
Canada's Philibert-Thiboutot upgraded to silver in tightly contested 5K at Pan Am Games
Canada's Charles Philibert-Thiboutot on the Pan Am Games podium — and a step higher than last time.
Pegula upsets top seed Sabalenka at WTA Finals
Jessica Pegula upset world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 to win her second group stage match at the WTA Finals in Cancun on Tuesday and will advance to semi-finals if Elena Rybakina beats Maria Sakkari in the evening match.
Iga Swiatek Wins Opener, Coco Gauff Thrashes Ons Jabeur At WTA Finals
World number two Iga Swiatek overcame a shaky start to defeat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets in her opening WTA Finals match in Cancun. In Monday's other clash, US Open champion Coco Gauff opened her tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur. Polish star Swiatek looked out of sorts in an error-strewn first set in which she trailed 2-5 before roaring back to clinch a 7-6 (7/3), 6-0 victory. The 22-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to reclaim her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka at this week's season-ending finals in Mexico. However that goal looked unlikely during a nervy opening from Swiatek, who was broken in her first service game before seventh seed Vondrousova held for a 2-0 lead.
Ons Jabeur thrashed by Coco Gauff in WTA Finals opener as Iga Swiatek starts with win
Ons Jabeur admitted she made “a lot of mistakes” after starting her WTA Finals campaign with a thumping 6-1, 6-0 defeat against US Open champion Coco Gauff in Cancun.
Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid strengthens as Australia opts out of hosting finals
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was handed a huge boost after Australia opted out of hosting the tournament.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek win their WTA Finals opening matches in straight sets
CANCUN, Mexico: US Open champion Coco Gauff earned the first WTA Finals victory of her career on Monday night, breezing past three-time major runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-1 in a round-robin match interrupted for a little more than an hour by rain.