Canadian men fall to top-ranked Poland in Volleyball Nations League, dropping to 1-1
Canada fell 3-1 to top-ranked Poland on Thursday in men's Volleyball Nations League action.
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Family matters as Swiatek pursues Olympic dream
PARIS : World number one Iga Swiatek considers the Olympics to be her most important tournament because her father competed in the 1988 Seoul Games, she said on Thursday ahead of her French Open title defence.
Gauff brings self-belief to latest French Open campaign
NEW YORK : World number three Coco Gauff will take lessons learned from a challenging clay court swing to Roland Garros, as she looks to build on her Grand Slam breakthrough last year at the U.S. Open.
Swiatek ready to join select club as she bids for fourth French Open title
Iga Swiatek will be looking to join a select band of players who have lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup four times when she begins the defence of her French Open title next week.
‘Boxer’ accused of manslaughter of ‘peacemaker’ after fight in town centre tells police: “I’m not a killer”
A boxer accused of killing a man who acted as a ‘peacemaker’ after a fight broke out in Bury town centre told police: “I’m not a killer.” Brook Marshall-Byrne, 20, denies the offence of manslaughter following the death of 35-year-old Piotr Ludwiczak.
Christine Sinclair gets her own Barbie doll
Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes, as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday.
Anna Oliynyk-Korniyko wins the European Judo Cup among cadets twice in a row
For the second time in a row this season, Anna Oliynyk-Korniyko, a young participant of the Olympic Dreams project, has won the European Cadet Judo Cup.
Venus Williams among sporting figures to get own Barbie doll
LONDON : Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary Fowler are among nine athletes to get a Barbie doll in their likeness as toy maker Mattel seeks to shine a light on women sports role models ahead of the Paris Olympics.