Samsonova stuns Sabalenka in latest upset at National Bank Open
Liudmila Samsonova of Russia and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will meet in the National Bank Open quarterfinals Friday evening after both players won their round of 16 matches.
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Hussein Furaij stars for impressive Saudi Arabia at handball youth world championship
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s young handball team impressed in the recent IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, securing a top 12 finish in a field of 32 in only their second participation in the tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz Battles Into Toronto Quarters, Andy Murray Out Injured
Carlos Alcaraz passed a tiebreak test on Thursday as the top seed squeezed into the Toronto Masters quarter-finals with a 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3) victory over Hubert Hurkacz. World number one Alcaraz was only just able to extend his win streak to 14 matches as he fended off a third-set offensive from his 15th-seeded Polish opponent. Alcaraz needed five match points to advance over Hurkacz and flirted with disaster as he let a 5-2 lead in the final set slip into a second consecutive tiebreak.
Iga Swiatek Holds Off Karolina Muchova To Reach Quarters At Rainy Montreal Open
Iga Swiatek, unfazed by two lengthy rain delays, held off Karolina Muchova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Montreal Open on Thursday. Swiatek's victory, in a rematch of the French Open final she won two months ago, ensures the Polish star will remain number one in the world for a 72nd straight week when the rankings come out on Monday. It took two hours and 47 minutes on court, but more than nine hours from start to finish on what Swiatek called an "extraordinary" day.
Saudi Pro League strikes global TV deal for 2023/24 season in UK, US and China
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Carlos Alcaraz Off The Mark In Toronto, Gael Monfils Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th ATP match in a row as the world number one began the Toronto Masters by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Wednesday. The second-round battle of the two 20-year-olds went to the Spaniard, who is bidding for Canadian success after winning successive trophies at Queen's Club and Wimbledon. Alcaraz now stands 48-4 on the season as he begins the build-up for his defence of the US Open title. The top seed admitted that he was out-hit at times by his 41st-ranked American opponent in the 56-minute contest - his first career win in Toronto.
Alcaraz off to winning start in Toronto, Monfils stuns Tsitsipas
TORONTO: Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th ATP match in a row as the world No. 1 began the Toronto Masters by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Wednesday.
Ukraine war: Poland doubles border troops, Russia vows response to Western 'threats', drone attacks
The Polish government announced on Wednesday it is planning to deploy an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Belarus, twice the number the Border Guard agency had requested.