Osaka fires 18 aces in win over Bencic to reach Miami Open final
Four-times Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired off 18 aces as the Japanese former world number beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach her first Miami Open final.
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Brazil on top as FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings
DOHA, Qatar: The United States received a boost for the World Cup draw and Canada took a hit in Thursday’s updated FIFA rankings. The Americans, who failed to qualify for the last World Cup, will be in Pot 2 after being ranked 15th in the world. Canada, which won the North American qualifying group and will play at the tournament for the first time in 36 years, missed a chance for a rankings boost by losing at Panama 1-0 in its final qualifier.
Exciting possibilities await confident Saudis in World Cup draw
RIYADH: It is not hard to pick the darkest day for Saudi football on the global stage; the 8-0 thrashing by Germany at the 2002 World Cup finals will never be forgotten.
Hurkacz denies Medvedev world No 1 spot | Kyrgios fined $35,000
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz kept his title defence going at the Miami Open by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 6-3 in their quarter-final on Thursday as the Russian fell one win short of reclaiming the world number one ranking.
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Zelensky calls for no-fly zone as he says missiles have completely destroyed Vinnytsia regional airport
Charles Dunne an Aberdeen transfer target as Jim Goodwin eyes THREE St Mirren stars
Jim Goodwin is ready to make a second raid on his former club St Mirren.
Daniil Medvedev's hopes of replacing Novak Djokovic as world No.1 ended by Hubert Hurkacz in Miami quarter-finals
Hubert Hurkacz remains on course to retain his title after ending Daniil Medvedev’s world No.1 hopes to book a spot in the Miami Open semi-finals. The Polish eighth seed triumphed 7-6(7) 6-3 in two hours and three minutes and will meet either Carlos Alcaraz or Miomir Kecmanovic in the last four. Ad/> The result also means Novak Djokovic will remain at the top of the ATP rankings heading into the clay swing after Medvedev failed to pick up the victory he needed to edge back above the 20-time Grand Slam champion.
Hurkacz wears down Medvedev in Miami, denies him No. 1 rank
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — It was midway through the second set and Daniil Medvedev was standing several feet behind the baseline, hand propped on one of his knees, his sweat turning his dark blue shirt several shades darker as he tried to catch his breath.