Emma Raducanu accidentally swears on TV in funny mishap
Emma Raducanu was left in hysterics after accidentally swearing in Italian during a TV interview.
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'Really weird coincidence' - Bianca Andreescu plays down Emma Raducanu parallels ahead of Italian Open match
Bianca Andreescu says the parallels between herself and Emma Raducanu are a “really weird coincidence” as they prepare to meet in the first round of the Italian Open. Both players won their first Grand Slam title at the US Open as teenagers – Andreescu as a 19-year-old in 2019 and Raducanu as an 18-year-old in 2021. Ad/> They also both have Romanian parentage (Andreescu's mother and father are Romanian, as is Raducanu's father) and were both born in Ontario, Canada.
World Rugby has radical plan for new global competition - report
Rugby bosses from around the globe are reportedly set to meet in Dublin on Tuesday to approve a groundbreaking new global competition.
Women's World Boxing Championships: Winning start for Lovlina Borgohain, beats Chen Nien-Chin by split decision
Lovlina Borgohain upstaged former champion Chen Nien-Chin in the light middleweight division on Monday to enter the round of 16 at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Returning to competitive boxing for the first time since her podium finish at the Tokyo Games last year, Lovlina (70kg) won by a 3-2 split decision against the Chinese Taipei boxer, who had defeated her in the semifinals of the 2018 edition. This is Lovlina's second win over Chen.
Winning start for Lovlina Borgohain At Women's World Boxing Championships, Beats Chen By Split Decision
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain upstaged former champion Chen Nien-Chin in the light middleweight division on Monday to enter the round of 16 at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Returning to competitive boxing for the first time since her podium finish at the Tokyo Games last year, Lovlina (70kg) won by a 3-2 split decision against the Chinese Taipei boxer, who had defeated her in the semifinals of the 2018 edition. This is Lovlina's second win over Chen. The Indian had gotten the better of her in the Tokyo Olympics quarterfinal enroute to her bronze medal winning triumph.
Italian Open: Halep, Azarenka move into second round
Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka advanced to the second round of the Italian Open in Rome while four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an ankle injury. Halep, champion in Rome in 2020, beat France's Alize Cornet 6-4 6-4, exacting revenge for her fourth round loss at the Australian Open in January.
Halep, Azarenka advance in Rome, Osaka pulls out with injury
Former world number ones Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka advanced to the second round of the Italian Open in Rome while four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an ankle injury.
Bianca Andreescu on facing Emma Raducanu for the first time: ‘It looks like I got my wish’
There are several similarities between Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu, but the former describes it as “just really weird coincidences”.