Leylah Fernandez posts 3-set win over Diana Shnaider in 1st round at Wuhan Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez rallied to beat 12th-seeded Diana Shnaider 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3 on Monday at the Wuhan Open in China.
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IBA urges federations to join legal action in Switzerland against IOC
:The International Boxing Association (IBA) urged its national federations on Monday to join legal action in Switzerland against what it called the "abusive behaviour" of Olympic organisers.
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Netherlands pledges €400mln for Ukraine drone plan, says more F-16s will arrive soon
Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans has said the Netherlands will invest €400 million in a drone development programme for Ukraine.
No. 1 Seed Aryna Sabalenka Stunned By Player Ranked 47 Places Lower, Huge Win-Streak Broken
The 49th-ranked Karolina Muchova stunned top seed Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to reach the China Open semi-finals on Friday. The Czech player won 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 6-4 and faces China's Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen or 17-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva for a place in the final. Last year's US Open champion Coco Gauff plays Spain's former world number two Paula Badosa in the other semi-final in Beijing.
Revenge For Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas At Shanghai Masters
Both Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas served sweet revenge at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, vanquishing old foes in straight sets as they progressed through to the third round. World number five Medvedev came from behind in both sets to beat Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-5, 7-5, while Tsitsipas battled through a tight match against Japan's Kei Nishikori to win 7-6 (8/6), 6-4. Medvedev and Seyboth Wild have only met once before, but it was memorable. The Russian, then world number two, was unceremoniously ejected from the 2023 French Open by qualifier Seyboth Wild in the first round. The tenacious Brazilian did not make it easy for Medvedev on Friday, setting the tone by breaking first to pull 1-3 ahead.
Manchester United and Man City braced for major transfer changes as FIFA update emerges
Some of FIFA's rules on the movement of players between clubs are contrary to European Union law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
FIFA transfer rules breach EU law, says European court
Some of FIFA's rules on the movement of players between clubs are contrary to European Union law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.