Tsitsipas - Melbourne finalist who was 'a few breaths from dying'
Stefanos Tsitsipas will become Greece's first Grand Slam champion and a world number one if he wins the Australian Open final on Sunday -- he will have his father to thank if he does.
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Zelenskiy adviser: IOC promotes 'Russian anti-human policy'
KYIV : A senior Ukrainian presidential aide slammed the International Olympic Committee on Saturday for siding with Russia days after it said the Olympic Council of Asia had offered Russian and Belarusian athletes a chance to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Zelensky vows campaign to bar Russian athletes from Paris Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed his country will launch an international campaign to prevent Russian athletes from being allowed to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait said on Thursday that Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes took part.
Djokovic pounds Paul to reach 10th Australian Open final
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic shrugged off controversy involving his father to reach a record-extending 10th Australian Open final with a 7-5 6-1 6-2 win over outgunned American Tommy Paul on Friday (Jan 27).
Tsitsipas beats gutsy Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas blazed his way into a first Australian Open final with a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Friday (Jan 27).
Djokovic's father skips Australian Open semi-final after Russian flag controversy
MELBOURNE: Tennis ace Novak Djokovic's father said he will stay away from his son's Australian Open semi-final on Friday (Jan 27), insisting that he "wishes only for peace" after being filmed with fans holding Russian flags.
Djokovic says images of father with Russian flags 'misinterpreted'
Novak Djokovic hit out on Friday at what he said was a "misinterpretation" of images showing his father posing at the Australian Open with a Russian flag that had Vladimir Putin's face on it.
Doping-Russian agency records 375 whereabouts rule violations in 2022
GENEVA : Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Friday it had recorded 375 cases last year in which athletes did not properly provide their whereabouts to allow for them to be tested for banned substances, TASS news agency reported.