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WTA roundup: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova cruises in Abu Dhabi
No. 6 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia needed just 59 minutes to oust American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday.
Leylah Fernandez advances to Round 2 at Abu Dhabi Open despite service struggles
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) win over Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima.
Paul Pogba handed Manchester United invitation after transfer window closes
Ruben Amorim has been urged by Rio Ferdinand to bring Paul Pogba back to Manchester United to allow him to train until his football ban is lifted.
Russia, Belarus remain banned from hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season.
"Will You Resign?": Magnus Carlsen Accuses FIDE Chief Of Coercion, Broken Promises
World number one Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich resign for "coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises" after talks to thrash out an agreement between the world body and the Freestyle Tour co-founded by him collapsed. The 34-year-old Norwegian superstar was reacting to FIDE's statement on Monday in which it declared that efforts to work out a consensus with the Freestyle Chess Tour, co-founded by Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, had failed over the use of the term world championship.
ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe wins Dallas opener
Frances Tiafoe, in his first action since a second-round upset loss at the Australian Open, needed three sets to win his first-round match at the Dallas Open on Monday.
D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament
World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Sunday. Gukesh lost his first game as the world champion, bowing to some energetic play by compatriot Arjun Erigaisi while Praggnanandhaa went down against Vincent Keymer, whose technique was impeccable on the final day. Interestingly enough, the chess buffs were reminded of the 2013 Candidates tournament where Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia were leading together but both lost.