Bencic a deserved champion, and other things learnt from inaugural Abu Dhabi Open
The inaugural Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open came to a close on Sunday with Swiss Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic becoming the tournament’s very first champion.
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Belinda Bencic fights back from the brink to clinch Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title
Belinda Bencic fought back from the brink to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in a thrilling Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final on Sunday evening to capture her second title of the season.
Jean-Eric Vergne wins historic first Formula E race in India
NEW DELHI: Jean-Eric Vergne of DS Penske held on to win an extraordinary first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India in front of a sold-out crowd and a host of dignitaries, Bollywood celebrities and sports stars.
Canadian flavour: Cam Alexander skis to downhill bronze in worlds debut, Crawford 5th
In his world championship debut, alpine skier Cam Alexander raced to bronze in men's downhill on Sunday for Canada's second medal following Jack Crawford's super-G title Thursday in France.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt beats Kilde to men's downhill gold
COURCHEVEL, France :Switzerland's Marco Odermatt beat Norwegian favourite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to win the flagship men's downhill and take a first world championships gold medal of his Alpine skiing career on Sunday.
WTA roundup: Petra Martic upsets top seed in Linz
No. 6 seed Petra Martic of Croatia rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 upset over top-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece in the Upper Austria Ladies Linz semifinals on Saturday in Linz, Austria.
Alpine skiing-Flury wins women's downhill gold at world championships
MERIBEL, France : Switzerland's Jasmine Flury won a surprise gold in the women's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships but favourite Sofia Goggia was disqualified for straddling a gate on Saturday.
Isner becomes first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks
DALLAS, TX : American John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the Dallas Open quarter-finals.