Bencic lays down Open marker with dominant Adelaide win
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic laid down a marker for next week's Australian Open with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over Daria Kasatkina in the final of the Adelaide International on Saturday.
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Qualifier Davis wins in Hobart, Bencic takes Adelaide title
Lauren Davis returned to the winner's circle for the first time in six years after the American qualifier beat Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6(0) 6-2 in the final of the Hobart International on Saturday.
FIFA charges Argentina over World Cup final celebrations
ZURICH: FIFA opened a disciplinary case against the Argentine Football Association on Friday for alleged offensive player misconduct and violations of fair play at the World Cup final. FIFA cited its media and marketing regulations for prosecuting the case, which appears to relate to a boisterous celebration by players running through the interview zone after the game on Dec. 18. Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout after a thrilling 3-3 draw at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. About three hours later, players led by captain Lionel Messi ran and sang through the official interview area and damaged flimsy partition walls without stopping to speak to international broadcast and print media.
FIFA penalises Mexico for offensive chants by fans during World Cup matches
MEXICO CITY : FIFA sanctioned the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for the offensive chants the country's fans made during their matches at last year's World Cup by ordering it to play a game behind closed doors and fined it 100,000 Swiss francs ($108,000).
Russian tribunal finds skater Valieva bore 'no fault or negligence' in doping case
A Russian tribunal found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore "no fault or negligence" in a doping case that rocked last year's Winter Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
Alpine skiing-Norwegian Kilde takes super-G victory in Wengen
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde narrowly beat Swiss Stefan Rogentin to win the super-G race in Wengen on Friday, his second victory in the discipline this season.
Kasatkina, Garcia into Adelaide semis, Kenin battles back in Hobart
ADELAIDE : World number eight Daria Kasatkina stumbled to close out the match but progressed to the semi-finals of the Adelaide International 2 with a 6-3 7-6(3) win over Petra Kvitova on Thursday.
Canada's Katherine Sebov qualifies for Australian Open main draw
Canada's Katherine Sebov has made it into the main draw of the Australian Open.