WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins cruise in Adelaide
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Danielle Collins were among those to win their first-round matches at the Adelaide International on Monday in Australia.
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Kvitova wins battle of Wimbledon champions at Adelaide
Petra Kvitova won the battle of Wimbledon champions on Monday in Adelaide as she outserved Elena Rybakina -- who has now crashed out early in two tournaments leading into next week's Australian Open.
Collins, Kvitova find form in Adelaide warm-up, Muguruza knocked out
ADELAIDE :Danielle Collins, runner-up at last year's Australian Open, indicated she might be set for another run deep into the year's first Grand Slam with a 6-2 6-4 win over Karolina Pliskova at the Adelaide International 2 on Monday.
Lucas Braathen defeats childhood friend McGrath to win men's World Cup slalom
Close friends since childhood, Lucas Braathen and Atle Lie McGrath fulfilled their shared dream Sunday by finishing 1-2 in a World Cup ski race.
Arsenal’s Arteta defends touchline ‘passion’ after Newcastle row
Arsenal’s Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (C) attempts a shot past Newcastle United’s English goalkeeper Nick Pope (L) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 3, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR ‘LIVE’ SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO VIDEO EMULATION. SOCIAL MEDIA IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO USE IN BETTING PUBLICATIONS, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Saudi mom-of-2 aiming high as Kingdom’s 1st female skier
Riyadh: A Saudi mom-of-two has been getting a piste of the action as the first woman to represent the Kingdom in skiing.
Humphries second to Nolte at monobob World Cup, maintains season lead
Kaillie Humphries of the United States remained in the World Cup monobob season points lead Saturday, after finishing second to Germany's Laura Nolte in the first race of 2023 in Winterberg, Germany.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt wins fourth giant slalom of the season
Swiss Olympic champion Marco Odermatt took his fourth giant slalom win of the season in Adelboden on Saturday.