Naomi Osaka suggests she'll skip Wimbledon 'exhibition' after removal of ranking points
Naomi Osaka has suggested she may skip Wimbledon this summer due to the absence of ranking points on offer at the grand slam.
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Superbet Poland chess: Viswanathan Anand finishes overall joint second
Viswanathan Anand had a moderate run on the second day of the Blitz section to finish overall joint second in the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament here on Monday. He posted three wins on Monday over Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland) in the 27th and final round, Richard Rapport (Hungary) and Kirill Shevchenko (Ukraine) to go with three draws but as many defeats hurt his chances of winning the overall title. Polish star Jan-Kryzstof Duda emerged overall winner with 24 points while Anand and Levon Aronian finished equal second with 23.5 points followed by Fabiano Caruana (USA) on 23 points.
Tim Henman exclusive: Big names won't skip Wimbledon; ATP, WTA 'penalising' players in ranking points row
Tim Henman does not expect players to skip Wimbledon despite reservations raised by Naomi Osaka over the lack of ranking points on offer. The ATP and WTA stripped the Grand Slam of any points following the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka says she is «leaning» towards not playing as it will feel like an «exhibition» event.
Steve Clarke expects Ukraine to be ready for Scotland play-off despite war
Steve Clarke expects Ukraine’s players to be fully prepared for their World Cup play-off against Scotland despite the impact of the war which has erupted in their homeland over the past three months.
Stop Bloody Energy! On May 24, action against the energy businesses, which continue to work with the Russian Federation, will be held in Davos
At the World Economic Forum, Ukrainians will call on the world to stop investing in killing their citizens.
Osaka says she may skip Wimbledon over ranking points row
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Monday she may skip Wimbledon over the decision to strip the Grand Slam tournament of ranking points.
Soccer-Tierney out of 28-man Scotland squad for World Cup playoffs, Nations League
(Reuters) - Scotland coach Steve Clarke named a 28-man squad on Monday for their World Cup playoff semi-final and their Nations League fixtures next month with Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney the biggest omission.