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Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat in Dubai

Sania Mirza brought the curtains down to her glorious career with a defeat in the first round match at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships on Tuesday.Sania along with American partner Madison Keys suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova. Sania and Keys lost 4-6, 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair in exactly one hour.The 25-year-old Veronika is ranked 11th in singles and number five in the doubles while Liudmila is world number 13 in doubles.

Iga Swiatek storms into Dubai Tennis Championships last-16, Caroline Garcia and Maria Sakkari beaten

Iga Swiatek stormed into the last-16 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a comprehensive 6-1 6-1 victory over Leylah Fernandez. Swiatek picked up where she left off when she won the Qatar Open last week — her first title of 2023 — and is favourite to win the first WTA 1000 event of the season. Ad She will play Liudmila Samsonova, who had a walkover against Zheng Qinwen, in the next round on Wednesday.

Manchester United takeover news: Al Thani ready to 'increase' bid and what happens next

Manchester United supporters now know that at least two offers to take over the football club were received by the Raine Group before last week's self-imposed 'soft' deadline.

Oksana Masters recalls first Paralympic medal in memoir excerpt

In “The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph,” 17-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters tells her life story: born in Ukraine with a set of birth defects believed to be caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, she bounced between orphanages, abused, for seven years until being adopted by an American single mother and beginning an athletic career that led to her becoming the most decorated Winter Paralympian in U.S. history.

Pauw admits 'concerns' over Saudi Arabia sponsorship

Vera Pauw admits she has "concerns" over the possibility that Saudi Arabia will be a major sponsor of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Suzann Pettersen to captain Europe in next two Solheim Cups

Suzann Pettersen will look to emulate the "calmness" of predecessor Catriona Matthew after being handed the task of captaining Europe in the next two editions of the Solheim Cup.

Yankees’ Aaron Judge won't rule out repeating home run record in 2023: ‘You never know what could happen’

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Ukrainian FM: 'Putin is not only Ukraine's problem', but 'a global problem'

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in the Belgian capital, Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that Ukraine would win the war against Russia. He criticised those in the West raising concerns that the Russians are gaining the upper hand on the battlefield. He said that Ukraine needs "weapons, sanctions, money and solidarity", urging each country to choose how to show solidarity.

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Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat in Dubai

Iga Swiatek storms into Dubai Tennis Championships last-16, Caroline Garcia and Maria Sakkari beaten

Manchester United takeover news: Al Thani ready to 'increase' bid and what happens next

Oksana Masters recalls first Paralympic medal in memoir excerpt

Pauw admits 'concerns' over Saudi Arabia sponsorship

Suzann Pettersen to captain Europe in next two Solheim Cups

Yankees’ Aaron Judge won't rule out repeating home run record in 2023: ‘You never know what could happen’

Ukrainian FM: 'Putin is not only Ukraine's problem', but 'a global problem'