Pele who? Luke Littler plays down comparisons to sporting icons
Teenager Luke Littler wants to continue ripping up the record books as he targets a place in the World Darts Championship semi-finals.
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Rune adds Federer's former coach to team after Becker appointment
World number eight Holger Rune has added Severin Luthi, a long-time mentor to Swiss great Roger Federer, to his coaching team, just weeks after appointing six-times major winner Boris Becker as his coach ahead of the 2024 season.
Djokovic seals year-end top spot with ATP Finals win over Rune
TURIN, Italy: Novak Djokovic eventually tamed Danish debutant Holger Rune with a 7-6(4), 6-7(1), 6-3 victory in his opening round-robin match at the ATP Finals to seal the year-end number-one ranking for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday (Nov 12).
Novak Djokovic wins his ATP Finals opener to lock in world number one spot
Novak Djokovic ensured he will finish the year ranked world number one for an eighth time after battling to a late-night victory over Holger Rune in his opening match at the ATP Finals.
Novak Djokovic Beats Holger Rune To Reach Ninth Paris Masters Semi-Final
Novak Djokovic edged out Holger Rune on Friday to avenge his defeat in last year's Paris Masters final and reach the last four, while Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov. World number one Djokovic missed a match point in the second set but eventually claimed a 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 win over Denmark's Rune in the quarter-finals after more than two-and-three-quarter hours on court at Bercy Arena. The Serbian star is playing in his first ATP Tour event since lifting a record 24th Grand Slam title in New York in September.
Medvedev booed by Paris crowd in loss to Dimitrov that rules him out of year-end No. 1 contention
PARIS: Daniil Medvedev dropped out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking by losing to Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, and then was booed off the court after remonstrating with the crowd during the match. The crowd got under Medvedev’s skin in the 11th game of the second set, jeering him as he was about to serve after he had thrown his racket.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek win their WTA Finals opening matches in straight sets
CANCUN, Mexico: US Open champion Coco Gauff earned the first WTA Finals victory of her career on Monday night, breezing past three-time major runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-1 in a round-robin match interrupted for a little more than an hour by rain.
‘Riyadh Champion’ WBC belt unveiled for Fury versus Ngannou battle
The World Boxing Council’s “Riyadh Champion” commemorative belt has been unveiled ahead of the highly-anticipated “Battle of the Baddest” bout between WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight titlist Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28.