Major GCC women’s volleyball tourney set for Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: The Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy is set to host its inaugural GCC Volleyball Cup tournament between Aug. 26 and 31 at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena, Zayed Sports City.
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Russian court jails US basketball star for nine years over drug smuggling
KHIMKI, Russia: A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison over drug smuggling as US President Joe Biden called the ruling “unacceptable.” The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling and possessing “a significant amount of narcotics,” judge Anna Sotnikova told a court in the town of Khimki just outside Moscow. Sotnikova sentenced Griner, 31, to nine years in prison and said she would also have to pay a fine of one million rubles ($16,590). US President Joe Biden immediately released a statement, calling the Russian court’s sentencing of Griner “unacceptable.” “Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney.
Coco Gauff thwarts Naomi Osaka's fightback to reach San Jose WTA quarterfinals
San Jose, California. The 18-year-old, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open in June, needed just one break of serve to seize the first set 6-4 in the blockbuster encounter. With booming serves and matching ground strokes, she then roared to a 5-1 lead in the second set.
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff holds off Naomi Osaka in San Jose
Coco Gauff needed eight match points to get it done, but the sixth-seeded U.S. player beat Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif.
Gauff sends former world No.1 Naomi Osaka packing with straight sets victory
SAN JOSE: Coco Gauff held off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
WTA roundup: Shelby Rogers upsets Maria Sakkari at San Jose
Shelby Rogers delivered 10 aces and won 76.5 per cent of her first-serve points on Thursday while rolling to a 6-1, 6-3 upset of top-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif.
Naomi Osaka hails Daria Kasatkina for coming out as gay in 'dangerous situation'
Naomi Osaka has praised fellow tennis star Daria Kasatkina for coming out as gay.
'I want to see what she's going to bring' - Naomi Osaka relishing facing 'mature' Coco Gauff in San Jose
Two of the WTA Tour’s brightest stars will meet on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka face off in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose. Former world No. 1 Osaka is looking to get back into top form after missing the grass season due to an Achilles’ injury and splitting from coach Wim Fissette.