Australia abandons 2034 World Cup bid in boost for Saudi Arabia
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday decided against bidding for the 2034 football World Cup, strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as favorite to host the event.
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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.
Ons Jabeur on learning to be patient, dealing with injuries and WTA Finals hopes
After a long injury-plagued season that was one of the toughest of her career, Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is looking to finish 2023 on a high with a positive showing at the prestigious WTA Finals in Cancun.
Top seed Rune rallies to victory in Basel after horror star
BASEL, Switzerland: Holger Rune performed under pressure for new coach Boris Becker on Tuesday, earning a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Miomir Kecmanovic to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.
Children with special needs enjoy fun-filled day at the course ahead of LIV Golf Jeddah
JEDDAH: More than 30 children with special needs were treated to a day of golfing fun and excitement at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City on Thursday, on the eve of the start of LIV Golf Jeddah competition the following day.
Jabeur rides roller coaster on way to Zhengzhou last eight
SHANGHAI, China: World number seven Ons Jabeur defied a bad knee on Thursday to finally defeat Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) and reach the quarter-finals of the Zhengzhou Open. Playing with her right knee taped, the Tunisian three-time Grand Slam finalist failed to serve out the victory on three occasions and needed five match points to move past the 63rd-ranked Italian in just under two hours. A champion in Ningbo two weeks ago, Jabeur will next face eighth seed Daria Kasatkina, who beat home player Bai Zhuoxuan 6-2, 6-4. “It was a tough finish obviously, she’s a great player, such a fighter,” said the 29-year-old Jabeur. “So, I’m glad that I got to finish in two (sets). It would have been a different story if it was three sets.
Ons Jabeur to headline 2024 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open as tickets go on sale
Ons Jabeur will make her debut at the second edition of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in February as organisers announced tickets for the WTA Tour tournament have gone on sale.
Ons Jabeur set to make Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in 2024
ABU DHABI: Tunisia’s tennis star Ons Jabeur is set to make her debut at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in 2024 when the tournament returns for its second edition in the UAE capital.