Poland's Swiatek savours 'surreal' No. 1 achievement
Poland's Iga Swiatek said capturing the women's world number one ranking was a "surreal" achievement, with the 20-year-old set to replace retired Ash Barty at the top of the rankings.
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Iga Swiatek Becomes New WTA World No.1 With Miami Open Win
Poland's Iga Swiatek became the new world number one in women's tennis on Friday by defeating swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-0 at the WTA Miami Open. Swiatek will move into the top spot vacated by Australian Ashleigh Barty after the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her retirement earlier this week. The 20-year-old Warsaw-born star had to win her second-round match at the South Florida hardcourt tournament to ensure she would replace Barty. Swiatek will be the first Polish woman to reach the rankings summit, eclipsing the old mark for players from her homeland she shared with former world number two Agnieszka Radwanska.
Swiatek to take over Barty's world No. 1 spot after Miami victory
Iga Swiatek will replace Ash Barty as the number one women's player in the world after her 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Viktorija Golubic in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.
France 2-1 Ivory Coast: Olivier Giroud closes in on Thierry Henry's record
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is just five goals away from surpassing Thierry Henry's all-time record for France after scoring in the win over the Ivory Coast.
England U21 4-1 Andorra U21: Balogun, Ramsey, Gibbs-White and Gordon keep Euro 2023 pressure on
Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon eased England U21 past Andorra on Friday evening in a dominant 4-1 win.
France 2-1 Ivory Coast: Aurelien Tchouameni grabs late winner for Didier Deschamps' side in Marseille
A late Aurelien Tchouameni winner grabbed a 2-1 win for France against Ivory Coast in Marseille. The two teams faced off at the Velodrome in Marseille as the French Football Federation used the opportunity to take the national team on tour, Ad/> For Didier Deschamps, RB Leipzig striker Christoph Nkunku was given his debut while he was joined by a recalled Olivier Giroud, making his first appearance since the Euro 2020 finals.
Egipto 1 - 0 Senegal: Resultado, resumen y gol - AS Colombia
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The data behind Lance 'Buddy' Franklin's 1,000 AFL goals for Sydney and Hawthorn
When Lance «Buddy» Franklin kicked his 1,000th goal, he became only the sixth player in more than a century of the AFL and its predecessor, the VFL, to achieve the feat.