Little-known Dutchman shocks Comrades field, almost ruins SA fairytale: 'It's mixed feelings'
Sunday's men's Comrades Marathon belonged to Tete Dijana, who won back-to-back titles and set a new record for the down run.
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Lorenzo Sonego Comeback Shocks Andrey Rublev At French Open
Italian Lorenzo Sonego battled back from two sets down to knock seventh seed Andrey Rublev out of the French Open on Friday and reach the last 16 for the second time. The world number 48 was two points from defeat during a fourth-set tie-break but prevailed 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after three hours and 42 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Sonego will face Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov for a possible quarter-final meeting with 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. "Incredible comeback today," he said. "I played more aggressive than in the first and second sets because when he's aggressive it's tough to compete against him.
No shocks, but plenty of talking points in Irish World Cup training squad
No sooner is the curtain drawn on the 2022/23 season, than the World Cup comes into focus.
Celtics' buzzer-beating Game 6 win over Heat shocks NBA Twitter - ESPN
The Boston Celtics are one win away from making NBA history.
Holger Rune shocks Novak Djokovic in eventful clash to reach Italian Open semi-finals in Rome
Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after losing a rain-interrupted and occasionally heated match against Holger Rune. Defending champion Djokovic was outplayed by Rune, who recorded his second successive win over the world No. 1 after also beating him in the Paris Masters final in November.
Italian Open: Shocks continue in Rome as Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari suffer early exits, Victoria Azarenka withdraws
Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari were the latest big names to fall in the early rounds of the Italian Open, while Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw with injury. Only three of the top 10 seeds are left standing after the first three rounds of action in Rome: defending champion Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Daria Kasatkina. Ad Sixth seed Gauff was upset by No.27-ranked Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, who earned a 4-6 6-2 6-2 comeback win in a rain-delayed match to reach the last 16.
Ronnie O’Sullivan cashes in as wild Hossein Vafaei break-off shocks Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan shrugged off an extraordinary act of self-sabotage by opponent Hossein Vafaei to deliver a potential knockout blow in the opening session of their so-called grudge match at the World Snooker Championship.
Monte Carlo Masters Takeaways - New name destined for title as shocks continue with Taylor Fritz, Holger Rune winning
We are down to the business end of the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters with some shock quarter-final results ensuring there will be a new name on the trophy on Sunday evening. Paul Hassall was at the Monte Carlo Country Club on Day 7 to take in the four matches on Court Rainier III and pick out some of the main takeaways from the action.