Venus Williams set to return at Indian Wells
Venus Williams will return to singles action at the age of 44 next month after being handed a wild card for Indian Wells.
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Bayern’s Kane says injury could keep him out against Frankfurt
PARIS: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane said he was likely to miss Sunday’s Bundesliga game at home to Eintracht Frankfurt after he was replaced at half time in Bayern’s 3-2 aggregate Champions League victory over Celtic. Kane hit the bar in an otherwise quiet 45 minutes against the Scottish side. He later told reporters that he had suffered a calf problem. “We’ll have a scan tonight and then we’ll see.
De Minaur, Medvedev and Rublev advance to Qatar Open quarterfinals
DOHA: Four of the top-seeded players of the Qatar Open advanced on Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, and Jack Draper won their matches in straight sets. Top-seeded player Carlos Alcaraz can join them among the last eight later if he beats Italy’s Luca Nardi. Second-seeded De Minaur beat Botic van de Zandschulp by a double 6-4.
Sabalenka thrashed in Dubai as Paolini’s title defense ends
DUBAI: World number one Aryna Sabalenka slumped to a 6-3, 6-2 loss against Denmark’s Clara Tauson in the last 16 of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday, as Jasmine Paolini’s title defense came to a painful end. Sabalenka, who beat the 38th-ranked Tauson on her way to last month’s Australian Open final, suffered a second straight premature exit after losing in her opening match in Qatar a week ago. Tauson broke Sabalenka’s serve six times and the Dane will go on to play Czech youngster Linda Noskova, who knocked out fifth seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Tauson beat Noskova in the first round of the Australian Open.
Witness Stand gears up for Saudi Cup’s $2m 1351 Turf Sprint
LONDON: Urloxhey Stables is set for its first international flat runner as Witness Stand prepares to line up in the $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint at the Saudi Cup on Saturday.
Auger-Aliassime to meet Medvedev in Qatar Open quarterfinals
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open tennis tournament Wednesday when second-round opponent Hamad Medjedovic withdrew with a right leg injury.
Emma Raducanu breaks 'stalker' silence after breaking down in tears during Dubai Tennis Championships
Distraught Emma Raducanu has spoken out for the first time after she was left in tears by a man displaying "fixated behaviour".
British tennis star Emma Raducanu bursts into tears over concerns about fan who 'exhibited fixated behavior'
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