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China hails ‘Queen Wen’, the tennis star who fulfilled a dream
Chinaís Zheng Qinwen (centre R) gives autographs to fans after winning against Russiaís Kamilla Rakhimova at their womenís singles match during the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) Zheng Qinwen’s parents sold the family home to fund her tennis dreams and now she is an…
Read MoreLeclerc hails Ferrari fightback at Singapore Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) Charles Leclerc hailed Ferrari’s “really good race execution” that enabled him to claw his way up to fifth in the Singapore Grand…
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Jannik Sinner hails tennis’ new era: ‘It’s good for the sport to have some new champions’ | Tennis News
After his US Open triumph Jannik Sinner believes entering a new era of champions will be “good for the sport”. Before the tournament the Italian’s anti-doping scandal was making headlines, but he emerged with another major championship victory after beating America’s Taylor Fritz in Sunday’s final. It was his second grand slam title of the…
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England vs West Indies: Brendon McCullum hails ‘step forward’ as Ben Stokes’ side evolve Bazball approach | Cricket News
At 54-5 in their first innings on day two of the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston, England’s batters were faced with a decision to make: Do they go on the offensive, or dig in? As it happened, they chose the latter, with century partnerships between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, and Jamie…
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Euro 2024: Gareth Southgate hails England’s ‘best performance’ of tournament after beating Switzerland to reach semi-finals | Football News
Gareth Southgate hailed England’s character after what he described as their best performance of Euro 2024 in the quarter-final penalty shootout win against Switzerland. Bukayo Saka cancelled out Breel Embolo’s opener to take the game to extra-time and onto penalties where Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all scored and Jordan…
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Mikel Arteta hails ‘unbelievable’ effort from Arsenal players as focus switches to live on Sky Sports clash with Spurs | Football News
Mikel Arteta hailed the “unbelievable” effort of his players as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 5-0, but insisted it will be back to work on Wednesday as they focus on a mouth-watering North London Derby against Tottenham, live on Sky Sports on Super Sunday (kick-off 2pm). After a difficult week which featured defeats to Aston Villa in…
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Australian Open: Jannik Sinner hails first Grand Slam win over Daniil Medvedev as ‘very important step’ | Tennis News
Jannik Sinner described his sensational five-set comeback win over Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final as a “very important step”, as the 22-year-old Italian clinched a first Grand Slam title. Sinner came from two sets down to beat Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and become the first Melbourne champion for a decade not…
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Cricket World Cup: Nasser Hussain hails Australia’s victory as ‘one of the greatest’ | Cricket News
Nasser Hussain says Australia’s World Cup victory over India will go down as one of the greatest of all time. Pat Cummins’ team snapped the host nation’s 10-match winning streak in the tournament, triumphing by six wickets in the 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Australia lost their first two matches, convincingly beaten by India…
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Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid hails Kansas City Chiefs defense after victory over Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt | NFL News
Trent McDuffie starred as the Kansas City Chiefs defense proved instrumental yet again to inspire Andy Reid’s defending Super Bowl champions to victory over the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt; the Chiefs built a 21-0 half-time lead before denying the Dolphins overtime late in the game. By Cam Hogwood from Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt Last Updated:…
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England Women goalkeeper shirts sell out within hours of launch as Mary Earps hails ‘incredible support’ | Football News
England No 1 Mary Earps hailed fans’ “incredible support” after the long-overdue Lionesses goalkeeper kit sold out within hours of going on sale. England kit makers Nike finally allowed fans to buy the women’s home, away and third goalkeeper shirts through the FA website on Monday but even with no formal announcement about their availability,…
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