Tag: People
Coco Gauff on WTA Finals coming to Saudi Arabia: ‘I do think sport can be a way to open doors to people’ | Tennis News
Coco Gauff hopes holding the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia can “open doors”, though she admits she had reservations about the event in Riyadh. The WTA Finals, which involves the top eight singles players and doubles teams, take place in Riyadh from November 2-9. Previously tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova have publicly criticised…
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Tonali on betting ban: I was two different people, now I am one
Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali says he understands the mistake he made but now feels a different person after serving a 10-month football ban having breached betting rules in his home nation.
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Faki hopes people ‘will be nicer to each other’
To say that Choco Mucho’s PVL Reinforced Conference has been difficult would be an understatement. Zoi Faki’s difficulties, on the other hand, have been understated. The Flying Titans import, who on paper looked to be struggling when compared to the prolific performances coming from fellow reinforcements, admitted that the hardest thing about her struggles is…
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Ex-UST spiker wants to show people she can play
Pierre Abellana didn’t get too much exposure in her two-year stay with University of Santo Tomas (UST). But Abellana, a Golden Tigress recruit from University of San Carlos, knows that she has so much more to show and she is raring to show just that if the stars align for her to get picked in…
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Rob Burrow: Rugby league great urges people ‘don’t waste a moment’ in final message | Rugby League News
Rob Burrow urged people not to waste a moment and expressed his hope for a world one day free of motor neurone disease in his final message recorded prior to his death. The Leeds Rhinos great died at the age of 41 on Sunday, having dedicated the last four-and-a-half years of his life to raising…
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Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people
People gather around a car that had crashed into the spectators during the Fox Hill Supercross, a motor racing event organized by the Sri Lanka’s army, in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/STR) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday…
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Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade: ‘Multiple people struck’ as shots fired | NFL News
Officials say eight to 10 people have been injured after shots were fired in Kansas City during the parade for Super Bowl winners the Kansas City Chiefs. Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins gave the figure, but declined further comment, saying only that additional information will be released soon. Kansas City Police said earlier on…
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Moeen Ali: I worried growing a beard would make people think I'm extreme
Represent is a one-off Sky Sports series exploring how heritage, nationality and ethnicity interlink to make an athletes’ sporting identity. First up: Moeen Ali.
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Travis Kelce: A lot of people care about Taylor Swift | ‘I’m having fun with it’ | Video | Watch TV Show
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce insists he’s staying focused despite all the attention he’s received around his relationship with Taylor Swift.
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Auckland shooting: Two people and a gunman killed on eve of Women’s World Cup
Two people and a gunman have been killed in a “serious incident” in Auckland on the eve of the Women’s World Cup. Police responded to reports a man had fired shots in a building in downtown Auckland, two miles from Eden Park, the venue for the opening match of the tournament between co-hosts New Zealand…
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