Australian Open Women’s Seeds

Australian Open Women’s Seeds

Women's singles seeds for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park: Women's singles 1. Iga Swiatek (POL), 2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR), 3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ), 4. Coco Gauff (USA), 5. Jessica Pegula (USA), 6. Ons Jabeur (TUN), 7. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE), 8. Maria Sakkari (GRE), 9. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE), 10. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA), 11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT), 12. […]

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Sport

Asian Cup : Preview of the tournament starting Friday

The Asian Cup begins on Friday with defending champions Qatar the hosts, Japan favourites and Son Heung-min's South Korea vowing to win the title for the first time in 64 years. The 24 teams spanning Australia to Palestine will battle for regional glory over the next four weeks, culminating in the final at the 88,000-capacity Lusail Stadium on February 10. It will take something special to beat the last […]

January 10, 2024 2

Sport

Pegula digs deep to stay alive in Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia, Jan 10, 2024 (AFP) - World number five Jessica Pegula rallied from a slow start on Wednesday to overcome 69th-ranked Bernarda Pera and set up a quarter-final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Adelaide International. The second seed needed two-and-a-quarter hours to win the all-American battle 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Memorial Drive. After splitting the first two sets, Pegula started the deciding set with a break, but lost it […]

January 10, 2024 1

Namibia

The Wentzels dominate the Nedbank Desert Classic – again!

The 2023 Nedbank Desert Classic saw returning champions, Jordan and Kevin Wentzel, cement their names in the history books of the competition, as one of the first ever father and son team to win the Nedbank Desert Classic, back-to-back. The 2023 Nedbank Desert Classic – dubbed ‘Namibia’s Major’, took place on 28-29 December 2023, at the Rossmund Golf Course in Swakopmund. The two-day golf tournament saw a record […]

January 10, 2024 3

Africa

AFCON 2024 : More unpredictable than ever

Even for a tournament that is always unpredictable, there is an unusually large number of title contenders looking to dethrone Sadio Mané’s Senegal when the latest edition of the Africa Cup of Nations starts Saturday. Morocco is looking to build on its unprecedented World Cup success after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals. Seven-time champion Egypt will hope Mohammed Salah can help the team go one better after […]

January 10, 2024 11

Sport

Titans fire head coach Vrabel

The Tennessee Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday in the wake of the team's failure to reach the NFL postseason for a second straight year. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement that Vrabel's dismissal was necessary to help turn the franchise into consistent championship contenders. Vrabel, 48, was appointed head coach in January 2018 and took the team to the playoffs in 2019, […]

January 10, 2024 4

Sport

Shelton ends losing streak to reach Auckland quarter-finals

Top seed Ben Shelton got his Australian Open preparations back on track Wednesday after a run of defeats with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Hungary's Fabian Marozsan at the Auckland Classic. The American world number 16 reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open, the last four at the US Open and secured a first ATP title in Tokyo in his first full season on tour in 2023. But the […]

January 10, 2024 5

Sport

Smith to open batting against West Indies

Steve Smith will open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja against the West Indies in place of the retired David Warner, Australia selectors said Wednesday, with all-rounder Cameron Green coming in at number four. Warner bowed out of Test cricket the weekend after the last Test against Pakistan in Sydney, having been a fixture at the top of the order for 12 years. Recognised openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and […]

January 10, 2024 2

Africa

AFCON 2024 : Sadio Mane previews “tough group” for Senegal

Senegal captain Sadio Mane predicts that "a really difficult group" lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. "The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents," the two-time African Player of the Year told reporters. "While accepting that none of these matches will be easy, we have the ability and determination […]

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