insert_link Sport Osaka advances as Gauff, Jabeur dumped out of Qatar Open Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka brushed past Croatia's Petra Martic 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), continuing a comeback from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter in July. Osaka grasped control with a break in the fourth game of the opening set. She […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Anti-doping agency refers Nigeria, Venezuela to sports arbitration court The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Tuesday it has referred Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over alleged non-compliance of their anti-doping agencies with WADA rules. WADA said it filed last week "two separate requests for arbitration with the Court of Arbitration for Sport" for the two cases. The two national agencies were sanctioned in November for not addressing what the Montreal-based doping watchdog said […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Guardiola hails dazzling De Bruyne as Man City cruise towards Champions League quarters Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne's form "extraordinary" after the Belgian was involved in all three goals as Manchester City beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 on Tuesday to close in on the Champions League quarter-finals. De Bruyne's early opener was cancelled out against the run of play by Magnus Mattsson. Bernardo Silva restored City's lead before half-time, but they had to wait until stoppage time to add further punishment […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Spinner Piedt leads South Africa fightback in second Test South African spinner Dane Piedt celebrated his return to international cricket with two key wickets on Wednesday as the Proteas restricted New Zealand to 121-3 in the second Test. Offspinner Piedt bowled opener Tom Latham for 40 with a superb delivery before removing star batter Kane Williamson for 43 to propel the tourists back into the contest at tea on day two in Hamilton. First-Test double centurion Rachin Ravindra […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Injury crisis ‘can motivate us’, says Madrid boss Ancelotti Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday his side's injury crisis could motivate them in Tuesday's last 16 Champions League match at RB Leipzig. Star midfielder Jude Bellingham became the latest addition to the list, injuring his ankle in Saturday's 4-0 league win over Girona. Bellingham joins an injury list which includes goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, centre-backs David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao, but Ancelotti said "this is […] today13 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Villa’s Kamara set to miss rest of season due to knee injury Aston Villa look set to be without midfielder Boubacar Kamara for the rest of the season after confirming the French midfielder suffered a "significant knee ligament injury" against Manchester United on Sunday. The Athletic reported the 24-year-old has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, which would also end his chances of being part of France's Euro 2024 squad. "Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara has suffered a significant knee ligament […] today13 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Fink wins 100m breaststroke title as Peaty takes ‘bittersweet’ bronze US swimmer Nic Fink claimed gold in the men's 100m breaststroke as British star Adam Peaty had to settle for bronze on his world championships return in Doha on Monday. Fink, a silver and bronze medallist at the past two editions, won in 58.57 seconds, with Italy's 2022 world champion Nicolo Martinenghi taking silver, 0.27sec adrift. Double Olympic champion and world record holder Peaty rounded out the podium, clocking […] today13 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Osaka beats Garcia in Qatar to avenge Australian Open loss Naomi Osaka put last week's first round defeat in Abu Dhabi behind her with a straight sets defeat of 15th seed Caroline Garcia at the Qatar Open on Monday. This was former world number one Osaka's second win from the five matches she has played since returning last month after a 15-month time out on maternity leave from the tour. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam winner was exacting a […] today13 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Guardiola hails Haaland’s ‘special mentality’ to seek out goals Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland's strong mentality is the key to the Norwegian's scoring prowess despite trying to take pressure off the 23-year-old's shoulders. Haaland scored his first goals since November in a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday after spending two months on the sidelines due to a foot injury. His return allied to Kevin De Bruyne's recent comeback from a five-month absence with a hamstring injury comes […] today13 February, 2024
