Tag: tennis
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Australian Open crowds capped at 50 percent as COVID cases rise
Crowds at the troubled Australian Open will be kept at 50 per cent as the number of Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions in Melbourne continues to rise, it was announced on Thursday
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Rafael Nadal tested positive for Covid
Spain: The 20-time grand slam champion, Rafael Nadal has been tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving back in Spain from Abu Dhabi. According to reports the all-time tennis start, Rafael Nadal received a positive Covid report upon his return from the Abu Dhabi tennis comeback event. “I wanted to announce that on my return home…
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U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu tested positive for COVID-19
mma Raducanu has fallen a prey to COVID-19 and will not appear in this week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event to be held in Abu Dhabi. Raducanu, aged 19, became the first qualifier to win a major when she won a great victory at Flushing Meadows, was scheduled to compete with Belinda Bencic, Olympics…
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Naomi Osaka voices concern for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
Hong Kong: Naomi Osaka, Tennis superstar has voiced her concern over Peng Shuai, who has not been seen in public since accusing a former Chinese state leader of assault. Osaka said that she hopes that Peng and her family are alright and that she is in shock due to her situation and is sending love…
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How to End Our Olympic Woes – Practical Solutions
We often hear that the government should revive sporting culture in Pakistan. This statement does not represent our past accurately because we never really had a world-beating sporting culture other than for Cricket, Hockey, Kabaddi, Squash (limited to a tiny region, though) and Volleyball (mostly played in villages and lacks required professionalism). Since the article…
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Novak Djokovic beats Barrettini to secure 20th Grand Slam Title
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic won a record-breaking 20th Grand Slam and sixth Wimbledon title on Sunday. He defeated his Italian rival Matthew Brittini by four sets to win the men’s Wimbledon tennis championship. Novak Djokovic has 20 Grand Slam titles to his name, tying him with Roger Federer…
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Australian Tennis Star Ash Barty wins her first Wimbledon Title
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. Ashley Barty of Australia won the Women’s Wimbledon Tennis Championship on Saturday. She defeated Carolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the final. Barty’s winning scores were 3-6, 7-6 and 3-6. This is his first Wimbledon title. He had earlier won the French Open title in 2019. Barty, 25,…
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Kasatkina Wins Second Title of Year in St Petersburg
Kasatkina has won the second title of the year in St Petersburg.
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Shapovalov, Rublev advance to Dubai semi-finals
Dubai, March 18 (AFP/APP):Denis Shapovalov put together another serving clinic to storm into the 12th semi-final of his career with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over French veteran Jeremy Chardy in Dubai on Thursday, while Andrey Rublev set up an all-Russian clash with Aslan Karatsev. The third-seeded Shapovalov has yet to drop a set this week…
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Nadal withdraws from Miami to prepare for European clay
Miami, March 16 (AFP/APP):Rafael Nadal withdrew from next week’s start of the ATP Miami Open on Tuesday, tweeting that he needs to skip the event to prepare for the upcoming European clay-court campaign. The 34-year-old Spanish left-hander, who shares the all-time record of 20 men’s Grand Slam singles titles with Roger Federer, has not played…