January 9, 2020

Sharapova slams ‘second-hand’ Brisbane event as men take over

AFP, Brisbane :Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova said the Brisbane International felt like “a second-hand event” with women relegated to outside courts to make...

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January 9, 2020

Former Serbia striker Kovacevic shot at in Athens

Former Serbia striker Darko Kovacevic was shot at on Tuesday evening outside his home in the Athens suburb of Glyfada, the Athens News Agency reported....

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January 9, 2020

Gerrard named Manager of the Month for December

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has been named Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for December.Gerrard guided Rangers to five wins and one draw from their...

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed and high officials of Bangladesh Army with the medal winners of Bangladesh Army at the recently concluded 13th South Asian Games and President of Bangladesh Archery Federatio

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January 9, 2020

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed and high officials of Bangladesh Army with the medal winners of Bangladesh Army at the recently concluded 13th South Asian Games and President of Bangladesh Archery Federation Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Mainul Islam and Secretary General of Bangladesh Olympic Association Syed Shahed Reza pose for a photo session at Multipurpose Complex in Army Headquarters, Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh Army accorded a reception to the medal winners of Bangladesh Army in outgoing 13th South Asian Games.

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January 8, 2020

SA Games medal winners’ taekwondo players given warm reception

The Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) accorded a warm reception to its players who won medals in the 13th South Asian (SA) Games held in Nepal...

Naomi Osaka of Japan, plays a shot during her match against Maria Sakkari of Greece at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane of Australia on Tuesday.

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January 8, 2020

Osaka opens year with tough win over Sakkari

Japanese star Naomi Osaka came from a break down in the third set to overcome Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the first round of the WTA...

United States' Serena Williams plays her match against Italy's Camila Giorgi at the ASB Classic in Auckland of New Zealand on Tuesday.

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January 8, 2020

Serena powers past Giorgi for first win of 2020

AFP, Auckland :Serena Williams found her power game after a sluggish start as she overcame qualifier Camila Giorgi to open her 2020 season with a...

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January 8, 2020

Djokovic inspires Serbia to ATP Cup quarter-finals

AFP, Brisbane :A near-perfect Novak Djokovic won both his singles and doubles rubbers as Serbia beat France 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the inaugural...

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January 8, 2020

De Rossi announces retirement for family reasons

Xinhua, Buenos Aires :Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi confirmed his retirement from football on Monday, expressing his desire to spend more time with his family.Speaking...

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard serves during her first round singles match against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday.

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January 7, 2020

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard serves during her first round singles match against Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday.

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January 7, 2020

Pat Brown out of white-ball series with stress fracture

England seam bowler Pat Brown has withdrawn from the one-day and Twenty20 legs of the South Africa tour because of a stress fracture in his...

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki plays a backhand as United States' Serena Williams looks on during their first round doubles match against Japan's Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday.

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January 7, 2020

Serena Williams, Wozniacki win 1st doubles match

AP, Auckland :They’re friends, they’re former World No. 1s in singles and on Monday they became doubles partners for the first time as Serena Williams...