Osaka embraces pressure, eyes ‘Naomi Slam’
Newly-minted Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said she was not satisfied with back-to-back majors Sunday and hoped to complete a “Naomi Slam” after her success...
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Stefanidi beaten, Ethiopians win at Boston indoor athletics
US indoor champion Katie Nageotte upset reigning world and Olympic women’s pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi and Ethiopians won two distance crowns at Saturday’s Boston...
Swim star Sun Yang threatens legal action over doping report
Chinese swimming star Sun Yang threatened legal action against a British newspaper Sunday over claims that he faced a lifetime ban after allegedly clashing with...
‘Amazing’ Djokovic tops Nadal for record 7th Australian Open
AP, Melbourne :Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so pretty much perfect, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance.Djokovic reduced one of the greats...
Bachelors, Dhaka United post wins
Sports Reporter :Bachelors SC and Dhaka United Club posted wins in their respective matches of the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League on Saturday.In...
Liu, 13, vaults past defending champ to win US figure skating
Alysa Liu was crowned the youngest American ladies champion ever on Friday night after easily winning the free skate competition at the US Figure Skating...
Two-time skating champ Gold tells of crushing battle with depression
Two-time US figure skating champion Gracie Gold said in a New York Times interview published Friday that she battled suicidal thoughts as she struggled with...
Osaka edges Kvitova for Australian Open title
AP, Melbourne :So close to the victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead?...
Balotelli scores on debut but Marseille lose 2-1 to Lille
AP, Marseille :Mario Balotelli scored on his Marseille debut on Friday, but it was too late to save his side from a 2-1 home defeat...
Queiroz hails ‘giant’ Lippi after China’s crushing Cup exit
AFP, Abu Dhabi :Iran boss Carlos Queiroz described Marcello Lippi as one of the greats of world football after ending the Italian’s reign as China...
Seoul launches sports sex assaults investigation
Agency :South Korea will launch an inquiry into sexual and other abuses in the nation’s scandal-ridden sports community, the government said Friday, as the sports...