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Serena powers past Giorgi for first win of 2020
AUCKLAND: Serena Williams found her power game after a sluggish start as she overcame qualifier Camila Giorgi to open her 2020 season with a straight-sets victory at the Auckland WTA Classic on Tuesday.
With an eye on the Australian Open later in the month, the 38-year-old worked her way into a blistering performance that proved too much for the 1.7 metre (5ft 6in) Italian.
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Van Dijk helps Liverpool beat club record during 2-0 win over Sheffield United
Liverpool are soaring high on the Premier League points table as they were able to maintain a 13-point gap against second-placed Leicester City with a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Thursday.
Jurgen Klopp’s men now have 58 point from 20 games and are unbeaten in the 2019-2020 season till now.
In the ongoing season, they have bagged 19 wins out of the 20 matches played with only one draw.
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Barty to give Brisbane winnings to Australia bushfire victims
BRISBANE: World number one Ash Barty will donate all her winnings from this week’s Brisbane International to the Red Cross to help the victims of Australia’s bushfire crisis.
Barty revealed on Sunday that she had already donated Aus$30,000 to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to help with injured wildlife, after seeing the effects of the fires back in November.
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Goffin 'very motivated' after Belgium make winning ATP Cup start
SYDNEY: World number 11 David Goffin said he was “very motivated” after getting his season off to a winning start Friday at the ATP Cup in Sydney, which was marred by a national anthem gaffe by organisers.
Belgium’s top player led his team to a win over Group C rivals Moldova at the inaugural 24-nation event that is also being played in Brisbane and Perth.
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Thiem confident 'Big Three' will be toppled at Slams
SYDNEY: World number four Dominic Thiem Thursday expressed confidence a new Grand Slam champion will be crowned in 2020 outside the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
While the Austrian, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and others have had success at lesser tournaments, the big guns continue to dominate the majors.
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Man City's Laporte closing in on return to full training: Guardiola
LONDON: Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte could be back in full training with the Premier League champions within 10 days as the Frenchman enters the final stages of his recovery from a serious knee injury, manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old damaged his cartilage and lateral meniscus in a challenge with Brighton & Hove Albion’s Adam Webster and had surgery in Septembe... |
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Borussia Dortmund sign teen striking prodigy Haaland
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund have signed teenage goalscoring sensation Erling Braut Haaland from RB Salzburg, beating off a host of top European clubs, the German Bundesliga club announced on Monday.
Dortmund said the 19-year-old Norway forward, who scored eight times in the group stage of this season’s Champions League, had signed a contract until 2024 but did not mention a fee.
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Guardiola hails 'irreplaceable' Aguero
MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola believes Sergio Aguero is “irreplaceable” as the Manchester City forward enters the final 18 months of his glorious career in English football.
The record-breaking Argentinian is likely to be on the bench for the reigning Premier League champions visit to Wolves on Friday as he continues his recovery from a thigh problem.
That injury has sidelined the 31-year-old si... |
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Liverpool thrash Leicester to open up 13-point Premier League lead
LEICESTER: Jurgen Klopp insisted it is not yet party time for Liverpool despite tightening their grip on the Premier League title race with a dominant 4-0 thrashing of second-placed Leicester to open up a 13-point lead at the top of the table.
Roberto Firmino scored twice from Trent Alexander-Arnold crosses either side of James Milner’s penalty before the brilliant Alexander-Arnold rounded off ... |
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Clijsters announces plan to make tour comeback in March
BRUSSELS: Kim Clijsters, who retired for a second time in 2011, confirmed on Monday that she was making a comeback starting in Mexico in March.
“A few more weeks of patience and I’ll be ready to go,” the Belgian four-time major winner said in a video posted on social media. “The absence has been long enough.”
Clijsters first retired in May 2007, before returning in August 2009 after giving b... |
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