Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury
ROME, Sept 21 (Reuters): Top seed SimonaHalep claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday after second seed Karolina Pliskova retired from the final with injury when she was down 6-0 2-1.Halep raced into a 5-0 lead in the opening set, breaking the defending champion three times and also saved...
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Tennis world No.1 Barty wins golf club championship
SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters): World number one Ash Barty may have decided to skip the US and French Opens but the coronavirus pandemic has not prevented her from collecting trophies and as of Sunday she was women's champion at the Brookwater Golf Club.The 24-year-old Australian, who famously played professional cricket...
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Delhi clinch a Super Over thriller against Punjab in IPL
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 21 (AP): Marcus Stoinis' brilliant all-round performance carried Delhi Capitals to a Super Over win against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.As a batsman, Stoinis smashed 53 runs off 21 balls and lifted Delhi's total to 157-8 with Chris Jordan conceding...
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Leicester go top, Liverpool claim second win
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters): Champions Liverpool and Leicester City maintained their winning starts to the Premier League on Sunday as the second weekend of the new season produced a goal-rush.Sadio Mane scored twice just after the break to give Liverpool a 2-0 victory at Chelsea who played half the game...
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Luis Suarez cuts Barca contract, agrees Atletico Madrid terms
BARCELONA, Sept 21 (Reuters): Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain on Monday.The Catalans' third top scorer of all time was told he was not wanted by new Barcelona...
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Five players out of French Open qualifying for corona
Five players have been withdrawn from the French Open qualifying tournament after two players and a coach tested positive for Covid-19, organisers have said, reports Reuters."The Roland Garros tournament directors can confirm that two players competing in the qualifying tournament have tested positive for Covid-19 and three others have confirmed...
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S Africa wait on selection convenor to make Test captain choice
CAPE TOWN, Sept 21 (Reuters): South Africa are waiting for the appointment of a new convenor of selectors before naming their test captain but head coach Mark Boucher has confirmed it will not be limited-overs skipper Quinton de Kock.Boucher has revealed they will follow the model used by Australia and...
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Rusty Real draw La Liga opener with Sociedad
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Sept 21 (Reuters): Real Madrid had an underwhelming return to La Liga as they could only draw 0-0 away to Real Sociedad on Sunday in the first game of their title defence.The champions looked rusty and particularly toothless up front, barely creating any chances of note in...
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