ANNA PURNA KAMBHAMPATY Every Grand Slam season, tennis players’ sartorial choices regularly make headlines. During this year’s U.S. Open, Serena Williams’ short black bodysuit has taken the stage, widely admired by her fans as a daring choice after the backlash she received from French tennis officials on her full-body black catsuit at last year’s French Open. Tennis style has …
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The Lawn Tennis Association will spend £125m on 96 new UK indoor Centre’s, which are expected to be built within 10 years, to take its total to 396. England will get 72 new Centre’s with 12 each in Scotland and Wales. Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has previously criticized the LTA for failing to build on …
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Coughing fits, retirements and player anger - this week's Australian Open qualifying has been repeatedly affected by the country's ongoing bushfire crisis. So how does the "very poor" air quality affect elite athletes? Professor of sport and exercise science John Brewer explains. A visual guide to Australia's bushfire crisisTennis greats raise bushfire appeal money'It boils my blood' …
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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are kicking off play at the U.S. Open as the three favorites to win the title and take home a Grand Slam-record $3.85 million payday as the singles champion. The Big Three are a good bet, having captured 53 out of 63 Slams since the start of 2004, including the last 11. …
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It’s that time of the year again when tennis stars and fans from all over the world will flock to Melbourne Park for the opening Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the new decade, which will be played from January 20 to February 2, will mark the 108th …
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MELBOURNE: Serena Williams is ominously back to winning ways as she looks to finally complete her long quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open The American has been on the cusp of history since 2017, when she won her 23rd Major trophy in Melbourne, but after returning from giving birth has …
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Mikel Arteta has denied recent reports he is interested in bringing Manchester City defender John Stones to Arsenal. New Gunners boss Arteta coached Stones for over three years at Manchester City, after joining the club at the same time as the England centre-back in the summer of 2016. Arsenal have been linked with defensive reinforcements …
As voters around the country brace for the general election in November, lawmakers in different states have begun the process of introducing bills aimed at rolling back the rights of transgender people, previewing a major civil rights issue aimed at polarizing voters. So far for the 2020 legislative session, 19 bills have been filed in 11 different …
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Reece James has started six Premier League games for Chelsea and made a further five substitutes appearances Chelsea defender Reece James has signed a new long-term contract that keeps him at the club until the summer of 2025 James, 20, has made 18 appearances for the Blues after scoring on his debut in a 7-1 …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his decision to bring on Marcus Rashford "backfired" after the Man United forward sustained a back injury in the 1-0 FA Cup third round replay win over Wolves. The United striker landed awkwardly after tangling with Wolves full-back Matt Doherty and was replaced by Jesse Lingard in the 80th minute of …
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