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Olympic Games

‘This one sucks’ – Osaka suffers home Olympic shock

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka’s dreams of home Olympic gold were crushed by a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova Tuesday as her return to action...

Olympic Games
/ 1 day ago

Watch: Djokovic, Osaka cruise at Olympics as women’s seeds tumble

Novak Djokovic strolled into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament on Monday as Japanese star Naomi Osaka’s path...

By AFP
Tennis
/ 4 days ago

Watch: Djokovic, Medvedev urge schedule rethink as tennis stars toil in Tokyo heat

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev called on organisers to delay the start times of Olympic tennis matches as players laboured in...

By AFP
Olympic Games
/ 4 days ago

Watch: Murray, Salisbury knock out French second seeds in Olympic doubles

Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury dumped out French second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2 in the first round...

By AFP
Tennis
/ 5 days ago

Watch: Djokovic admits thinking calendar Golden Slam was almost impossible

As Novak Djokovic steps up his pursuit of history and bids for an Olympic title in Tokyo, the world number one...

By AFP
Athletics
/ 1 week ago

SportMalta, Maltese Olympic Committee to offer pro status to talented athletes

SportMalta and the Maltese Olympic Committee are looking at the possibility of helping promising athletes from various sporting disciplines to turn...

By Valhmor Camilleri
Olympic Games
/ 1 week ago

US tennis teen Gauff to miss Olympics with COVID-19 positive

American teen tennis star Coco Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, she announced on Sunday. Gauff,...

By AFP
Tennis
/ 2 weeks ago

Australia’s De Minaur to miss Olympics after positive COVID-19 test

Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur will miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, according to the country’s Olympic officials....

By AFP
Tennis
/ 2 weeks ago

Federer memorabilia net $4.7 mn at auction

Roger Federer may have seen his dreams of Olympic gold dashed this week, but he can celebrate that t-shirts, racquets, and...

By AFP
Tennis
/ 2 weeks ago

Wimbledon matches probed over potential irregular betting patterns

Two matches at this year’s Wimbledon are being investigated by the International Tennis Integrity Agency over potential irregular betting patterns. The...

By AFP