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Bianca Andreescu had thought herself a champion many times and now it’s finally true. Trailing Germany’s Angelique Kerber 3-2 in the third set of Sunday’s BNP Paribas Open final, a tired Andreescu admitted to coach Sylvain Bruneau she was running on fumes. “I’m tired…my feet are burning…I can barely move out there,” Andreescu said. “I [...]

Last September the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper published a cartoon of Serena Williams that drew global condemnation for what some considered to be a racist depiction. The Australian Press COuncil had now weighed in on the cartoon and has deemed that there was no breach of its standards of practice. The cartoon, by Mark Knight, [...]

Phil Mickelson finished off a 7-under 65 to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for the 5th time, tying the tournament record. Mickelson had a three-shot lead over Paul Casey with two holes to play when it was too dark too finish because of the delays from a rain and a hail storm. Casey’s only [...]

Paris-St-Germain forward Neymar will be out for 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal, which means he will miss both legs of the club’s Champions League tie against Manchester United although he could be back for the quarterfinals in April. “Paris St-Germain gathered together a group of world-renowned medical experts at the Ooredoo Training Centre to [...]

After conquering defending champion Roger Federer, Stefanos Tsitsipas could not see off two greats within a week. In fact, it only took 11 minutes for Rafael Nadal to show everyone who’s boss. Breaking Tsitispas in the match’s third game and then another five times Thursday, while never facing a single break point himself until the [...]

Global soccer icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, has accepted a 23-month suspended prison sentence and €19 million ($21.6 million) fine after pleading guilty in his Spanish tax fraud case on Tuesday. Ronaldo, now playing in Italy for Juventus, faced tax avoidance charges from his time as a player in Spain at Real Madrid. The state prosecutor had [...]

In the 22-year history of MLS, there have been a number of players who have crossed the Atlantic and switched from England’s Premier League to play in Major League Soccer. Some have turned out to be good transfers, though some have turned out to be bad. Often, those arriving Stateside with the biggest names (and [...]

There was already $9 million at stake in The Match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, but now there are also side bets whose proceeds will go to charity. The two participated in a news conference and one of the questions was about whether the players have already considered strategy on side bets and this [...]

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the ATP Finals because of persistent abdominal injury and will take the time off to have ankle surgery. Last week his injury forced him out of the Paris Masters and now Nadal season is over as he will not play in London, because of abdominal issue and a long-standing ankle [...]

Denmark international striker Nicklas Bendtner was convicted of assaulting a taxi driver and sentenced to 50 days in jail. He has appealed the sentence. After a night out in Copenhagen back in September, Bendtner broke the jaw of a cab driver. Video footage from inside the taxi was available and bendtner issued an apology via [...]