Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock defeat in his opening match of the season against France’s Ugo Humbert Sunday at the ATP Cup, upsetting his preparations for the Australian Open. The US Open champion is leading a Russian team in Sydney depleted by injuries and Covid-19 as they look to defend the title won against Italy …
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Novak Djokovic sped past Austria’s Dennis Novak as Serbia thumped Austria 3-0 in their Davis Cup opening match at Innsbruck on Friday. Djokovic took an hour to beat Novak 6-3, 6-2 after Dusan Lajovic saw off Gerald Melzer 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 behind closed doors due to a resurgence of the coronavirus in Austria. Nikola Cacic …
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World champions France booked their place at next year’s World Cup in Qatar in style as Kylian Mbappe fired in four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Karim Benzema scored twice and there were further goals for Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann whose penalty marked his 42nd …
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South Korea-owned Knicks Go won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday while British-based Yibir took the Turf title at the 38th annual thoroughbred showdown. Japanese horses captured the nation’s historic first two Classic victories in the two-day equine event at Del Mar, where Saturday’s nine races at were worth $21 million. Knicks Go …
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Corniche overcame a nervy start to capture the $2 million Juvenile on Friday, giving trainer Bob Baffert his first Breeders’ Cup race win since he was slapped with a two-year ban by the Kentucky Derby organizers. Veteran jockey Mike Smith became one of the oldest Juvenile race winners at age 56, guiding Corniche to the …
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