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Britain’s Alfie Hewett beat defending champion Tokito Oda in the Australian Open final to win his 10th Grand Slam wheelchair singles title.The Japanese player clinched Paralympic gold over Hewett last summer and also defeated the 27-year-old in their previous three major finals.But second seed Hewett got the better of the 18-year-old with a 6-4 6-4 victory to claim his second singles title in Melbourne.It concludes a successful tournament for Hewett, who won a sixth successive doubles title alongside Gordon Reid on Friday.”Tokito, we’ve had so many battles and finals over the last couple of years, so thank you for letting…
The prestigious San Roque Golf Club in Spain has been announced as the host venue for the 2026 Cairns Cup, one of the most anticipated events in disability golf. Taking place from 11th to 18th July 2026, the tournament will showcase the very best elite golfers with disabilities in a thrilling matchplay competition between Team USA and Team Europe. Often dubbed “Disability Golf’s Premier Matchplay Event,” the Cairns Cup mirrors the excitement and intensity of the Ryder Cup, bringing together top players from both sides of the Atlantic. The event not only highlights the competitive spirit of golf but also…
Ja Morant and Santi Aldama missed the Memphis Grizzlies’ 139-126 win over the New Orleans Pelicans due to cold symptoms. “[They] woke up this morning. We opted for rest. Then, as the day went on, they’re definitely going to be out tonight. [We’re] hopeful for tomorrow. We’ll see how they feel,” said Taylor Jenkins before the game. Morant recently became ineligible for regular-season NBA Awards due to missed games. Aldama is averaging 12.7 points and 6.9 rebounds on the season.
Aline Pereira’s patented left hook led her to a second-straight win under the Karate Combat banner on Friday night. Returning to The Pit in Miami, Pereira, the sister of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira delivered another lights-out performance against short-notice opponent Amanda Torres in the KC52 co-main event. While the opening round was fairly competitive with Torres holding her own against the bigger and more experienced Pereira, things took a quick turn in the second round when ‘Lady Chama’ unleashed a picture-perfect left hook that sent Torres crashing to the mat. Pereira unleashed some ground-and-pound strikes which encouraged the…
Auburn Women and Men Take Down Alabama in Rivalry Dual Meet The conclusion of the college swimming regular season brings a flurry of regional rivalry meets, and this week saw the Auburn Tigers swim and dive teams host their traditional adversary, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Auburn secured two victories, with the women squeaking out a 162-138 triumph while the men won 177.5-122.5. The Auburn women got their first win from Polina Nevmovenko in the 200 freestyle (1:45.93), followed by Lora Komoroczy taking first in the 100 backstroke (51.37). Carissa Rinard was the come-from-behind winner in the 200 fly (1:57.46) before Nevmovenko took…
Coming into the queen stage of the Tour Down Under, the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team had one goal – get Finn Fisher-Black onto the podium. Following the 23-year-old’s solid performance on Willunga Hill, where he finished third on the stage, the team achieved their stated goal.Fisher-Black had been sitting in fourth place after the strenuous climbing stage to Uraidla on Thursday, and with Lidl-Trek’s Patrick Konrad suffering, the podium was his for the taking on Saturday.The Kiwi chased up to the leaders in the final five hundred metres of the climb, trying to get to overnight leader Javier Romo (Movistar), who…
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Every now and then, Fin Smith receives a text message from his mother, Judith, telling him to turn on the tennis.Why? Because Smith, now 22, was one of Britain’s tennis prodigies as a schoolboy and his old rivals are now trickling through to the Grand Slam circuit.‘My mum’s mad for it,’ says the England fly-half, talking through the lesser-known side of his sporting life. ‘She’s the biggest Andy Murray fan and saw herself as Judy Murray 2.0 when she was shipping me around the country. ‘She’s all over it, follows all the fan pages, texts me whenever someone from my realms…
Shelton, bidding to reach his first major final, made a confident start by breaking Sinner in the first game of the match – but that was an advantage the 21st seed surrendered three games later after a series of unforced errors.Shelton, 22, broke again for a 6-5 lead and served for the set but squandered two set points as Sinner dug in to force a tie-break.Sinner took control from then on, reeling off five straight points to close out the breaker before quickly going up a double break of serve in the second.The daunting prospect of needing to come back…