Africa is bracing up for the 13th edition of the African Games that will take place in Ghana from March 8. The continental sports festival has been a traditional event organised by the Africa Union in partnership with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederations. All 54 countries on the continent are expected to participate in the quadrennial...
Sixth-seeded Tunisian star Ons Jabeur suffered a disappointing exit in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Jabeur conceded a 6-0, 6-2 loss to 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva at the Rod Laver Arena. The world number 6 was also knocked out of the competition at the same stage in 2023 and her best finish in Australia remains the quarter-final feat she achieved in 2020. After...
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Kobe Bryant as he cliched a 24th Grand Slam title by defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the final of the US Open on Sunday. The game was a rematch of the 2021 final which Medvedev won in straight sets. Djokovic came into the tournament having been triumphant at the Australian Open and French Open before losing to Carlos...
Coco Gauff showed grit and class as she defeated Karolina Muchova in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in an almost two-hour battle of reach her first US Open final. The 19-year-old has been solid form at Flushing Meadows, getting the better of the likes of 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Tenth seed Muchova however proved to be Gauff's biggest...
Ons Jabeur's hopes of winning a maiden Grand Slam came to an end on Monday as she suffered a straights sets (6-2, 6-4) loss to China's Qinwen Zheng in the fourth round of the US Open. The Tunisian fifth seed battled with illness at Flushing Meadows which needed her to push limits in her first three matches against Camila Osorio, Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova. The...
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