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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

D’Tigress fall to a 46-100 loss against USA

D’Tigress fall to a 46-100 loss against USA

D’Tigress, postponed their 2024 Olympics qualification in Paris after a heavy defeat of 100-46 at the hands of world champions the USA on day two of the qualifying rounds in Belgium. At the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying in Belgium on Thursday, the six-time women’s Afrobasket champions overcame Senegal 72-65 in their opening game of Group

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Hubert Hurkacz close in on title defence after ousting Tomas Machac in Marseille

Hubert Hurkacz close in on title defence after ousting Tomas Machac in Marseille

Defending champion Hubert Hurkacz moved closer to a successful title defense at the Open 13 Provence on Marseille on Friday. The 26-year-old Hubert Hurkacz Polish raced past Czech Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-4 in a 62-minutes quarter-final battle winning 28 of his 31 points behind his first delivery to reach the last four at the APT

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Haddad Maia Stun Ons Jabeur to reach last four in Abu Dhabi

Haddad Maia Stun Ons Jabeur to reach last four in Abu Dhabi

Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced into the semifinals of Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open for a second consecutive year after upsetting No.2 seed Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 30 minutes on Friday. The Brazilian and No.6 seed who came through the longest match of the year on Wednesday after defeating Magda Linette 7-6(6), 6-7(1),

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Dallas Open: Frances Tiafoe reach quarter finals with victory over Alex Mechelen

Dallas Open: Frances Tiafoe reach quarter finals with victory over Alex Mechelen

Frances Tiafoe gave the fans at the Dallas Open a show in his 6-4, 6-3 victory over fellow American Alex Mechelen to reach the quarter-finals. The 26-year- old Top seed who last year cracked the Top 10 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings showed his class to bring down his opponent in Dallas. “It was incredible. You

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Indian Wells: Djokovic, Alcaraz, Nadal headline entry lists ahead of next month’s event

Indian Wells: Djokovic, Alcaraz, Nadal headline entry lists ahead of next month’s event

The player entries for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, which will take place from March 3–17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, were unveiled on Wednesday. The tournament will feature a star-studded field of former Indian Wells champions and up-and-coming talents. 24-time Grand Slam champion and current World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will make his

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