Tennis
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Tennis: Bianca Andreescu wins Canada’s best athlete award after incredible year
Andreescu is the first tennis player to be awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete.
AFP
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Tennis: Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open
The 29-year-old Dane won her only Grand Slam singles title in Melbourne last year in what was her third major final.
AFP
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Tennis: Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro to retire after 2020 season
The 31-year-old former top-10 WTA player has slipped to 55th in the WTA rankings, down from a career-high of sixth in 2016.
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Trending
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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From Vajpayee’s founding speech to Modi’s deeds, the BJP has deviated from its stated ideals
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Show civil disobedience against Citizenship Bill and NRC, former IAS officers urge Indians
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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New soil study confirms 1943 Bengal famine was caused by Winston Churchill’s policies, not drought
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Federer becomes first living person to be commemorated on Swiss coin, demand crashes official site
An uncirculated quality version of the limited edition coin was up for pre-order online, the demand for which has crashed the official website.
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Data check: With no non-European champ in the 2010s, a decade-wise look at men’s Grand Slam winners
Here’s a decade-wise look at how Europe came to completely dominate the Majors.
Zenia D'Cunha
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Tennis Australia invite Margaret Court for Calendar Slam anniversary but slam her ‘personal views’
The 2020 Australian Open will mark the 50th anniversary of Court winning all four Majors in the same year – the holy grail of tennis.
AFP
Video
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Watch: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads mean tweets about himself by the fireplace
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Watch: Five speeches in Parliament during the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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Watch: Indian in US blasts Hasan Minhaj for ‘not respecting Modi’, then poses with him for a photo
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Watch: From dancing Federer to Zverev banter, best moments from their Latin America exhibition games
The five-country tour saw the tennis players indulge in some enjoyable on and off court antics, much to the delight of tennis fans all over.
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Tennis: Karolina Pliskova hires Daniel Vallverdu as new coach replacing Conchita Martinez
Vallverdu also worked with Thomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov and this year joined Magnus Norman’s team coaching Stan Wawrinka.
AFP
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Nadal’s career is one long list of superhuman efforts: Twitter reacts to Spain’s sixth Davis Cup
The 33-year-old played eight matches in six days and was unbeaten through the week as he extended his Davis Cup record to 32 straight wins.
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The Reel
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Perfect end to the season: Rafa Nadal says he put all his energy into winning Davis Cup for Spain
Spain won their sixth Davis Cup title after beating Canada in Madrid.
AFP
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Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal leads Spain to sixth title with win over Canada's Denis Shapovalov
Nadal earned a 6-3, 7-6 win over Shapovalov which gave Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead over Canada.
AFP
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Tennis: Over 42,000 turn up in Mexico for exhibition game between Federer and Zverev
According to organisers, 42,517 spectators packed into the specially-erected arena in the Plaza de Toros to watch Federer.
AFP
The Field
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Hockey India suspends 11 players involved in fracas after Nehru Cup final
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Boxing: Chirag stars in Giants’s stunning win against Mary Kom’s Panthers in Big Bout League
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South Asian Games: With a record tally of 312 medals, India finish top for 13th straight time
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India vs West Indies: Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Shikhar Dhawan in ODI squad
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‘Best venue we have’: FIH chief on why awarding hockey men’s world cup to India again made sense