Osaka digs deep against Pliskova to set up Kvitova final
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Thursday setting up a title clash with double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
Tennis: Epic Serena win took toll, Pliskova says after Osaka loss
Beating Serena Williams from four matchpoints down barely 24 hours ago left Karolina Pliskova both physically and emotionally drained and the Czech said she was low on energy in her Australian Open semi-final loss to Naomi Osaka on Thursday.
Australian Open run was no ‘fluke’, says Collins
Danielle Collins’s fairytale run at the Australian Open was crushed by the resurgent Petra Kvitova in the semi-finals on Thursday but the unseeded American said she would take huge confidence into the rest of the season.
Guernsey police resumes search for missing footballer Emiliano Sala
Guernsey police on Thursday resumed the search for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala which disappeared over the English Channel.
Olympics: Over 200,000 people volunteer for Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Thursday over 200,000 people have applied to be volunteers at next year’s Olympic Games, far exceeding their expectations for the extravaganza.
Tennis: Kvitova on the brink of crowning brave comeback
Petra Kvitova stands on the verge of completing one of the bravest comebacks in tennis after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday.
Tennis: Traumatized Kvitova doubted she would ever be back in Slam contention
Petra Kvitova was left such a nervous wreck after being attacked by a home intruder in 2016 that she struggled to be in a room by herself, let alone have thoughts of returning to the tour as a Grand Slam contender.
Tennis: Osaka digs deep against Pliskova to set up Kvitova final
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Thursday setting up a title clash with double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
NHL roundup: Caps drop seventh straight
Nazem Kadri posted a hat trick plus an assist as the host Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Washington 6-3 on Wednesday night, handing the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals a seventh consecutive loss.
Tennis: Ageless Paes has no plans to hang up racket yet
In his 28th season on tour and even after winning 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s and mixed doubles, the 45-year-old Leander Paes still feels the need to reinvent himself to keep up with the changing times in professional tennis.
