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Tennis | Teenager Anisimova posts first top-level victory

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Serena Williams says her comeback ‘could not have come on a better day’

SerenaWilliamsreturnstothefullglareofthetennistouronThursday–appropriately,onInternationalWomen’sDay–morethanayearsincebeatinghersister,Venus,inthefinalofthe201

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Barcelona grind out victory in Eibar before Chelsea trip

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Serena Williams plays first competitive match in over a year at Fed Cup

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Cricket: Shakib to miss opening T20I against Sri Lanka

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Rough start for Russians as Pyeongchang Winter Olympics open

OlympicAthletesfromRussia(OAR)madetheirdebutatthe2018OlympicsonThursdaybutwereroutedbytheUnitedStatesasmixeddoublescurlinglaunchedcompetitionatthePyeongchangGam

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Pakistan leads by 2-0 in Davis Cup against South Korea

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Halep battles into Australian Open final with Wozniacki

WorldnumberoneSimonaHalepsetupanAustralianOpenfinalagainstCarolineWozniackiafterathrilling6-3,4-6,9-7battlepastformerchampionAngeliqueKerberonThursday.Inasee-sa

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Wozniacki says 2011 semi defeat to Li Na 'still haunts'

SecondseedCarolineWozniackisaysher2011AustralianOpensemi-finaldefeattoLiNastillhauntsherasshetriestogoonebetterthisyearandendherGrandSlamdrought.TheDaneheldmatc

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Mischa Zverev's heavy fine for 'poor performance'

MischaZverevTuesdaybecomethefirstplayertobeheavilyfinedforretiringfromhisfirstroundmatchattheAustralianOpenundernewrulesaimedatlimitingearlyinjurywithdrawals.Th

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Angelique Kerber fights back against Hsieh Su-Wei to make last eight

FormerchampionAngeliqueKerberbattledbackagainstworldnumber88HsiehSu-WeitoreachtheAustralianOpenquarter-finals.Kerber,thefavouriteforthetitlefollowingherconvinci

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Edmund: ‘If I win, great; if I lose, I’m upset. People’s lives go on'

KyleEdmund’sunsungvictoryinreachingaquarter-finalagainstGrigorDimitrovhereonTuesday–theBritishNo2’sfirstinagrandslam–hasbeenstayingtruetohisquietnatureaspassion

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Tennis: 'Feet on fire' as heat scorches Melbourne

CarolineGarciasaidherfeetwereonfireandDominicThiemcouldn'twaittogetinanicebathasMelbourne'ssearingsummerheattookitstollattheAustralianOpenThursday.TheopeningGra

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Australian Open record set before Daria falls in late-night encounter

DariaGavrilovasetanewAustralianOpenrecordbeforeevensettingfootoncourtonWednesdaynight.TheAustralian’sroundtwosingleslosstoBelgianEliseMertensbecamethelatesttobe

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Fighting Tsonga digs deep to reel in Shapovalov

FormerwinnerJo-WilfriedTsongafoughttothebitterendtooverhaulrisingCanadianyoungsterDenisShapovalovinafive-setthrillerattheAustralianOpenonWednesday.The15thseeded

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Tennis: CoCo Vandeweghe has 'banana drama' at Australian Open

FieryAmericantennisplayerCoCoVandeweghehadabizarremomentduringherstraightsetslosstoHungariancompetitor,TimeaBabos,attheAustralianOpenonMonday.Thewomen'sworldnum

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Australian Open : The best images from day one

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