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Big-money Shenzhen to host WTA Finals until 2028

TheWTAhasannouncedthatShenzhenwillbehostingtheWTAFinalsstartingin2019.ThemetropoliswillbetakingoverfromSingaporeasthesiteoftheseason-endingeventafteritpromisedt

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Fines for sexual discrimination proposed for major Spanish tennis league

Softdrinksmanufacturer,SchweppesandtheTotteVignaumodellingagencyfacefinesof25,000eurosforsexualdiscriminationagainsteventstewardessesduringtheBarcelonaOpenBanc-

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Australia doubts as Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokoviconSaturdaywithdrewfromnextweek'sQatarOpen,castingdoubtonhisparticipationattheAustralianOpenlaterinJanuary.Qataristhesecondtourn

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World's top Go player Ke Jie announces rematch with AI

TheAlphaGofromGoogle,anAIalgorithmthatispartofDeepMind,defeatedthehumanworldchampionKeJieinathree-partmatchinMaythisyear.Aftertheloss,Kevowedhewouldneverplayaco

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Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

SaudiArabiabrushedasiderulingsfromtopclericstohostabigmoneychesstournament,butthegambittoimprovethekingdom'simagehasbeenjoltedbyregionalpowerplays.Thelandmarkev

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2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics curling exhibition held in Beijing

AcurlingexhibitiontournamentwasheldinBeijingyesterday.ThecontestisseenaspracticefortheChinesesquadaheadofthe2018WinterParalympics.Followingtheexhibition,eightto

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Djokovic picks new format for Australian Open warm-up

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicwillwarm-upforatiltatarecordseventhAustralianOpencrownbyplayinginaninnovativequickfireeventattheMelbournevenue.NovakDjokovic,wh

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Blossoming Japan will boost 2019 World Cup: organisers

Japan'snationalrugbyteamcanboostticketsalesforthe2019WorldCupiftheycarrytheirfinerecentformintonextyear,organiserssaidFriday.Thehostcountry,whocappedanimproveds

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Tennis: Serena entered for 'family-friendly' Australian Open

NewmumSerenaWilliamshasacceptedaplaceattheAustralianOpenandis"anticipatedtoreturn"tothetournamentinJanuary,lessthanfivemonthsaftergivingbirth,organiserssaidFrid

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Serena entered for 'family-friendly' Australian Open

NewmumSerenaWilliamshasacceptedaplaceattheAustralianOpenandis"anticipatedtoreturn"tothetournamentinJanuary,lessthanfivemonthsaftergivingbirth,organiserssaidFrid

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No regrets over hosting World Cup, says Qatar 2022 chief

Qatar'smostseniorWorldCupofficialsaidMondaytherewerenoregretsinbiddingforthe2022tournament,despitethe"abuse"heclaimsthecountryhasreceivedsincebeingchosenashost.

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Vietnam to compete at int' l friendly football tourney in Thailand

Vietnam'sU-23squadwilltakepartinaninternationalfriendlyfootballtournamentslatedforDecemberinThailand,theVietnamFootballFederationsaidonWednesday.SixU-23teamsfro

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PCB wants Under-19 Asia Cup moved out of India

ThePCBissettoraiseanobjectiontoIndiahostingtheUnder-19AsiaCupamidtheclimateofpoliticaltensionbetweenthetwocountries.ThetournamentisscheduledtobeheldinBengalurui

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Maria Sharapova confirms she will miss Wimbledon due to injury

MariaSharapovawillmissWimbledonnextmonthbecauseofathighinjury.TheRussianpostedastatementonherFacebookpageonSaturdaynightsayingthatshehadnotrecoveredfromtheinjur

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Google Doodle celebrates ICC Champions Trophy

GoogleiscelebratingthestartoftheICCChampionsTrophytodaywithoneofitsdoodles.Insteadoftransportingyoutoarticlesinitssearchaboutthesubject,however,theartworkisactu

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Japan's sumo legend Chiyonofuji dies at 61

Former legendary yokozuna Chiyonofuji died, it was learned Sunday.

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Hong Kong to host new WTA tournament

China's Hong Kong will host a new WTA tournament next year, which will be the first tennis tour event for Hong Kong to hold since more than a decade ago.