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Comedians apologise for Osaka 'bleach' remark
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 02:56
A Japanese comedy duo have apologised after they reportedly said Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka "needed some bleach" during a live event.Japanese Osaka, 21, won her first Pan Pacific Open title in her hometown Osaka on Sunday - her first trophy since January's Melbourne win.The duo, known as 'A Masso', also reportedly said "she is too sunburned". Their management company,…
Cameron Norrie beaten by Gael Monfils in Zhuhai Championships
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 07:25
British number three Cameron Norrie was beaten by France's Gael Monfils in the second round of the Zhuhai Championships in China.Third seed Monfils, 33, won 5-7 6-3 6-4 and will play Spain's Albert Ramos Vinolas in the quarter-finals.Australian sixth seed Nick Kyrgios lost his first-round match to world 74 Andreas Seppi 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. Britain's three-time Grand Slam champion Andy…
Wuhan Open: Wimbledon champion Simona Halep retires with injury
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 01:43
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep retired from the Wuhan Open after sustaining a lower back injury in her third-round match against Elena Rybakina in China.The world number six, who ended the year as world number one in 2017 and 2018, withdrew when trailing 5-4 in the first set against the Kazakh wildcard.Meanwhile, Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty qualified for the quarter…
Murray records first Tour level singles win since January
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 07:36
Andy Murray earned his first singles victory at Tour level since January with a three-set win over Tennys Sandgren in the first round of the Zhuhai Championships in China.Murray continued his comeback from hip resurfacing surgery by winning 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-1.Defeating the world number 69 showed progress from Murray having lost to the same man in North Carolina in…
British number one Edmund splits from coach
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Monday, 23 September 2019 06:31
British number one Kyle Edmund is looking for another coach after parting company with Mark Hilton.Edmund lost to Chilean Cristian Garin in the Chengdu Open first round on Monday, his fourth straight defeat.However, Hilton was not in China for the match as the partnership came to an end last week. Edmund is ranked 32 in the world but, hindered by…
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Sunday, 22 September 2019 23:57
Kyle Edmund loses in Chengdu but Cameron Norrie wins in Zhuhai
Sunday, 22 September 2019 12:31
Team Europe seal third straight Laver Cup win in Geneva
Sunday, 22 September 2019 12:10
Naomi Osaka wins Pan Pacific Open by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Sunday, 22 September 2019 05:15
Murray doubts he can return to 'very best' after hip surgery
Sunday, 22 September 2019 06:47
Murray Trophy: Jamie Murray & John-Patrick Smith lose in doubles final
Saturday, 21 September 2019 03:04
Naomi Osaka: 'I'm most comfortable on hard courts'
Saturday, 21 September 2019 09:23
Federer win gives Team Europe 5-3 lead in Laver Cup
Friday, 20 September 2019 15:14
Laver Cup: Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev win doubles as Team Europe lead 3-1
Wednesday, 18 September 2019 07:55
Wimbledon: Birmingham grass-court tournament downgraded after WTA event switch to Berlin
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 09:02
Ansu Fati, Coco Gauff, Sky Brown & Oleksii Sereda: Amazing sporting youngsters
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 02:22
Johanna Konta: British number one to miss Asia tournaments and WTA Championships
Monday, 16 September 2019 05:37
South African officials prevent early release of rapist Hewitt
Sunday, 15 September 2019 07:46
Pliskova claims fourth WTA title of year at the Zhengzhou Open
Friday, 13 September 2019 15:57
ATP Cup: Andy Murray uses protected ranking to ensure Great Britain a place
Thursday, 12 September 2019 20:35
Hong Kong Tennis Open postponed due to protests
Thursday, 12 September 2019 06:20
Clijsters, 36, to make comeback in 2020
Thursday, 12 September 2019 03:50
Murray takes wildcard for Shanghai as singles comeback continues
Tuesday, 10 September 2019 00:51
Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Caroline Wozniacki enrol at Harvard Business School
Monday, 09 September 2019 23:21
Jamie Murray column: US Open success & 'amazing chemistry' with Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Monday, 09 September 2019 11:44