BREAKING! BASKETBALL LEGEND, KOBE BRYANT DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH
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BREAKING! BASKETBALL LEGEND, KOBE BRYANT DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH

Kobe Bryant, the basketball star who spent the entirety of his 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, has died at the age of 41. The superstar…

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FROM SLOW START, ROGER FEDERER REACH AUSTRALIAN OPENS QUARTERS FOR 15TH TIME
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FROM SLOW START, ROGER FEDERER REACH AUSTRALIAN OPENS QUARTERS FOR 15TH TIME

Roger Federer regained control after a slow start against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics to march into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win…

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END OF THE ROAD FOR NEW STAR, COCO GAUFF AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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END OF THE ROAD FOR NEW STAR, COCO GAUFF AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Coco Gauff’s bid for history at the Australian Open ended in tears in the last 16 on Sunday (Jan 26) as the 15-year-old crashed out in three sets…

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ANOTHER UPSET AS WORLD NO. 2 FALLS AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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ANOTHER UPSET AS WORLD NO. 2 FALLS AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova secured her first career victory in seven attempts over world No. 2 Karolina Pliskova on Saturday (Jan 25) as the Australian Open lost another high seed…

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ROGER FEDERER SURVIVES HUGE SCARE TO REACH AUSTRALIAN OPEN LAST 16
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ROGER FEDERER SURVIVES HUGE SCARE TO REACH AUSTRALIAN OPEN LAST 16

Roger Federer looked defeat full in the face before rallying in the 10-point tiebreaker to edge local battler John Millman in a five-set thriller on Friday night (Jan…

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ANOTHER UPSET AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN AS DEFENDING CHAMPION, NAOMI OSAKA IS ELIMINATED
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ANOTHER UPSET AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN AS DEFENDING CHAMPION, NAOMI OSAKA IS ELIMINATED

Defending champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Australian Open this Friday (Jan 24), falling 6-3, 6-4 in a stunning upset by American teenage sensation Coco Gauff…

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FEDERER SEEKS 100TH WIN AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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FEDERER SEEKS 100TH WIN AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Roger Federer will need to avoid a second Grand Slam upset at the hands of home favourite John Millman if he wants to bring up 100 wins at…

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SERENA WILLIAMS BUNDLED OUT OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN!
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SERENA WILLIAMS BUNDLED OUT OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN!

Serena Williams has been sensationally knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by China’s Wang Qiang this Friday (Jan 24), torpedoing her bid for a…

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ROGER FEDERER CRUISES INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD ROUND
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ROGER FEDERER CRUISES INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD ROUND

Ruthless Swiss master Roger Federer kept intact his 20-year record of reaching at least the third round of the Australian Open after crushing Serb Filip Krajinovic on Wednesday.…

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SERENA WILLIAMS LABOURED INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3RD ROUND
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SERENA WILLIAMS LABOURED INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3RD ROUND

Serena Williams admitted she was frustrated and not at her best as she fought off a stubborn Tamara Zidansek to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.…

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BLOCKBUSTER AS GIANT KILLERS, COCO GAUFF AND NAOMI OSAKA CLASH AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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BLOCKBUSTER AS GIANT KILLERS, COCO GAUFF AND NAOMI OSAKA CLASH AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Fifteen-year-old prodigy Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday (Jan 22), setting up a mouthwatering meeting with reigning champion…

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WEATHER CLEARS FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING TO BEGIN
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WEATHER CLEARS FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING TO BEGIN

Cooler temperatures and clearing skies following torrential rain on Wednesday (Jan 15) allowed officials to continue the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open on Thursday, with forecast smoke…

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SERENA WILLIAMS SEEKS 24TH GRAND SLAM TITLE AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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SERENA WILLIAMS SEEKS 24TH GRAND SLAM TITLE AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Serena Williams is the firm favourite to win the Australian Open as she again bids for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title. The 38-year-old American is aiming…

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING STILL DISRUPTED BY POOR AIR
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING STILL DISRUPTED BY POOR AIR

Australian Open qualifying was disrupted for a second successive day due to poor air quality on Wednesday (Jan 15) as smoke from bush fires continued to blanket Melbourne…

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2020 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL QUALIFIERS: NIGERIA’S D’TIGRESS OPEN CAMP IN BELGRADE
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2020 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL QUALIFIERS: NIGERIA’S D’TIGRESS OPEN CAMP IN BELGRADE

The Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will open their 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament camp on Saturday February 1 in Belgrade. The team under the tutelage of Otis Hughley will…

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IRAN’S ONLY FEMALE OLYMPIC MEDALLIST DEFECTS
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IRAN’S ONLY FEMALE OLYMPIC MEDALLIST DEFECTS

Iran’s only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh says she has defected from the country after criticising the regime’s “hypocrisy, lies and injustice”. The taekwondo star made history at…

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S SERBIA BEATS RAFAEL NADAL’S SPAIN TO WIN ATP CUP
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NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S SERBIA BEATS RAFAEL NADAL’S SPAIN TO WIN ATP CUP

Novak Djokovic inspired Serbia to victory in the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Sydney after defeating his long-term Spanish rival Rafael Nadal in singles on Sunday (Jan…

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SERENA WILLIAMS ENDS THREE-YEAR TITLE DROUGHT
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SERENA WILLIAMS ENDS THREE-YEAR TITLE DROUGHT

Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought and donated her winner’s cheque to victims of the Australian bush fires in an emotional WTA Auckland Classic final on Sunday.…

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EDO STATE SPORTS FESTIVAL GETS FEBRUARY 10-16 DATE
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EDO STATE SPORTS FESTIVAL GETS FEBRUARY 10-16 DATE

A six-man committee has been put in place by the Edo State Government to prepare a road map for a successful outing of Team Edo during the forthcoming…

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SERENA WILLIAMS CRUISES INTO SEMI-FINALS IN AUCKLAND
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SERENA WILLIAMS CRUISES INTO SEMI-FINALS IN AUCKLAND

Top seed Serena Williams overcame windy conditions to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund. The 23-time…

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NADAL PUTS SPAIN INTO QUARTERFINALS AT ATP CUP
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NADAL PUTS SPAIN INTO QUARTERFINALS AT ATP CUP

Rafael Nadal came back twice from a break down against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka to put Spain into the ATP Cup quarter-finals in Australia. According to BBC, the world…

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