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Iga Swiatek’s first tournament campaign on the WTA Tour since changing coaches came to an end in the quarter-finals. Swiatek parted ways with Wim Fissette in March after an opening round exit at the Miami Open, splitting with the Belgian after a year and a half of working together.
Flavio Cobolli is through to his second final of the season after beating Alexander Zverev in the Munich Open semi-finals. Fresh off his Mexican Open victory earlier this year, Cobolli took down the defending champion Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, extending his remarkable form in Munich.
Mirra Andreeva continued her impressive run at the Stuttgart Open, coming from behind to defeat Iga Swiatek in three sets and advance to the semifinals. Swiatek’s first tournament with new coach Francisco Roig came to an end against Andreeva, who fought back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The 2026 NBA playoffs tipped off Saturday, April 17, with the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder the heavy favorite to repeat. The experts at Sports Illustrated like the Nuggets and Celtics better Just more than half of the league’s 30…
Karolina Muchova beat Coco Gauff for the first time to advance to the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open. Muchova broke through on her seventh try, beating Gauff 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in their first-ever meeting on clay.
Elena Rybakina had to work hard to get past Leylah Fernandez and book her place in the Stuttgart Open semifinals. After a routine win over Diana Shnaider in her first match, Rybakina found herself a set down against Fernandez before battling back to take the match 6-7, 6-4, 7-6.
Al-Ahli is the sole remaining Saudi Arabian team in the last four of the AFC Champions League Elite and will take on Vissel Kobe of Japan on Monday while Japan’s Machida Zelvia meets Shabab Al-Ahli of the United Arab Emirates with a place in the final at stake. Al-Ahli, which lifted the trophy for
Aston Villa produced a stunning performance to thrash Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park on Thursday, advancing to the Europa League semi-finals 7-1 on aggregate. Unai Emery’s side sit fourth in the Premier ...
The 2026 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships finals are taking place on Saturday, April 18, at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas It is a heated battle between the Big Ten and the SEC. The teams competing are the defending…