Month: January 2020

2:56 AM ET Australia’s Ashleigh Barty has captured her first WTA title on home soil with an emphatic straight-sets victory in the Adelaide International final. The world No. 1 has downed world No.24 Ukranian Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 7-5 in Saturday’s final at Memorial Drive. Barty had lost her two previous WTA finals in Australia –
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2:40 AM ET Prajnesh Gunnewaran sneaked into the Australian Open men’s singles main draw as a lucky loser on Saturday and might run into world No. 2 Novak Djokovic if he clears the first hurdle. Prajnesh lost the final qualifying round match to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in straight sets but was fortunate to make the
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1:39 AM ET Associated Press KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawai’i — Woody Austin scrambled for birdie on the par-4 18th Friday to take the lead into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship, while Ernie Els had the best round of the day to get into contention in his senior debut. After the
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12:46 AM ET Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson became the second Cleveland athlete this week to get in hot water for a butt slap. Thompson was ejected in the third quarter of Friday night’s 113-109 loss to Memphis Grizzlies after drawing his second technical attempting to give Jae Crowder a smack on the butt. Thompson
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