Yuki Bhambri (left) and Albano Olivettti.© X/@India_AllSports India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivett clinched the men’s doubles title at the Swiss Open ATP Tour tennis tournament with a hard-fought win over Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin in the final Gstaad, Switzerland on Sunday. The pair of Bhambri and Olivett, seeded...
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Meet Lulu Sun, the Kiwi qualifier who is taking Wimbledon by storm
WIMBLEDON — Lulu Sun’s run to the quarterfinals has been one of the feel-good stories of this year’s Wimbledon. Ranked No 123 and coming into just her second Grand Slam, the 23-year-old beat home hope Emma Raducanu on Sunday to reach the last eight as a qualifier, and has won more in prize money (£375,000)...
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Lulu Sun: From New Zealand beginnings to tennis stardom
Sun competed in 14 events in 2021, winning an ITF $25,000 tournament in Portugal and reaching another final in Spain to move her ranking inside the top 300, as well as helping her university team claim the NCAA title, their first since 1995. At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Sun clinched the programme’s third team title...
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I tried to find a TV at Wimbledon to watch England beat Switzerland… here is how I got on
“You don’t go to the cinema and ask for Coronation Street to be on in the corner. You don’t go to the fishmongers and ask for a pork chop.” So the All England Lawn Tennis Club member – who, for some reason, harrumphed that he wished to remain anonymous – replied when asked if it...
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Penalties stop play at Wimbledon! Novak Djokovic’s match is halted on Centre Court as fans celebrate Euro shoot-out glory for England – just when he was about to receive a serve!
By James Cohen Published: 20:13 BST, 6 July 2024 | Updated: 20:48 BST, 6 July 2024 Novak Djokovic’s match against Alexei Popyrin was interrupted as fans celebrated England’s penalty shoot-out victory against Switzerland. The Three Lions booked their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals after being sent to a shoot-out, following a goalless 120 minutes of...
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Wimbledon make final decision on showing England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final vs Switzerland on big screen
Wimbledon will not be showing England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland today on any of the TV screens around the ground. Saturday represents a huge day of sport in England with the British Grand Prix qualifying taking place in the afternoon before England’s match againt Switzerland. All the while, Wimbledon has a jam-packed schedule featuring...
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Indian Sports Wrap, June 28: Tvesa Malik makes solid start in Swiss Ladies Open 2024
GOLF Swiss Ladies Open 2024: Tvesa Malik makes solid start India’s Tvesa Malik got off to a solid start at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open as she carded 3-under 68 in the opening round of the Ladies European Tour event here. Though the first round was far from complete, Tvesa, who is making a...
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PIX: Germany strike late to hold Swiss and top group
Images from the Euro 2024 Group A match between Switzerland and Germany, in Frankfurt, on Sunday. IMAGE: Substitute striker Niclas Fullkrug rises high to score late in the match and earn Germany a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in the Euro 2024 Group A match in Frankfurt on Sunday. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Striker Niclas Fullkrug scored...
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Leylah Fernandez defeats Swiss opponent to clinch Rothesay Classic quarterfinal berth | CBC Sports
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez moved on to the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic on Wednesday. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., claimed the only break point on offer in the third set to win the match in two hours 21 minutes in Birmingham, England. Golubic...
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Tennis champ and fitness coach share baby news: ‘A star is born’
Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic has announced that she’s become a mother for the first time. The 27-year-old Swiss champion and her partner Martin Hromkovic, who is also her fitness coach, posted a photograph on their Instagram accounts with the message “Bella, our love” and Tuesday’s date that she was born. The replies included congratulations...
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Neeraj Chopra Meets Roger Federer In Switzerland- SEE PICS
Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic champion, met tennis legend Roger Federer in Zurich, Switzerland. The two gifted exchanged a jersey and a racquet. Neeraj’s post on social media went viral in no time. (Image Source: Getty) “An absolute honour to meet a sporting icon, whose career has been and continues to be an inspiration to people....
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Ten-times markup on Roger Federer’s On sneakers cause stir in Switzerland
For the model called “The Roger Advantage”, On reportedly pays 17.86 Swiss francs ($20.50) to the manufacturers in Vietnam, and sells them online for 190 francs ($218) The profit margins of On’s running shoes are causing a stir in their Swiss homeland over the difference between their sales price in Switzerland and the production cost...