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Italian Open: Iga Swiatek beats Victoria Azarenka to set up quarters clash with Andreescu
Rome : World No 1 Iga Swiatek survived a bruising test to overcome former No 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open, here on Thursday.The victory extended Swiatek's remarkable winning streak to 25…
Inter Milan lift eighth Coppa Italia title after defeating Juventus 4-2
Rome : Inter Milan won its eighth Coppa Italia title and the first since 2011, after beating Juventus 4-2 in the final in extra time at the Stadio Olimpico here on Wednesday. Inter has a superior head-to-head performance over Juve this…
Iga Swiatek starts Italian Open title defense with a win
Rome : World No.1 Iga Swiatek started her title defense at the Italian Open with a victory over Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse here on Wednesday. In the process, Swiatek, stretched her run to 24 matches, the longest streak since Serena…
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov move into third round at Italian Open
Rome : Young Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past in-form Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the Italian Open third round, while countrymate and 13th seed Denis Shapovalov defeated Georgian…
Rome Masters: Halep, Azarenka advance to second round
Rome : Former world number one players, Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka registered contrasting wins against their respective rivals and moved into the second round of the Italian Open here on Monday.Halep gained a 6-4, 6-4 revenge on…
Inter Milan keep Serie A hopes alive with win over Empoli
Rome : Inter Milan kept their Serie A hope alive as they registered a 4-2 comeback win over Empoli, while Juventus left Luigi Ferraris Stadium with empty hands. Inter Milan entered San Siro with two points behind leader AC Milan and needed…
Top seed Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu headline field for Italian Open
Rome : Defending champion, Poland's Iga Swiatek, will be keen to maintain her undefeated record at the Italian Open when the event commences here on May 9, with 19 of the top-20 players set to compete in the WTA 1000 tournament. The draw,…
Goalkeeper Ionut Radu’s howler dampens Inter’s Serie A title hopes
Rome : Goalkeeper Ionut Radu dashed Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes, as his terrible mistake allowed Bologna to complete a 2-1 comeback victory in a rescheduled match on Wednesday. The fixture should have taken place in January, but was…
After Wimbledon, Italian Open weighing option to ban Russian tennis players: Report
Rome : The Italian Open this year from May 2-15 could follow into the footsteps of the All England Club to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in Rome. It is currently weighing its options, a report in rt.com said on…
Italy begins distributing 2nd Covid booster shot to elderly
Rome : Italy has began the process of distributing a second Covid-19 booster shot to the most high-risk members of its population.Italy's medicines agency, AIFA, gave its approval to the distribution of second booster doses to those over…