Top seed Simona Halep came back from a set down for the third time in the tournament to beat Kazakhstan's rising star Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the second time on Saturday. In a battle that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours, the match came down to a tiebreak where two shots that went agonisingly wide for Rybakina eventually decided the title in front of a noisy crowd that constantly chanted Halep's name.
According to Omar bin Laden's former British wife Jane Felix-Browne, her husband had told her, "that's not my dad." In this latest video, Osama's beard is shorter and darker, his face is rounder and his eyes are clearly a different shape.
IMAGES from the Euro 2020 qualifiers
The United States held off Jamaica in a thrilling finish to win the women's 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Saturday.
The 21-year-old ran a superb last 200 metres, clocking the year's quickest time of 47.61 seconds.
In fact, Omar's first wife Rasha is enraged by the publicity over her husband's second marriage to the five-time British divorcee.
Roger Federer gained a measure of revenge against Wimbledon nemesis Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-0, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against a player barely half his age.
Marcus Rashford's penalty and a deflected strike from Mason Mount helped England come from a goal down to overcome top-ranked Belgium 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and climb above them in their UEFA Nations League group.
World Cup final referee Howard Webb has been included among the 25 who were named by FIFA on Wednesday for this year's tournament in Brazil.
Barca, who were without injured talisman Lionel Messi, started on the back foot and fell behind when Nabil Fekir netted with a sublime angled strike in the 15th minute. Griezmann, who joined Barca last month from rivals Atletico Madrid, scored four minutes before halftime to level the scores.
Holders Real Madrid were sensationally knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday after being thrashed 4-1 at home by an outstanding Ajax Amsterdam who overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals 5-3 on aggregate.
MC Mary Kom and the seasoned L Sarita Devi spearheaded India's gold rush at the second India Open boxing tournament, which concluded on Friday.
A livid Mary Kom asked her vanquished opponent Nikhat Zareen to prove herself in the ring instead of making irritating comments.
World number one Rafael Nadal recovered from an upset loss against Belgium's David Goffin to win the deciding doubles match and send Spain into the semi-final of the ATP Cup teams event in Sydney in the early hours of Saturday. Spain will now play host nation Australia in the inaugural event, while Serbia, led by world number two Novak Djokovic, take on Russia.
World number one Rafael Nadal won a battle of attrition against fellow left-hander Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan 7-6(4), 6-4 to seal Spain's spot in the final eight of the inaugural ATP Cup in Perth on Wednesday. Meanwhile his long-time rival, world number two Novak Djokovic, had an easier outing in Brisbane, strolling past Chile's Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 to stay undefeated in the new year.
Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Canada's Denis Shapovalov to enter the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open
The former world champions extended their unbeaten run to four matches under new coach Dunga, who replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira after their disappointing campaign in Germany.
Osaka survives test to reach last 16
Striker Costa ends second spell at Atletico Madrid.
Former champions Salgaocar beat Fransa 2-1 in a match marred by poor refereeing.
Olympic champion Felix Sanchez pulled up after the first hurdle clutching his right hamstring.
The Bayern Munich coach expects the midfielder to agree a new contract despite the club withdrawing their offer of a record-breaking extension.
He scored both the goals in a 2-1 victory over Tollygunge Aggragami in the National Football League.
Part of Sebastian Coe's new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his "ostensibly clean" sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana put on a brilliant display of front-running to win the women's 5,000 metres at the world championships on Sunday and deprive compatriot Genzebe Dibaba of an unprecedented double gold.
Mahindra United were beaten 2-4 by Dhoffar Club of Oman in their second leg match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup.
Reigning champion and ninth seed Juan Ignacio Chela was knocked out in the first round of the Estoril Open.
After falling 2-0 down on the night, substitute Marcos Llorente struck twice in extra-time and Alvaro Morata added a late third to ensure a famous victory for Diego Simeone's side against a Liverpool team unbeaten in their last 25 home games in European competition.
The 24-year-old proved too good for Viktar Zuyev of Belarus in the final of the Olympic tournament.
Images from Day 7 of the 2020 US Open in New York on Sunday.
Flavio Rodrigues's goal gave the Mumbai champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Revolution is in the air at Real Madrid after their Champions League empire was razed to the ground with an astounding 4-1 loss at home to Ajax Amsterdam, with a huge clear out of players expected as well as a change of manager.
"If Bayern Munich show an interest, I will of course have to think seriously about accepting the offer," the Liverpool midfielder said.
The League champions beat Schalke 04 in the German Cup final on Saturday.
Salgaocar went down 4-5 on penalties to Mohun Bagan in the first semifinal of the Durand Cup football tournament.
The Nigerian striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over JCT in a concluding round match in the National Football League.
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
The Goan sides battled to a 2-2 draw in a 21st round National Football League match.
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
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