Paula Badosa spoiled Simona Halep's return from a doping ban.
Politics infused the event in Doha where Belarusian swimmers competed as neutrals due to restrictions imposed on their athletes, and Russia's, stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- which Moscow called a "special military operation".
A total of 11 countries are boycotting the championships due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers.
The IBA has also welcomed the presence of an IOC monitoring group, which would "see first-hand IBA's best practices regarding technical and competitions rules, specifically its heralded bout review process," the federation said.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina accused Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka of adding fuel to the fire by standing at the net waiting for a handshake she knew would never happen!
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff
Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Melbourne Park precinct during the Australian Open after a complaint from the Ukraine ambassador to the country.
Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Osaka falls
Prganisers will be on high alert to ensure the event goes off safely.
Simone Biles surpassed Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo's record of 33 medals in total at the Olympics and World Championships.
IOC hate the idea of a boycott of the biggest money-spinner in world sport.
Holger Rune rallied from a set down and saved a match point to defeat former champion Taylor Fritz 2-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals where he will meet fourth seed Daniil Medvedev.
Russian athletes have been banned from many sports and largely cannot compete in Europe due to the sanctions and competition complications caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022.
Paris crowd made themselves heard on day one of the French Open as they booed and jeered when Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Aryna Sabalenka bludgeoned her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final .
While several top seeds will have their say, a look at some emerging players who could be serious contenders.
Elina Svitolina backed Novak Djokovic, who caused a furore over a statement related to Kosovo.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Paris is, and will continue to be, dogged by the usual gripes about staging the greatest show on earth.
Australian Open organisers have issued a reminder to players and their entourages about their policy on "inappropriate flags" after a video emerged showing Novak Djokovic's father posing for pictures with fans holding Russian flags.
The head of the Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC), Igor Karpenko, said more than 65 per cent of Belarusian citizens have voted in favour of Constitutional amendments during a referendum.
Black boxes from the jet that crashed and killed Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine other people have also been recovered by Russian investigators.
Iga Swiatek beat Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia
Coco Gauff became the first American to win a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017.
Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Iga Swiatek 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to win the Madrid Open on Saturday, avenging her defeat by the Polish world number one in last month's Stuttgart final.
Djokovic welcome to play if he can obtain visa, says Australian Open director
Olympic medallist who fled Belarus forced into exile again as Ukraine attacked
'They banned us from Wimbledon and what did it change? Nothing - they're still doing this and this is the sad (part) of this situation'
Hurkacz, Swiatek win as Poland march into United Cup final
Sabalenka will overtake Poland's Iga Swiatek when the new rankings are updated on Monday
Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev from Russia and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will not be able to participate in the June 27-July 10 tournament.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games
Images from Day 4 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
That was the lesser of two disappointments for the Belarusian on Thursday, as Azarenka's bid for a third title at Melbourne Park ended with some regret at her missed chances against 22nd seed Rybakina.
Elena Rybakina stormed to her first Australian Open final with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, wearing the twice champion down in a cagey first set before dominating to close out the match.
Antim Panghal shocked reigning champion Olivia Dominique Parrish en route to the World Championship semifinals.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the US Open.
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