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January 12, 2021

Sabalenka reaches Abu Dhabi final after 14th straight win

Aryna Sabalenka reached the final of the Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday after winning her 14th straight match and will face ...

January 11, 2021

Missing 14 players, Celtic held by Hibs to 1-1 in Scotland

Celtic was without 14 players for its Scottish Premiership match against Hibernian on Monday after defender Christopher ...

January 11, 2021

Kenin and Svitolina lose in Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and second-seeded Elina Svitolina were eliminated from the season-opening Abu Dhabi Open ...

January 10, 2021

Kenin beats Putintseva to reach Abu Dhabi quarterfinals

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach ...

January 10, 2021

The Latest: Tennessee, Vandy men's hoops to reschedule games

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Southeastern Conference men’s ...

January 09, 2021

Elina Svitolina beats Vera Zvonareva at Abu Dhabi Open

Elina Svitolina reached the third round of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva on ...

January 09, 2021

Hirschi joins Tour de France winner Pogačar at UAE team

After a breakout season in 2020, Swiss cyclist Marc Hirschi has joined Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar at UAE Team ...

January 08, 2021

Flipkens forced to retire with ankle injury in Abu Dhabi

Belgian tennis player Kirsten Flipkens injured her ankle when she landed on an advertising board during a match against ...

January 08, 2021

Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar

The United Arab Emirates announced on Friday that it would reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar after boycotting the tiny ...

January 08, 2021

UAE cycling team of Tour champ Pogačar gets COVID-19 vaccine

The riders and staff of the cycling team fronted by Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar have received a COVID-19 vaccine ...

January 07, 2021

Kenin opens season with win over Yang at Abu Dhabi Open

Sofia Kenin opened her season Thursday by beating Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open.

January 07, 2021

A year on, questions haunt Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane

When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near Iran’s capital, she didn’t realize her older ...

January 06, 2021

Qatar emerges from Gulf spat resolute and largely unscathed

Qataris awoke to a surprise blockade and boycott by Gulf Arab neighbors 3 1/2 years ago, and this week were jolted again by ...

January 06, 2021

Daria Kasatkina wins 1st women's tennis match of new season

Daria Kasatkina and Maria Sakkari won their opening matches Wednesday as the women's tennis season began at the Abu Dhabi ...

January 06, 2021

Australian Open CEO assures players all is OK for Melbourne

Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley is reassuring players that the delayed season-opening Grand Slam tournament will ...

January 05, 2021

3 nabbed at Johannesburg airport with gold in carry-on bags

South African police are investigating a possible international gold smuggling syndicate after three suspects were arrested ...

January 05, 2021

South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces

Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to ...

January 05, 2021

Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South ...

January 02, 2021

Yemen's PM says airport attack aimed to 'eliminate' Cabinet

Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant “to eliminate” the country's ...