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Caroline Wozniacki to retire after the Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki has announced her plans to retire from professional tennis. The former world No. 1 said Friday that her final tournament will be the Australian Open next month. It’s the site where she won her lone grand slam singles title, which came against then-top-ranked Simona Halep in 2018. Known for her defense, Wozniacki also…
Democratic candidate Andrew Yang hopes the ‘power of sport can unite us’
In the United States these days, it’s sometimes hard to say anything without offending someone. Political discourse has become pervasive. You could easily poison a social gathering by mentioning President Donald Trump, the Democrats or the impeachment hearings. Sport used to be a safe place and an escape. Sport had the power to unite us,…
Italian newspaper accuses critics of ‘lynching’ after headline race row
Corriere dello Sport has accused critics of “lynching” the newspaper in a staunch defense of its “Black Friday” front page. The Italian publication sparked a race row this week after dubbing Friday’s Serie A match between Inter Milan and AS Roma “Black Friday”, along with pictures of players Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku. The cover…
Acrobatic daredevils perform on world’s largest trampoline
Acrobatic basketball team the Dunking Devils are no strangers to risk-taking stunts, as their latest exploit proves. The Slovenian quartet, informally known as the DD Squad, constructed a giant trampoline and suspended it from a crane, 100 feet in the air. Performing audacious twists and turns, they are protected only by a thin net. “The…