by Hope Media | Jan 23, 2017 | sports
Britain’s Johanna Konta produced another terrific performance to beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Serena Williams. Konta, seeded ninth, saw off 30th seed Makarova 6-1 6-4 to reach the last eight without dropping...
by Hope Media | Jan 20, 2017 | sports
Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian “Pocket Rocket” Cheruiyot is the 2016 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) winner. Cheruiyot, who also won silver in 10,000m at the Rio Olympic Games, edged out Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and Paralympians Samuel...
by Hope Media | Jan 19, 2017 | sports
Cote d’Ivoire must find a way to lift their performance as they prepare to tackle Group C pool leaders DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday (16h00 GMT). Cote d’Ivoire coach Michel Dussuyer called his side a “pale copy” of their usual...
by Hope Media | Jan 19, 2017 | sports
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first...
by Hope Media | Jan 19, 2017 | sports
Britain’s Johanna Konta eased through to the Australian Open third round but Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both lost in the second round in Melbourne. Ninth seed Konta, 25, produced a confident display to beat 19-year-old Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3 6-2. Watson...
by Hope Media | Jan 18, 2017 | sports
Manchester United say they are the first sports club in England to appoint a full-time counter-terrorism manager. The post has been filled by a former inspector from Greater Manchester Police’s specialist search unit. The appointment, revealed at a recent club...
