Gallery: Weekend In Sport
In a tense tie-break in Melbourne, Cam Norrie fell short and is out of the Australian Open, while Iga Swiatek has also lost her place in the tournament. There were brighter days for Rory McIlroy, Luke Littler, and Khadija Shaw who all had a reason to celebrate…
Britain’s Cameron Norrie missed out on the Australian Open quarter-finals as sixth seed Alexander Zverev won a five-setter with a first-to-10 match tie-break.
Norrie, seeded 19th, lost 7-5 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6 (10-3) to Germany’s Zverev.
After one of his best performances at a major to beat Casper Ruud in the third round, Norrie played even better against Olympic champion Zverev.
But his mistakes in the deciding tie-break proved costly as Zverev won.
World number one Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after being stunned by Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova in the third round.
The Pole, 22, had looked in control but the highly-rated Noskova fought back to win 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.
Back in November, Sky agreed five-year broadcast partnerships with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Ronnie O’Sullivan came back from 4-0 down to beat Judd Trump 10-7 in the World Grand Prix final.
Trump took all the frames of the first session but O’Sullivan recovered to end the afternoon’s play 5-3 down.
The world number one fell 6-3 behind before reeling off six frames in a row. O’Sullivan, who won the Masters last Sunday, lost the next frame but took the 17th to seal victory in Leicester.
Last year, the World Snooker Tour (WST) announced online casino MrQ as the lead partner of the UK Championship.
Teenager Luke Littler continued his stunning rise by beating Michael van Gerwen 8-5 to win the Bahrain Masters.
It is Littler’s first PDC senior title after coming up short against Luke Humphries in the World Championship final earlier this month.
Last week, darts management agency ZXF Sports Management hired communication specialists Soapbox London to manage PR for 16-year-old darts sensation.
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points with a 0-4 win against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
In difficult conditions with the onset of Storm Isha, an even first half gave way to another show of Liverpool’s attacking strength as two goals apiece from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota sealed a deserved three points.
Last week, VistaPrint, an official partner of Liverpool FC, released the latest edition of its Work Experience series with Ibrahima Konaté, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Ryan Gravenberch all featuring.
Rory McIlroy defended his title at the Dubai Desert Classic, beating Poland’s Adrian Meronk by one shot.
The 34-year-old Northern Irishman made par at the last to card a two-under 70, finishing on 14 under to win the tournament for a record fourth time.
Earlier in the month, sports and entertainment investment company Apex has announced the acquisition of a stake in the San Francisco Golf team competing in the TGL, the new tech-driven golf league which has been developed by Tiger Woods and McIlroy.
Khadija Shaw scored a hat-trick as Manchester City moved three points behind Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea with a dominant victory over Liverpool.
The match finished 5-1 as City moved above Arsenal in the league.
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