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No. 3 seeds Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines and Coleman Wong of Hong Kong won their first-round men’s doubles match at the Medco Energi International Tennis Championships Week 1 on Thursday at the Sultan Hotel’s outdoor hard court in Jakarta, Indonesia. Alcantara and Wong won 6-2, 6-1 over Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong of Malaysia and Linh Giang Trinh of …

Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for having and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil was denied by a Russian court on Tuesday, clearing the path for her to be transported to a correctional colony in a case that Washington has termed a “sham.” US President Joe Biden, whose administration suggested a prisoner exchange arrangement with Russia to obtain …

Brittney Griner “does not anticipate miracles” at her Tuesday, October 25 appeal hearing against a nine-year Russian prison sentence for possessing cannabis oil in her baggage, her attorneys said in a statement. The two-time Olympic gold winner was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17 with cannabis oil-containing vape cartridges, which are illegal in Russia. On August 4, she …

Blacklist International will have the opportunity to compete in consecutive Mobile Legends world championships. On Saturday, October 22, the defending world champions stamped their ticket to the M4 World Championship by securing a spot in the grand final of Season 10 of the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines. After missing the playoffs during the previous season, Blacklist resumed its redemption …

Hans Niemann, the teenager at the center of an alleged cheating controversy, filed a lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen, internet platform Chess.com, and others on Thursday, October 20, claiming at least $100 million in damages for slander and libel. The case, which was filed in Missouri’s US District Court, also names as defendants Carlsen’s online chess platform Play Magnus, …

In his much anticipated NBA debut, Paolo Banchero of Orlando joined some remarkable company. Banchero, this year’s No. 1 draft pick, did not disappoint in his first NBA game, scoring a game-high 27 points with nine rebounds and five assists in the Magic’s 113–109 loss to the Pistons. Banchero was also effective from the field, converting 11 of 18 shots, …

After a strong season, Max Verstappen won his second consecutive Formula One championship with a victory at the rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix on October 9. This victory capped up a dominant year for Verstappen. After a late penalty was handed down to Charles Leclerc, he lost points and was unable to catch up to Max Verstappen in the remaining races …

The administrators of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix stated on Sunday that this year’s event broke a new record for the largest attendance in the race’s 13-year history, surpassing the previous record set in 2018. (Oct 2). Tickets for the event have been completely purchased, and there will be around 302,000 fans present during the course of the three-day …

It wasn’t surprising that Marina Bay was hot on Thursday night before the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. Drivers were getting ready for what they thought would be the hardest race of the year. Singapore is a tough place for Formula 1 drivers because of the heat and humidity. Ferrari driver Sainz, whose best finish on this street track was P4 …

Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world champion of chess, has pledged to provide further commentary “very soon” on the cheating scandal that is rocking the game. Carlsen has leveled oblique allegations of cheating at Hans Niemann, the opponent who shocked the world by defeating Carlsen earlier this month, but he has not offered any evidence of Hans Niemann’s dishonesty. On the …