Berliner Tageblatt - Sports (English)

Russian-born 12-ranked Kasatkina says to play for Australia tennis

Russian-born tennis world number 12 Daria Kasatkina announced Saturday she is switching to play under the Australian flag.

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Wallabies back Jorgensen suffers serious ankle injury

Speedy Australian Test back Max Jorgensen will spend a lengthy period on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury during a heavy defeat for the New South Wales Waratahs.

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Djokovic oozing confidence ahead of century bid

Novak Djokovic stands on the brink of a landmark 100th professional title at the Miami Open, with the Serb saying he is playing his best tennis in a "long time"

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Djokovic closing in on 100th title after Dimitrov downed in Miami

Novak Djokovic moved to within one win of his 100th career title on Friday, outclassing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to cruise into the final of the Miami Open.

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Leverkusen beat Bochum to stay hot on Bayern's heels

Goals from Aleix Garcia, Victor Boniface and Amine Adli took Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-1 home win over Bochum on Friday to cut Bayern Munich's lead atop the table to three points.

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Dorival Junior sacked as Brazil coach after Argentina humiliation

Dorival Junior was on Friday sacked as Brazil coach, three days after a humiliating 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by bitter rivals Argentina, the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) announced.

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Djokovic cruises past Dimitrov into Miami Open final

Novak Djokovic outclassed Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the Miami Open, becoming the oldest man to reach a ATP Masters 1000 title match.

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No.1 Scheffler ties Houston Open record with 62 to grab lead

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler matched the tournament record he already shared with an eight-under par 62 on Friday to grab an early lead in the second round of the PGA Houston Open.

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Green light for Winter Olympics bobsleigh slope

The troubled 2026 Winter Olympics bobsleigh and luge slope was given the provisional green light on Friday after a week of testing by the two sports' international federations.

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Grizzlies fire head coach Jenkins: team

The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after six seasons despite the club being on course to reach the NBA playoffs.

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'Game-changing' Hazlewood shines as Bengaluru thrash Chennai in IPL

Table-topping Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs on Friday for a second win in this year's IPL, inspired by a "game-changing" performance from fast bowler Josh Hazlewood.

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Table-topping Bengaluru thrash Chennai by 50 runs in IPL

Table-topping Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs on Friday for a second win in this year's IPL.

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Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned

A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves' rape conviction, citing insufficient evidence.

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King of cobbles Van der Poel adds Belgium's E3 to Milan-San Remo win

Defending champion Mathieu van der Poel launched a solo attack on a cobbled climb 38km from the line and went on to win the E3 Classic on Friday.

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Teen Brennan wins again, Ayuso retakes lead in Catalonia

Sprinter Matthew Brennan continued his breakout season as he exploded past the pack in a bunch sprint on a blustery stage five of the Tour of Catalonia on Friday, his second win of the race.

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Mateta 'ready' to return for Palace in FA Cup after horror injury

Jean-Philippe Mateta is "ready" to return for Crystal Palace in their FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham on Saturday after suffering a horrific ear injury in the previous round.

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Barca blow as Olmo ruled out for three weeks

Barcelona's injured playmaker Dani Olmo is facing three weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out of the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund.

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Guardiola seeks redemption as Man City head to Bournemouth in FA Cup

Pep Guardiola takes Manchester City back to Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday hoping to avenge the defeat that sparked their stunning decline this season.

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PSG 'feel like champions' as Ligue 1 title nears, says Luis Enrique

Coach Luis Enrique said Paris Saint-Germain "can feel like champions" knowing they could seal the Ligue 1 title this weekend but warned his players not to let their level drop.

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'We don't deserve bonus': Man City boss Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he and his players do not deserve a bonus even if they salvage their dismal season by winning the Club World Cup.

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Nuno urges Forest to write new chapter ahead of FA Cup quarter-final

Nuno Espirito Santo wants Nottingham Forest to write a new chapter in the club's proud history by reaching the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 34 years.

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Former Spurs boss Redknapp jokes that England coach Tuchel is 'German spy'

Former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp labelled new England boss Thomas Tuchel a German spy and appeared to perform a Nazi salute, according to a video posted on the Guardian's website.

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Bayern threaten Canada Soccer with lawsuit over Davies injury

Bayern Munich on Friday threatened Canada Soccer with legal action after defender Alphonso Davies returned from the March international break with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

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Eala dream run ends as Pegula sets up final with Sabalenka

Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala's remarkable run at the Miami Open came to a brave end with a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals on Thursday.

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Yuki Tsunoda - Japanese F1 racer with short fuse gets his big chance

Yuki Tsunoda stands just 1.59 metres (5ft 3in) but the racer who has joined Formula One world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull is a strong personality who has tried to tame his temper to get his big chance.

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Patriotic fervour the spur for Ukrainian boxing legend Usyk

Ukraine's boxing icon Oleksandr Usyk told AFP he will stay in the sport "a little longer" so he can provide "financial support to our army and civilians" and achieve his sporting goal of once again being undisputed heavyweight world champion.

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Tudor begins Juve rescue mission as Inter and Napoli reconvene Scudetto chase

Igor Tudor begins his bid to get Juventus into the Champions League against Genoa on Saturday as Napoli host AC Milan with their Serie A title battle with Inter Milan entering the home straight.

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Thunder set team record with 61st win as Giddey lifts Bulls over Lakers

NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory.

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Malinin grabs men's world lead while Miura and Kihara win pairs title

Defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men's competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday while Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs title in Boston.

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Djokovic becomes oldest Masters semi-finalist in Miami, Mensik, Fritz through

Novak Djokovic turned on the style to take his place in the last four of the Miami Open with an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win over American Sebastian Korda, becoming the oldest man to reach a Masters 1000 semi-final.

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Man City eye FA Cup success to save troubled season

Manchester City face Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals aiming to keep alive their last chance of silverware in a turbulent season.

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Pendrith, Tosti among four co-leaders at Houston Open

Canada's Taylor Pendrith, Argentina's Alejandro Tosti and US golfers Keith Mitchell and Ryan Gerard shared the lead on Thursday when darkness halted the first round of the PGA Houston Open.

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