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Source: wwos.nine.com.au Nick Kyrgios has made the decision to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. In a statement released on social media this morning, the ethereal Aussie superstar announced his decision, citing the issue of no crowds and ongoing injury trouble…

Source: ais.gov.au & medianet They’re bound for the Tokyo Olympics, but cyclist Sarah Gigante and Hockeyroos player Mariah Williams have joined with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Share a Yarn Initiative and the Happy Boxes Project to help women in remote…

The Euro 2020 group stages are complete, meaning we now know who will line up in the round of 16. Each team now knows its path through to the final, but there are some tantalising ties in prospect over the next week.…

Source: ABCnews Ash Barty will have to again live up to being the number one in the women’s draw at Wimbledon after the world’s leading player was confirmed as the top seed for the championships just as she was when the event was…

Source: SBS news Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed tournament sponsors Coca Cola after he removed two bottles from the table of a news conference, instead telling cameras to ‘drink water’.…

The Socceroos will be out to finish this stage of World Cup qualifying with an eighth win from eight games against Jordan today. Graham Arnold’s side secured top spot in Group B last time out after defeating Nepal 3-0 and have shown…

New Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has been backed to sign Socceroos goalkeeper Maty Ryan, as he looks to hit the ground running in Glasgow. The Australian was confirmed as the new Hoops manager this week, with recent reports claiming Ryan is already…

Novak Djokovic has won his second French Open championship and his 19th Grand Slam title by rallying past Stefanos Tsitsipas in a seesaw final at Roland Garros. Talented and tenacious as they come, Djokovic was not about to concede a thing after…

Delayed from a year ago by the coronavirus pandemic the competition will finally get under way when Italy and Turkey kick things off in Rome on 11 June. Twenty-four teams will battle it out through group stages and knockout rounds before a…

Stefanos Tsitsipas continues to show great consistency at the Grand Slams as he entered a third consecutive major quarter-final with 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 result against Spanish No.12 seed Pablo Carreno Busta. The Greek fifth seed, who made the semi-finals at last February’s…

Greece has ended the season with a friendly win over Norway, though the 2-1 score in Malaga was rather flattering for the Greek national team. The Greeks had two shots on goal and scored from both at the friendly played in neutral…