Articles filed under Tennis
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Algerian tennis player gets lifetime ban for match-fixingDec 14, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Algerian tennis player Aymen Ikhlef was banned for life Monday and fined $100,000 for match-fixing offenses. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Ikhlef committe...
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Tennis line judge Rocher banned for betting on matchesDec 09, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tennis line judge David Rocher was banned for 18 months on Wednesday, with four months suspended, for betting on matches. The Tennis Integrity United said ...
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Kenin voted WTA Player of Year; Azarenka gets Comeback honorDec 08, 2020 6:00 am - Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner...
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Dennis Ralston, Hall of Fame tennis player, dies at 78Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and a m...
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Ukrainian tennis player banned in match-fixing caseDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been given a lifetime ban for participating in match-fixing activities, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Fri...
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Australian Open: start date not confirmed despite reportsDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tennis Australia is still awaiting confirmation from the Victorian state government on its plans for the Australian Open amid reports that th...
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Spanish tennis player banned 8 years for match-fixingDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Spanish tennis player Enrique López was banned for eight years on Tuesday for fixing matches at tournaments in 2017. The Tennis Integrity Unit said López...
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Antioch senior Webb stands to become school's first 13-time varsity letter-winnerNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Hoping that 13 will be your lucky number in a year like 2020 might not seem like a sound strategy. But Antioch senior Hailey Webb is hoping nonetheless. She'd be thrille...
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Sports minister: Australian Open 'most likely' to be delayedNov 25, 2020 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The sports minister for Victoria state says the 2021 Australian Open in Melbourne will 'œmost likely'ť be delayed by a week or two from its s...
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Boris Becker leaves role at German Tennis FederationNov 25, 2020 6:00 am - HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Tennis great Boris Becker said Wednesday he is stepping down from a position overseeing youth development and the Davis Cup team at the German Te...