Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for her third Grand Slam singles title.
This is not the first time Barty walked away from tennis: She was the Wimbledon junior champion at age 15 in 2011, presaging a promising professional career, but left the tour entirely for nearly two years in 2014 because of burnout, overwhelmed by the pressure and travel required.
Barty went on to win major championships on three different surfaces — on clay at the 2019 French Open, on grass at Wimbledon last year and on the hard courts of Melbourne Park in January, becoming the first Australian player in 44 years to triumph at the nation's Grand Slam tournament.
She spent 121 weeks at No. 1 in the rankings, including the last 114 in a row.
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Betters Her Own Women's Triple Jump World Record
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas bettered her own women's triple jump world record with a leap of 15.74 metres to win gold at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
The Olympic champion beat her previous outright best of 15.67 metres set at the Tokyo Games last year, as well as her indoor record of 15.43 metres, set in 2020.
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine won silver with 14.74 metres. The bronze went to Jamaica's Kimberly Williams with 14.62 metres.
Mar 23, 2022
Manchester City Becomes Top Revenue-generating Football Club
Manchester City topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time as the world's highest revenue-generating club in a 2020-21 season affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous leaders Barcelona dropped to fourth in the 25th edition of the table, the Spanish club`s lowest position since 2013-14.
The Premier League champions and current leaders are only the fourth club to top the Money League after Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
American Taylor Fritz Clinches Indian Wells Title
American Taylor Fritz claimed the biggest paycheque of his tennis career, winning his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title by defeating Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(5) in the BNP Paribas Open final.
Fritz, playing in his first Masters 1000 final, became the first American men's champion at Indian Wells since Andre Agassi in 2001 and the youngest Indian Wells men's champ since Serbian Novak Djokovic in 2011.
Mar 22, 2022
Sri Lanka to Host Asia Cup T20 Tournament from August 27 to September 11
All five Test teams of the continent, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka, will feature in the tournament, along with one more Asian side that will be decided after a qualifier tournament which will be held from August 20. The tournament that usually alternates between ODI and T20I formats was last played in 2018 and won by India. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the postponement of the 2020 edition. Pakistan, who was originally supposed to host the 2022 Asia Cup, now has the hosting rights for 2023.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Wins Bahrain GP; Carlos Sainz 2nd, Lewis Hamilton 3rd
Charles Leclerc won a close battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory as Ferrari took a one-two in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Leclerc's victory was out of the top drawer and underlined his quality as one of the leading lights of the new generation.
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton took an unexpected third place after Sergio Perez's Red Bull also retired with the finish line in sight as the race finished under a yellow flag.
Hyderabad FC Wins Maiden Indian Super League Trophy
Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani made three stunning saves as Hyderabad FC clinched their maiden Indian Super League title after defeating Kerala Blasters in the penalty shootout in the summit clash.Hyderabad beat Kerala 3-1 in the shootout after the match ended 1-1 in the regulation and extra-time.For Hyderabad, Joao Victor, Khassa Camara and Halicharan Narzary scored while only Ayush Adhikari found the target in the shootout as Kerala suffered heartbreak for the third time in the finals.
Mar 21, 2022
Pankaj Advani Bags Asian Billiards Title for 8th Time
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated compatriot Dhruv Sitwala by six frames to win his eighth title at the 19th Asian 100 UP Billiards Championship 2022.
This is Advani's 40th international title and 8th Asian crown.
All England Badminton: Lakshya Sen Loses to Viktor Axelsen in Final
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen finished as the runner-up at the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after losing to world number one Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles final.
Mar 18, 2022
PM Modi Launches the Khel Mahakumbh 2022
PM Modi launched the Khel Mahakumbh 2022 at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Khel Mahakumbh is an annual sports competition organized by the Gujarat government.
It was started in 2010 and has revolutionized sports in Gujarat. The first Khel Mahakumbh in 2010 witnessed the participation of 13 lakh players in 16 sports. In 2019's Khel Mahakumbh, the participation increased to 40 lakh players participated in 36 sports and 26 para-sports.
There is no age limit for Khel Mahakumbh. Any person of a minimum of 09 years can register through the online portal to take part in the Khel Mahakumbh 2022. Different games are there for different age groups.
Both traditional and modern sports events are conducted, they include kabaddi, kho-kho, tug of war, yogasana, mallakhambh, tennis, fencing, etc.
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