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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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Tennis star Victoria Mboko, 18, reveals she was in hospital just hours before beating Naomi Osaka in Canadian Open final
Mboko has climbed 309 places in the rankings this year BREAKING POINT Tennis star Victoria Mboko, 18, reveals she was in hospital just hours before beating Naomi Osaka in Canadian Open final VICTORIA MBOKO was in hospital just hours before winning the Canadian Open final. The 18-year-old star beat the four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6 6-4 6-1 in last night's final. 2 Victoria Mboko was in hospital just hours before winning the Canadian Open Credit: Getty Mboko produced a stunning performance to come from behind against the player she idolised growing up. But just hours before she was due on court in Montreal, the Canadian wonderkid was in hospital with a wrist injury she picked up after falling in her semi-final victory over ex-Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina. Mboko admitted the pain "aggravated" her during the final, but she was too "motivated" for it to stop her in the biggest match of her career. After getting her hands on the trophy, she revealed: "I woke up this morning and I actually had my wrist a little bit swollen from yesterday's fall. READ MORE IN TENNIS TRAINING DAY Emma Raducanu breaks silence on hiring Rafael Nadal guru as EIGHTH coach "And we quickly went to the hospital to do an MRI and an X-ray before I came to the courts to practice today. "So once we got the green light that nothing too serious was going on in the wrist, I came here and practised real fast and prepared for my match. "I think today, regarding all the events that I did, it feels a lot sweeter." Quizzed further on the injury, Mboko added: "I was pretty nervous, especially when I woke up this morning. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN "It was pretty swollen and it was really stiff and hard to move. "We decided to go to do an MRI and an X-ray just to make sure that nothing too serious was happening. "When I got the green light, I just had to make sure I saw the physios and we taped it up properly before the match, a very solid tape job. "I did feel it a little bit during the match. I wouldn't say I didn't feel it at all. "There's obviously some moments where it was aggravating me a lot, but I feel like it was the final. "I just kept saying to myself: 'You have one more to go.' "I had, of course, the extra motivation from the crowd as well to keep pushing. I tried to block it out of my head as much as possible.' Mboko is tipped to be a future Grand Slam champion and is surging up the rankings ahead of this month's US Open. She began the year as world No333. but her rise has taken her up to world No24.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Emma Raducanu to bank record sum if she regains US Open title as ‘largest purse in tennis history' confirmed
Scroll down to see how the prize money has changed since last year CANU DO IT Emma Raducanu to bank record sum if she regains US Open title as 'largest purse in tennis history' confirmed EMMA RADUCANU would bank a record $5million (£3.7m) if she regained the US Open women's crown next month. Four years on from that fairytale success in New York, the 22-year-old heads to Flushing Meadows with a new coach, Rafa Nadal's former guru Francisco Roig. Advertisement 2 Emma Raducanu could win a major windfall at the US Open Credit: Getty 2 The prize fund has doubled since Raducanu won the title in 2021 Credit: Getty Raducanu's title success in 2021 earned her $2.4m (£1.8m) so the top fee has doubled since then. On Wednesday, US Open chiefs announced a bumper new prize fund for the men's and women's singles champions to combat ongoing player complaints about pay. The tournament's overall pot has been described as the 'largest purse in tennis history'. It has gone up in 12 months from $75m (£56m) to $90m (£67m) in total player compensation. Advertisement The 2024 champions, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, received $3.6m (£2.7m) for their triumphs. First-round main-draw losers will be compensated with $110,000 (£82,000) in cash. The winning teams from the men's and women's doubles events – and from the new Mixed Doubles Championship – will split $1m (£750,000) in prize money. Meanwhile, Raducanu has hired her eighth coach of her career to boost her chances in the US. Advertisement SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN She has appointed former Rafael Nadal mentor Roig, 57, to help her on the court. He is vastly experienced having worked with Nadal throughout his career. Pet dog runs on court to celebrate as Emma Raducanu is beaten by Anna Kalinskaya in Washington He was No2 coach for the Spaniard for all 22 Grand Slam wins, working alongside his uncle Toni. Advertisement Raducanu's team began discussions with Roig over him coming on board during Wimbledon, according to the Mail.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Emma Raducanu to bank record sum if she regains US Open title as ‘largest purse in tennis history' confirmed
Scroll down to see how the prize money has changed since last year CANU DO IT Emma Raducanu to bank record sum if she regains US Open title as 'largest purse in tennis history' confirmed Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EMMA RADUCANU would bank a record $5million (£3.7m) if she regained the US Open women's crown next month. Four years on from that fairytale success in New York, the 22-year-old heads to Flushing Meadows with a new coach, Rafa Nadal's former guru Francisco Roig. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Emma Raducanu could win a major windfall at the US Open Credit: Getty Raducanu's title success in 2021 earned her $2.4m (£1.8m) so the top fee has doubled since then. On Wednesday, US Open chiefs announced a bumper new prize fund for the men's and women's singles champions to combat ongoing player complaints about pay. The tournament's overall pot has been described as the 'largest purse in tennis history'. It has gone up in 12 months from $75m (£56m) to $90m (£67m) in total player compensation. The 2024 champions, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, received $3.6m (£2.7m) for their triumphs. First-round main-draw losers will be compensated with $110,000 (£82,000) in cash. The winning teams from the men's and women's doubles events – and from the new Mixed Doubles Championship – will split $1m (£750,000) in prize money. Meanwhile, Raducanu has hired her eighth coach of her career to boost her chances in the US. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN She has appointed former Rafael Nadal mentor Roig, 57, to help her on the court. He is vastly experienced having worked with Nadal throughout his career. Pet dog runs on court to celebrate as Emma Raducanu is beaten by Anna Kalinskaya in Washington He was No2 coach for the Spaniard for all 22 Grand Slam wins, working alongside his uncle Toni. Raducanu's team began discussions with Roig over him coming on board during Wimbledon, according to the Mail.
The Irish Sun
02-08-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Shanghai Masters SUSPENDED mid-match with Kyren Wilson and Zhao Xintong leaving arena
THE SECOND semi-final of the Shanghai Masters was delayed by up to seven minutes after the arena scoreboard broke down. The first prestigious tournament of the new snooker season descended into farcical scenes when 3 Kyren Wilson locked horns with world champion Zhao Xintong in the second Shanghai Masters semi-final Credit: GETTY 3 Their clash was briefly suspended and both players left the arena Credit: GETTY 3 Play was suspended fans in attendance at home couldn't see the live scoreboard Credit: DISCOVERY It occurred in frame ten in the evening session in front of a packed house at the Luwan Gymnasium. Xintong, the reigning world champion, had just missed the black off its spot with the score 23-0 in his favour – he was also 5-4 up in the contest – and this forced the home fans to gasp in surprise. But as he returned to his chair, The 2024 world champion, 33, called out: 'Zhao, can we wait? Can we wait, yeah?' READ MORE IN SNOOKER When the female referee came over for a chat, the Warrior said: 'It's no good. 'I would rather wait for the scoring (to return). It's not good for the fans because the fans can't see the score.' Shall we say how long it takes?' The Chinese ref said that because the match was being broadcast on live TV it was not a given that the players could simply wait around. She then spoke to the tournament director and it was decided the two cueists would be allowed to go backstage for a quick break. Most read in Snooker SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN List of all-time Snooker World Champions BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport. The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport. Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period. 1969 - John Spencer 1970 - 1971 - John Spencer 1972 - Alex Higgins 1973 - Ray Reardon (2) 1974 - Ray Reardon (3) 1975 - Ray Reardon (4) 1976 - Ray Reardon (5) 1977 - John Spencer (2) 1978 - Ray Reardon (6) 1979 - Terry Griffiths 1980 - Cliff Thorburn 1981 - 1982 - Alex Higgins (2) 1983 - Steve Davis (2) 1984 - Steve Davis (3) 1985 - 1986 - Joe Johnson 1987 - Steve Davis (4) 1988 - Steve Davis (5) 1989 - Steve Davis (6) 1990 - 1991 - John Parrott 1992 - Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 - Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 - Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 - Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 - Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - Mark Williams (2) 2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 2005 - Shaun Murphy 2006 - Graeme Dott 2007 - John Higgins (2) 2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 2009 - John Higgins (3) 2010 - Neil Robertson 2011 - John Higgins (4) 2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) 2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - Mark Selby (2) 2017 - Mark Selby (3) 2018 - Mark Williams (3) 2019 - 2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 2021 - Mark Selby (4) 2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) 2023 - 2024 - 2025 - Most World Titles (modern era) 7 - Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 - Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 - John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 - John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 - Alex Higgins In the end, there were six-and-a-half minutes between the missed shot played by Xintong and then Wilson's attempt at a red, which he potted. As the break began, David Hendon, the respected discovery+ snooker commentator, said: 'It's no good this, is it? Let's be honest. Kyren Wilson rolls his eyes at World Snooker Championship announcer live on BBC as 'curse' is instantly brought up 'This is a big, big match, the players just want to play it. Now they are going off. 'The thing is this, it's not between frames, there has been a session that has been finished. So why isn't the scoreboard working for the next session? 'I don't think it is unreasonable to ask that. For now the players have gone off. "Hopefully, the delay won't be too long. We are looking forward to seeing how this session pans out.' Alan McManus, the former Masters champion, who was working on co-comms duty, suggested that they could continue with the ref verbally relaying the scores. Zhao, can we wait? Can we wait, yeah?" Kyren Wilson to Zhao Xintong The Scotsman, 54, said: 'It's far from ideal. You can have a contingency. 'I must confess, it's easy sitting here. I would say that whichever player has a visit, you tell them 'you are 16-0 behind'. 'And we call the break as you go. So it's easier to compute. It's not ideal.' There was then the bizarre scene of 11 red balls being scattered around the table but with two empty chairs as the issue was being looked into. During the delay, discovery+ TV producers played a montage of the top 10 shots of 2025 as they waited for the Chinese administrators to sort it out.
The Irish Sun
31-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘It's a problem for me at the minute' – Rob Cross admits darts concerns after former world champ's major slump in form
ROB CROSS admits he has to 'pull his finger out' after a slump in form. The former world champ made a great start to the year by winning the Players Championship One and Dutch Darts Masters titles. 3 Rob Cross has admitted that he has to put the work in to return to his former level in competitive darts Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 The former world champ highlighted a lack of focus and passion as his explanation for his slump Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But the The World No.9 endured a frustrating World Matchplay campaign, crashing out in the first round after a shock 10-8 defeat to Four-times major winner Cross concedes he's been He said: 'The motivation is a problem for me at the minute, you know, obviously READ MORE ON DARTS 'I played four or five times in seven weeks, and I felt good for the Matchplay actually, I managed to do a bit of practice and stuff. 'Concentration is probably a little bit of an issue there against Dirk, you know, 6-2 up, averaging 108, and then it was like switching the tap off. 'I need to correct that really coming up for the rest of the year from September onwards, but yeah, motivation has got to change. 'I've got to probably pull my finger out and actually put a bit more practice in and get a little bit more keen and more passionate about the game. Most read in Darts SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 3 Cross suffered a disappointing defeat in the first round of the world matchplay to Dirk van Duijvenbode Credit: PA 'That's darts and if I don't 'Some people probably won't have to pick a dart up for a month and still come back and be sort of very decent so yeah, I need to put that work in.' Luke Littler takes part in annual fishing competition List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
