26th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko will look to get his campaign at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open underway as she takes on Wang Xinyu in the second round. Ostapenko did not have a great start to the season ...

Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday advanced to the final in the women’s doubles at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a win over a Chinese pair in the ...

A senior IRA figure who oversaw the hunger strikes inside the Maze Prison has died. Brendan “Bik” McFarlane, known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history, died after a ...

However, since losing to Jelena Ostapenko at that stage, she hasn't won a match. The Tunisian failed to cross the first hurdle in Dubai as she lost to Peyton Stearns, and her poor run of form has ...

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend continued their stellar partnership by defeating Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko 7-6(5), 6-4 to claim the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on ...

Former senior Provisional IRA member Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane has died at the age of 74 following a short illness. Mr McFarlane, who died on Friday, was IRA commander in the Maze prison during ...

"I have just learned of the sad passing of my friend and comrade Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane, a lifelong republican activist who has died after a short illness earlier today,” he said.

Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya upset No.9 seed Jelena Ostapenko at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to reach her third quarterfinal at WTA 1000 level or above (following Guadalajara 2022 and the ...

Members of a Celtic ultra supporters group paid tribute to former senior IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane ahead of a league match on Tuesday night. The banners read: “They said he was a rebel ...

McFarlane, from the Ardoyne area of the city, was known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history. He died at the age of 74 after a short illness on Friday. Crowds, which included ...

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