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Australian Open: Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek, will face Aryna Sabalenka in final

MELBOURNE: When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, saving a match point along the way, the 29-year-old American crouched on the court and placed a hand on her white hat. What Keys called an “extra dramatic finish.” The victory over five-time …

Grand Slam Madison Sabalenka Keys Swiatek Final Melbourne

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach Australian Open final

LA Times

When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 upset of No. What Keys called an “extra dramatic finish.” The victory over five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek, who’d been on the most dominant run at Melbourne Park in a dozen years. “It was a matter of one or two balls,” said Swiatek, who lost in the Australian Open semifinals …

Grand Slam Open Badosa Final Sabalenka Keys Upsets Madison Swiatek

3 months, 1 week ago

Michigan upsets No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 for Wolverines’ 4th straight win over bitter rival

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday, ending the Buckeyes ’ hopes of returning to the Big Ten title game. It’s the one that everyone looks forward to, and to be able to come in here and take the win, it’s amazing.” This Ohio State loss in …

College Football Game Michigan Ohio Win Howard Wolverines

3 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak

New York Times

LOS ANGELES — South Carolina didn’t just come into Sunday’s contest against UCLA as the defending national champions. 1 ranked team 🤩#B1GWBBall x #B1GStats pic.twitter.com/7aPQjP6aKg — Big Ten Women's Basketball November 24, 2024 The Bruins feature one of the few lineups in the country that isn’t overwhelmed by South Carolina’s size. South Carolina’s defense kept things close through the opening …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

Live Mint

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With two defenders closing in and a strained left hamstring to protect, Florida quarterback DJ Lagway's only option was to step up and let it fly. “God blessed that young man.” Lagway returned after missing most of Florida's last two games and delivered enough clutch plays for the Gators to earn their first series victory since 2018. …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With two defenders closing in and a strained left hamstring to protect, Florida quarterback DJ Lagway’s only option was to step up and let it fly. “God blessed that young man.” Lagway returned after missing most of Florida’s last two games and delivered …

Florida Texas Kelly Lsu Gators Napier Lagway

9 months, 1 week ago

French Open: Sabalenka, Rybakina crash out on day of upsets at Roland Garros

The Hindu

The script was ripped up at the French Open on Wednesday as ailing second seed Aryna Sabalenka and off-colour fourth seed Elena Rybakina were sent tumbling out in the quarter-finals before Alexander Zverev restored some normality. Hampered by illness throughout her match, Sabalenka crashed to a 6-7 6-4 6-4 defeat to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva as the Australian Open champion's …

Match Grand Slam Play French Way Win Djokovic

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pappu’s presence upsets party play in Purnea

Hindustan Times

The roads across the district of Purnea are smooth, as in most places of Bihar nowadays, a far cry from the 1990s. Shanti bhi hai, lekin jaati ki rajniti hogi is baar,” says Kunal Kumar, a trader at Dhamdhaha, one of the assembly segments in the Purnea Lok Sabha constituency located around 30 km from Purnea town. Despite Yadav’s loud …

Bihar Independent Congress Lok Sabha Yadav Vote Nda

11 months, 1 week ago

This March Madness in women’s basketball is producing fewer upsets but closer games

Associated Press

This spotlight season for women’s college basketball isn’t merely creating brighter stars and bigger ratings. The top 16 women’s seeds play at home for the first two rounds while all men’s games are at neutral sites. Eleven lower seeds won in the first round of the men’s tournament, with Middle Tennessee the lone first-round winner among lower seeds in the …

Games Sweet North Carolina Seeds Tournament Carolina Round

1 year, 2 months ago

College basketball power rankings: Who’s No. 1 after a wild week of upsets?

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball power rankings. The West Virginia transfer had 20 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in UK’s win over Missouri on Tuesday night — his fourth straight game with double-digit rebounds. We got splattered all over the windshield.” Sophomore big man Kyle Filipowski turned in one of his better performances this season against …

Games Florida Game Miami Power Teams Iowa

1 year, 2 months ago

No seeds of doubt for Scott as Williams continues the upsets with win over Damon Heta to set up quarter-final against Michael van Gerwen

Daily Mail

Scott Williams continued his demolition of the seeds at the World Championship with a 4-1 win over Damon Heta to set up a dream quarter-final against Michael van Gerwen. Scott Williams has continued his run of upsets at the World Championship in beating Damon Heta to reach the last eight He beat Heta 4-1 to secure his thirds victory over …

Win Set Williams Scott Van Gerwen Michael Van Gerwen Damon Heta

1 year, 4 months ago

Texas Tech upsets No. 19 Kansas 16-13 on a late game-winning field goal by Gino Garcia

Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Gino Garcia hit a game-winning 30-yard field goal with 3 seconds to play and Texas Tech upset No. “Jerand went up and got that last ball and I just tried to put it where only he could get it.” Tahj Brooks ran for 133 yards and a touchdown as the Red Raiders came back after Kansas tied …

Tech Texas Kansas Texas Tech Yards Goal Win

1 year, 4 months ago

Ind vs Ban: Virat Kohli reveals main reason behind upsets in World Cup ahead of India's Bangladesh clash

India TV News

The regularity of the upsets in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup is getting scary as no game is big or small anymore as it seems any team can beat any other on any given day and take the opposition lightly at your own peril. England and South Africa have paid for it already against Afghanistan and the Netherlands respectively …

India Bangladesh World Cup Virat Kohli Team Teams Ind

1 year, 6 months ago

Jack Draper enjoys superb start to Davis Cup career after straight-sets win over Thanasi Kokkinakis... while Dan Evans upsets Australian number one Alex de Minaur to give GB unassailable lead against

Daily Mail

Jack Draper’s excellent form at the US Open was transported across the Atlantic when he made a superb start to his Davis Cup career in Manchester. Dan Evans then upset Australian number one Alex de Minaur 6-1 1-6 6-4 to give GB an unassailable lead with the doubles to play. Jack Draper’s excellent form at the US Open was transported …

Davis Cup Set Jack Evans De Minaur Thanasi Kokkinakis Jack Draper

1 year, 6 months ago

Prime shocker: Colorado upsets No. 17 TCU 45-42 in Deion Sanders’ debut as Buffs coach

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son, threw for a school-record 510 yards with four touchdowns — the game-winner a 46-yard catch-and-run by true freshman Dylan Edwards with 4:25 left —- and the Buffs pulled off an opening shocker with a 45-42 win Saturday over 17th-ranked TCU, last …

Football Game Play Yards Season Coach Morris

1 year, 7 months ago

More teams, more upsets: How minnows challenged giants at Women’s World Cup

Al Jazeera

Sceptics said the tournament was not ready to be expanded to a 32-team format, but the results show otherwise. “Not all countries have women’s professional football, so it could be difficult for scouts to evaluate players and teams accurately,” Neirotti said. “Also, the passion for football in Africa, combined with a strong sense of national pride, often drives teams to …

Football World Players South Africa Teams Fifa Morocco

1 year, 8 months ago

‘War made me stronger’: Ukrainian Elina Svitolina upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek

LA Times

The last time Elina Svitolina was a Grand Slam semifinalist — twice, actually, in 2019 — she was pursuing the usual trappings of success in professional sports: trophies, money and fame. “Also, because I just started to play again, I have different pressures,” Svitolina said after kneeling down, then covering her face with her hands, when Swiatek missed one last …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Berlin Open

The Hindu

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s preparations for the grass-court Grand Slam hit a snag Wednesday when she lost to Donna Vekic 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Berlin Open. It was Rybakina’s second match, after beating qualifier Polina Kudermetova on Tuesday, since withdrawing ahead of her third-round match at the French Open when a virus left her with …

Wimbledon Berlin Vekic Rybakina

1 year, 10 months ago

Madrid Open: Jan-Lennard Struff Upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas, Iga Swiatek-Aryna Sabalenka Set up Blockbuster Final

News 18

Jan-Lennard Struff thought he was done at the Madrid Open when he lost to Aslan Karatsev in the final round of qualifying last week. Then he got an unexpected spot in the tournament’s main draw as the so-called lucky loser and has really made it count, upsetting fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday to set up another shot …

Open Tsitsipas Set Final Madrid Sabalenka Read

1 year, 11 months ago

Osasuna upsets Athletic, reaches Copa final for 2nd time

Associated Press

MADRID — Osasuna pulled off yet another Copa del Rey upset by eliminating Athletic Bilbao in extra time Tuesday to reach the final for the first time in nearly two decades. It’s the best goal of my career and I doubt that I’ll be able to do anything better than that.” Athletic had forced extra time at San Mamés Stadium …

Barcelona Goal Williams Final Madrid Copa Athletic

1 year, 11 months ago

Miami Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas Picks up First Win, Francisco Cerendulo Upsets Fifth-Seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime

News 18

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas finally got his Miami Open campaign underway on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin on Monday while Argentine Francisco Cerendulo upset fifth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime. Tsitsipas arrived in Miami a week ago and had a first-round bye and then had a walkover win in the second round when Richard Gasquet pulled out …

Miami Open Tsitsipas Win Set Mcdonald Halys

2 years ago

NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the finale of March Madness and the National Championship game. Here’s the first installment of our first-round analysis for Bracket Breakers 2023, as we take a game-by-game look at the potential for upsets in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. East Region Upset chance: 21.3% Yes, Providence won us over, too, with their …

Sweet Iowa Duke Providence Tournament East Sec

2 years ago

Dubai Tennis Championships: Barbora Krejcikova Upsets Iga Swiatek in Final to Clinch Crown

News 18

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was upset by Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday. “It’s a big achievement and I think it’s going to give me a lot of confidence that I can play with the best ones,” Krejcikova said. “I was able to play my tennis but also hold the nerves.” Her previous title …

Play Final Iga Krejcikova

2 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open day eight: Novak Djokovic storms through and Magda Linette adds to upsets

The Independent

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Australian Open: Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek, will face Aryna Sabalenka in final

Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach Australian Open final

Michigan upsets No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 for Wolverines’ 4th straight win over bitter rival

No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018

French Open: Sabalenka, Rybakina crash out on day of upsets at Roland Garros

Pappu’s presence upsets party play in Purnea

This March Madness in women’s basketball is producing fewer upsets but closer games

College basketball power rankings: Who’s No. 1 after a wild week of upsets?

No seeds of doubt for Scott as Williams continues the upsets with win over Damon Heta to set up quarter-final against Michael van Gerwen

Texas Tech upsets No. 19 Kansas 16-13 on a late game-winning field goal by Gino Garcia

Ind vs Ban: Virat Kohli reveals main reason behind upsets in World Cup ahead of India's Bangladesh clash

Jack Draper enjoys superb start to Davis Cup career after straight-sets win over Thanasi Kokkinakis... while Dan Evans upsets Australian number one Alex de Minaur to give GB unassailable lead against

Prime shocker: Colorado upsets No. 17 TCU 45-42 in Deion Sanders’ debut as Buffs coach

More teams, more upsets: How minnows challenged giants at Women’s World Cup

‘War made me stronger’: Ukrainian Elina Svitolina upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek

Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Berlin Open

Madrid Open: Jan-Lennard Struff Upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas, Iga Swiatek-Aryna Sabalenka Set up Blockbuster Final

Osasuna upsets Athletic, reaches Copa final for 2nd time

Miami Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas Picks up First Win, Francisco Cerendulo Upsets Fifth-Seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime

NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region

Dubai Tennis Championships: Barbora Krejcikova Upsets Iga Swiatek in Final to Clinch Crown

Australian Open day eight: Novak Djokovic storms through and Magda Linette adds to upsets