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[Archive 2009-08-16] Tennis: Andy Murray wins Montreal Masters 2009

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-08-16. Scottish tennis player Andy Murray has won the Montreal Masters event in Canada. Murray, who recently reached number two in t

[Archive 2018-01-04] Tennis: Andy Murray withdraws from Australian Open

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-01-04. Today, Scottish tennis player Andy Murray withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open Grand Slam tournament, the organisers an

[Archive 2009-08-18] Tennis: Jelena Janković wins 2009 Cincinnati Masters

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-08-18. Serbian tennis player Jelena Janković has won the women's tournament of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters a

[Archive 2008-07-02] Tennis: Nadal beats Murray in Wimbledon quarter final

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-02. Britain's Andy Murray today was defeated by Rafael Nadal, who is ranked as the second best tennis player in the world, in the

[Archive 2018-06-13] Tennis: Nadal beats Thiem to win eleventh French Open title

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-06-13. On Sunday at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, the "King of Clay" Rafael Nadal defeated Austrian tennis player Dominic Thie

[Archive 2017-11-04] Tennis: Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters, suffers from knee injury

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-11-04. Yesterday, Spanish tennis player and world number 1 ranked Rafael Nadal withdrew from the ATP Paris Masters suffering from a

[Archive 2007-04-06] Tennis: Philippines beats New Zealand in opening singles at Davis Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-04-06. The Philippines beat New Zealand in the Asia-Oceania Group Two semi-final opening singles matches for the Davis Cup at the in

[Archive 2017-07-05] Terry joins Aston Villa

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-05. Former Chelsea and England's football captain John Terry signed a one-year contract with Aston Villa on a free transfer, the

[Archive 2005-12-08] The 2006 Winter Olympics torch reaches Rome

Historical Wikinews report from 2005-12-08. With the arrival of the torch to Rome, it begins the ritual of the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin. The torch will travel acros

[Archive 2013-01-08] Three cities submit bids for 2020 Summer Olympics

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-01-08. Yesterday in Lausanne, Switzerland, three cities, Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid, submitted their official bid books to the Inter

[Archive 2015-10-09] Three FIFA officials suspended for ninety days

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-10-09. Three top FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials have been suspended from their jobs yesterday for

[Archive 2010-06-09] Three football World Cup journalists robbed at gunpoint in South Africa

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-06-09. Three foreign journalists in South Africa have been robbed at gunpoint while they slept in their chalet in Magaliesburg, Gaut

[Archive 2005-11-06] Thunderbird wins MBA rugby tournament

Historical Wikinews report from 2005-11-06. On November 6, Thunderbird: The Garvin School of International Management Rugby Football Club were crowned champions after de

[Archive 2007-11-22] Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent land first throw quadruple salchow

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-22. On November 17, 2007, at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard competition in Paris, France, American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and D

[Archive 2007-09-22] Torch of 2008 Summer Olympics won't travel through Taiwan

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-22. After lots of turns on the route of torch relay of 2008 Summer Olympics, Taiwan and China still insisted their own political

[Archive 2010-07-19] Australian rules football: Traralgon defeat Warragul in round 14 of 2010 Gippsland Football League season

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-07-19. Traralgon went within a game and percentage of ladder leader Maffra with a 118 point victory over Warragul in their round 14

[Archive 2010-06-14] Australian rules football: Traralgon get game back as ladder shakes around middle

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-06-14. Traralgon reclaimed some pride with a thirteen point victory against Drouin at the Traralgon Recreation Reserve and Showgroun

[Archive 2010-05-10] Australian rules football: Traralgon remain only undefeated team after five rounds of 2010 Gippland Football League season

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-10. Traralgon remain the only undefeated team after five rounds of the 2010 Gippsland Football League season after they defeated

[Archive 2010-04-17] Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 2 - Traralgon v Wonthaggi

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-04-17. Traralgon defeated Wonthaggi this past Saturday in round two of the Gippsland Football League (officially Gippsland League, G

[Archive 2007-08-20] Triathletes from Belgium and Luxembourg compete in championship race

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-20. In the hills of Weiswampach, Luxembourg yesterday, the 12th International Wämper Triathlon became the setting for the nationa

[Archive 2008-07-06] Triathlon national championship held in Belgium

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-06. Today, the open national championship Olympic distance triathlon has been held in Belgium in the city of Kortrijk, West Fland

[Archive 2007-09-12] Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli stripped of championship for doping

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-12. Yesterday Tunisian star swimmer Oussama Mellouli was stripped by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland,

[Archive 2014-11-13] Two-time plane crash survivor, Austin Hatch, scores first goal in college sports

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-11-13. Austin Hatch, 20, a survivor of two separate plane crashes, scored his first basket in college basketball on Monday night, fo

[Archive 2008-01-07] TWTC Nangang will be included into 2008 Tour de Taiwan

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-07. The 20th Tour de Taiwan, sponsored by Atunas, organized by Chinese Taipei Cycling Association, will be raced on March 9 to 16

[Archive 2007-08-27] U.S. Open Day 1 Report

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-27. The U.S. Open kicked off Day 1 with many epic tennis matches. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was abuzz with

[Archive 2009-02-25] U.S. team unveils plans for F1 entry in 2010

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-02-25. A United States-based operation, known now as USF1, has unveiled plans to join the Formula One motor racing series beginning

[Archive 2023-09-11] U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff wins U.S. Open women's singles tournament

Historical Wikinews report from 2023-09-11. U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff won against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open Saturday in the women's singles final a

[Archive 2010-06-08] UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies at age 99

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-06-08. Born in 1910, Wooden was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1961) and a coach

[Archive 2007-08-30] UEFA Champions League 2007: 08: Group Stage Draw

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-30. Monaco was the location for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Before the draw took place there was a one mi

[Archive 2015-12-16] UEFA Champions League 2015-2016: Draw for Last 16 held at Nyon

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-12-16. On Monday, the draw for the Last 16 for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 local time

[Archive 2015-12-12] UEFA Champions League 2015-2016: Giroud's hat-trick takes Arsenal to Last 16

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-12-12. On Wednesday, English football club Arsenal F.C. defeated Greek Olympiacos F.C. 3–0 in a UEFA Champions League group stage ma

[Archive 2015-12-12] UEFA Champions League 2015-2016: Lewandowski scores twice in group stage match against Dinamo Zagreb

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-12-12. On Wednesday, German football club Bayern Munich defeated Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb in a UEFA Champions League gro