Spanish great Rafael Nadal’s comeback to tennis came to an end when he lost a 3hr 25min marathon quarter-final to Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International on Friday. Thompson saved three match points in the second set before overcoming an increasingly fatigued Nadal 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 in a gruelling encounter that finished just...
People of African descent continue to face immense challenges to meaningful participation in public affairs in many countries due to systemic racism, marginalisation and exclusion often rooted in the legacies of enslavement and colonialism. Ravina Shamdasani, Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson. https://futuremedia.com.na/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ENG-Ravina-Shamdasani-racism.mp3 Source link
Holger Rune and Beatriz Haddad Maia triumphed in marathon French Open epics which took almost eight hours to complete on Monday while Iga Swiatek required just 31 minutes to move into the quarter-finals. World number six Rune reached a second successive quarter-final in Paris with his first ever five-set win. The 20-year-old Dane claimed a...