Andrews backs extra checks on Australian Open medical exemptions

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has called on Tennis Australia to set up a review process to scrutinise any medical exemptions to vaccinations that are granted to tennis stars arriving for the Australian Open. Amid intense scrutiny about the steps involved in granting medical exemptions for professional athletes, Tennis Australia has confirmed […]

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Serena out of Aussie; Djokovic among entries

MELBOURNE, Australia — Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury and her ranking has slipped […]

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German athletes’ group sends Peng Shuai demand to China ahead of Winter Olympics

Athletes Deutschland, Germany’s independent elite athletes body, has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide evidence that Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai is safe. Peng's whereabouts became a matter of international concern following a nearly three-week public absence after she accused former Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault in a social media message posted on Weibo in early […]

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