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Get the Barty party started! Aussie Ashleigh Barty nets record .42mn prize money as she beats Elina Svitolina to win WTA Finals Australian tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine to win the WTA Finals in China and claim a record-breaking $4.42 million in prize money - the biggest ever amount in men's or women's tennis. First seed Barty remedied her 0-5 head-to-head record against Svitolina, seeing off the defending champion in two sets 6-4, 6-3, to claim the prestigious title at the season-ending event in Shenzhen. While Barty did not quite pick up the maximum $4.75 million on offer after suffering a defeat to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during the round robin phase, her prize money is still a record for men's ...

Tifo to end all tifos: Moroccan fans produce insane dragon display for Casablanca derby (VIDEO) The Casablanca derby between Raja and Wydad in the Arab Club Champions Cup last 16 was played out to a fiery backdrop as Wydad fans produced an incredible dragon tifo. Devoted supporters of the two teams came prepared for the game, painting the Mohamed V Stadium in green and red colors on Saturday. Wydad fans displayed a huge red dragon tifo which “walked” across the stands in the second half, while the stadium became a cauldron of fire and red and green smoke as fans among the 45,000 in attendance set off flares. So, what the hell happened last night? ???❇️?? #CasablancaDerby pic.twitter.com/co6ny7itVK— BabaGol (@BabaGol_) November 3, 2019 h...

4 wounded in Hong Kong mall knife attack sparked by political argument – reports At least four people are injured after a heated political argument outside a mall in Hong Kong spiraled into a violent knife attack, according to local media. The assailant was reportedly beaten by bystanders. DETAILS TO FOLLOW 4 wounded in Hong Kong mall knife attack sparked by political argument – reports Source: RT

‘I was shook’: Watch reporter Megan Olivi's stunned reaction to massive head-kick KO by Kevin Lee at UFC 244 UFC lightweight Gregor Gillespie wasn’t the only one caught cold by Kevin Lee’s savage high-kick KO in New York on Saturday night – it also shook cageside broadcaster Megan Olivi. 'Motown Phenom' Lee produced a KO of the year contender when he landed a massive head kick midway through the first round of his lightweight bout with the previously undefeated Gillespie at Madison Square Garden. WATCH: Kevin Lee KOs Gregor Gillespie with spectacular high-kick The left high-kick landed flush on Gillespie’s jaw, knocking him out instantly as he was sent cashing into the side of the cage. OMG KEVIN LEE!!!#UFC244 pic.twitter.com/2gHsekDIg5...

Medal mix-up: French official gives gold to US skater instead of Russian winner (VIDEO) The women’s award ceremony at the figure skating Gran Prix in France descended into a comedy show, after an ISU official mistakenly gave the gold medal to a US skater instead of the Russian winner. Alena Kostornaia, 16, who won her first-ever senior Grand Prix in Grenoble, burst into laughter after discovering that her medal had been awarded to American counterpart Mariah Bell, who finished third. READ MORE: ‘Grandmother of figure skating’: European champion on 22-year-old Elizaveta Tuktamysheva The awkward confusion was caused by Christophe Ferrari, the president of the Grenoble metropolitan area, who was invited to award medals on Saturday. Ferrari, who apparen...