Katie Boulter won her first WTA Tour title since 2024 by fighting back to beat Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the Ostrava Open final.
Boulter, who had slipped down to 120 in the rankings, will climb back into the top 100 after sealing the fourth WTA title of her career.
The 29-year-old Briton lost four straight games at the end of the opening set and the start of the second, but she reeled off 12 of the next 15 games to seal her first title since her second Nottingham Open triumph in 2024.
Boulter, due to marry Australia’s world number six Alex de Minaur this year, said: “It feels incredible. I’ve waited a long time for this one. I’ve worked extremely hard after a really tough year and it feels like I got the reward I deserved after putting so much work in.
“I’m absolutely thrilled. I just don’t want to stop working. I’ve got a big year ahead of me. It’s my wedding year and that’s going to be the best year of my life, no matter what happens.”
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Boulter teamed up with Maria Sharapova’s former coach, American Michael Joyce, at the turn of the year and lost only two sets during the entire tournament in the Czech Republic.
She will climb to 84 in the rankings after wrapping up her victory in exactly two hours and adds her latest tournament win to previous successes in Nottingham (twice) and San Diego.
Boulter had found tour-level wins hard to come by since Wimbledon last summer and tore an abductor in her final event of last year in Hong Kong.
Leading 3-2 in the second set against Korpatsch, Boulter won the next five games, taking the second set 6-2 and opening up a 2-0 lead in the decider.
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Korpatsch held serve to trail 2-1, but Boulter was in full control, winning the next four and breaking her opponent again at 5-1 up to seal victory on her second championship point.
Emma Raducanu missed the chance to win her first title since her US Open triumph in 2021 after losing in straight sets to home favourite Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open final.
Top seed Raducanu appeared to be feeling the effects of her marathon semi-final win against Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova on Friday, losing out to Cirstea 6-0 6-2 in little over an hour in Cluj.
Romanian Cirstea, 35 and in her final year on the Tour, sealed the fourth WTA title of her 20-year career.
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Raducanu, whose father is Romanian, was pushed to the limit in her last-four clash against Oliynykova 24 hours earlier and had no answers against Cirstea’s big hitting.
She said: “It was great to be in a final again. Sorana played great all week. She’s in form for sure and I’m really happy she was able to win this title at home. It meant a lot to her.
“I had a great week myself. I really enjoyed playing here. The crowd really made me feel like I was at home. It was a really special week for me. Today I didn’t feel great, but it’s not going to take away from my week.”
The British number one came under early pressure, eventually losing her opening service game having saved five break points, and she went on to lose the opening set without winning a game in just 30 minutes.
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After losing a fourth successive service game to fall 2-0 down in the second set, Raducanu broke Cirstea to love to win her first game but then needed a medical time out.
She recovered to then hold her serve for the first time to level it up at 2-2, but could not maintain her momentum as Cirstea regrouped to take the next three games and lead 5-2.
Raducanu appeared to have nothing left in the tank as she served to stay in the match and in the next game she lost her serve for a sixth time as Cirstea took the title.
At the Abu Dhabi Open, Czech qualifier Sara Bejlek sealed a surprise first WTA Tour win by beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (5) 6-1 in the final. The 20-year-old will climb from 101 in the rankings into the top 50 after the best week of her career.15
Dallas intends to keep Pickens on the roster, with the franchise tag, worth roughly $28 million for next season, likely serving as a starting point for negotiations to extend the wideout’s contract.
“I’m talking to George all the time by virtue of my excitement for him,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently said of Pickens’ future. “He’s better than, as far as what he contributed to our team, showing the potential that he could contribute. I’m looking forward to getting things worked out so George can be a Cowboy [for] a long time.”
Pickens was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. After three productive seasons in Pittsburgh, he was traded to Dallas.
This past season, Pickens had the best year of his career, catching 93 passes for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns as the Cowboys went 7-9-1 and missed the playoffs. He was selected for the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career.
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Pickens’ counterpart, fellow elite receiver CeeDee Lamb recently said that he would have no problem should Pickens end up with a larger contract than his own.
“I don’t care about that, I just want my man to get what he deserves,” Lamb said during Super Bowl radio row. “As for me, I know I’m good. I’m fine. Me and my family, we’re straight, and I just want to compete at the highest level and I want to compete for a ring.
“The money will come if you play good, so just play good and let everything else take care of itself. As for GP, he’s well deserving. He deserves every penny that he gets. And if he gets more than me, I’m going to congratulate him on that.”
The final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open gets underway Sunday morning at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Sunday, including full WM Phoenix Open TV coverage, streaming details and Round 4 tee times.
How to watch WM Phoenix Open on Sunday
Hideki Matusyama takes a one-shot lead into Sunday’s final round in search of his third WM Phoenix Open title. Matsuyama sits at 13 under after a Saturday 68.
One shot back of him are a pack of contenders that includes Nicolai Hojgaard and Si Woo Kim. Hojgaard fired a sizzling six-under 65 on Saturday to vault into contention. Kim, who has gone T11-T6-T2 to start the season, backed up his Friday 62 with a 66 on Saturday.
Matt Fitzpatrick and Akshay Bhatia are among a group of players two shots back at 11 under.
You can watch the third round of the WM Phoenix Open on TV via Golf Channel starting at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday, followed by the CBS broadcast at 3 p.m. RT. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide streaming coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday morning, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day long.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the fourth round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open.
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Golf Channel will air final-round TV coverage of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open from 12-3 p.m. ET on Sunday, followed by the CBS broadcast from 3-6:30 p.m. ET.
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How to stream online Sunday
You can stream the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday in addition to featured group and hole coverage. Paramount+ will stream the CBS broadcast.
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2026 WM Phoenix Open tee times for Sunday: Round 4 (ET)
Tee No. 1
10:45 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Harris English, A.J. Ewart 10:56 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Michael Kim, Sam Stevens 11:07 a.m. – Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Jacob Bridgeman, Jordan Smith 11:18 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Rickie Fowler, Max McGreevy 11:29 a.m. Mac Meissner, Keith Mitchell, Cameron Young 11:40 a.m. Ben Griffin, Brian Campbell, Sepp Straka 11:51 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Michael Brennan, Mackenzie Hughes 12:02 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Kevin Roy, Stephan Jaegar 12:13 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Chris Gotterup, Pierceson Coody 12:24 p.m. – John Parry, Viktor Hovland, Rasmus Hojgaard 12:35 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick, Akshay Bhatia 12:46 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Ryo Hisatsune, Michael Thorbjornsen 12:57 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Nicolai Hojgaard, Maverick McNealy
Tee No. 10
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10:45 a.m. – Christo Lamprecht, Patrick Rogers, S.H. Kim 10:56 a.m. – Zach Bachou, Wyndham Clark, Alex Smalley 11:07 a.m. – Tom Kim, Zecheng Dou, Nick Taylor 11:18 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Rico Hoey, Davis Thompson 11:29 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Joe Highsmith, Chandler Phillips 11:40 a.m. – John VanDerLaan, Johnny Keefer, Bud Cauley 11:51 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Keita Nakajima 12:02 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Kensei Hirata, Takumi Kanaya 12:13 p.m. – Max Homa, Kristoffer Reitan, Collin Morikawa 12:24 p.m. – Hank Lebioda, S.T. Lee, Adrien Saddier 12:35 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Xander Schauffele 12:46 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Neal Shipley
Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday in Milan.
MILAN — Global sports leaders have reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes, with the new policy expected to be announced within the first half of this year, the International Olympic Committee said Saturday.
It would be the first uniform policy adopted by the IOC and international sports federations, applying to major events in dozens of sports, including the Games and world championships. Currently, federations have their own rules which can vary.
Details of the new policy are unclear but it is expected to severely restrict the participation of transgender athletes who compete in women’s categories if they have undergone full male puberty before any subsequent medical transition.
The IOC, under its first female president, Kirsty Coventry, took the lead in June, opting for a uniform approach.
“Protecting the female category is one of the key reforms she wants to bring in,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday.
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“I would say it is going to happen shortly, within the next few months.”
“It has been out to consultation phase and we had the ‘pause and reflect’ (period) on it,” Adams said. “Generally speaking there is consensus within the sporting movement. I think you will have a new policy in the first half of this year. Don’t hold me to it, but that is roughly the timescale.”
In September, Coventry set up the “Protection of the Female Category” working group, made up of experts as well as representatives of international federations, to look into how best to protect the female category in sports.
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Before Coventry’s decision, the IOC had balked at any universal rule on transgender participation for the Games, instructing international federations in 2021 to come up with their own guidelines. Under current rules, still in force, transgender athletes are eligible to take part in the Olympics once cleared by their respective federations.
Only a handful of openly transgender athletes have taken part in the Games. New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category to that assigned at birth when the weightlifter took part in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Currently, for example, World Aquatics allows transgender athletes who have transitioned before the age of 12, to compete. World Rugby bans all transgender athletes from elite-level competitions.
President Donald Trump has banned transgender athletes from competing in school, college and pro events in the female category in the United States, as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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Trump, who signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” order in February, has said he would not allow transgender athletes to compete at the LA Games.
Nigeria’s Falconets secured a narrow 1-0 win over Senegal in the first leg of their third-round qualifier for the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.
The match was played at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta and was a tense contest, with both teams well organised in defence.
Nigeria controlled most of the early play but struggled to create clear scoring chances. Senegal stayed compact and closed down spaces, making it difficult for the Falconets to break through in the first half.
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The Falconets suffered a blow before half-time when forward Janet Akekoromowei was stretchered off with an injury.
After the break, Nigeria came out stronger and found the breakthrough. Chinaza Kindness scored the winning goal with a powerful close-range header, rising above the Senegalese defenders.
Senegal pushed forward in search of an equaliser and increased the pressure as the game went on. However, Nigeria stayed calm and organised at the back to protect their lead.
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The win gives the Falconets a slim advantage ahead of the second leg, which will be played on Saturday, 14 February, at the Stade Lat-Dior in Thiès. Nigeria will aim to finish the job and book their place in the next round of qualification.
Lindsey Vonn’s remarkable comeback to the Olympic Games is nearly complete.
Vonn completed her training in the women’s downhill on Friday and Saturday, a big test after she tore her ACL just over a week ago in a World Cup race. With her training complete, she will compete at 5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday in the women’s downhill final.
Vonn will also compete in the women’s team combined downhill and the women’s super-G.
Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.(AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
The 41-year-old will participate in the women’s team combined official training on Monday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 a.m. ET. She will then compete in the actual event on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 4:30 a.m. ET and 8 a.m. ET.
Her final event is on Thursday, the women’s super-G, at 5:30 a.m. ET.
After Vonn was injured last week, many thought it would rule her out of the Olympics, but the Minnesota native has fought through. On X, she clarified that her ACL is 100% ruptured.
Franjo von Allmen speeds down the course during an alpine skiing men’s downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy. The race took place on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
An ACL tear normally entails a recovery that lasts about a year, but Vonn plans to fight through it.
She made a stunning comeback to the sport last year after nearly six years away from competition. Her return followed a partial titanium replacement inserted into her right knee, which she had in 2024.
Lindsey Vonn, right, and Breezy Johnson stand in the finish area during an alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.(AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
The Team USA legend is the second-most successful woman in World Cup history with 84 wins. She has won eight World Championship medals.
Vonn won a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze medal in the super-G in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. She will look to add to her collection in Italy.
Adrian Bott is fully aware of the tough assignment Watson faces in the Eskimo Prince Stakes, pinning hopes on the budding three-year-old exploiting his fitness superiority.
Watson has triumphed in both appearances this term, opening with a resounding score at Kembla Grange and backing it up with a polished effort at Canterbury.
The uptick in performances is ascribed by Bott to the gelding surgery after his introductory campaign, ahead of the horse’s most demanding outing in the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
“He was gelded after that first ‘prep’ and that’s a big factor in the improvement we’ve seen in him. His two runs have been excellent,” Bott said.
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“He wasn’t coltish, but things weren’t falling into place. He would show something at home but under pressure in trials or on race day, he was doing a few things wrong and mentally wasn’t ready yet.
“It has helped him focus on what needs to be done and bring that work we’ve seen at home to the races.”
Seven foes line up against Watson at Randwick, incorporating Golden Rose minor placers Wodeton and Tempted, stakes conqueror Napoleonic, and superior weighted Rivellino.
Since all are restarting, Bott banks on Watson’s current race-hardened state to bridge the gap in major race pedigree.
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“That’s the biggest advantage he’s got going into the race is that bit of race fitness that he’s carrying. He’s coming off two nice wins and there is further improvement again,” he said.
In the card’s marquee race, the $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m), Tulloch Lodge enters forcefully via Golden Gift finisher Plagiarism.
Bott observes the colt aligns closely with 2024 winner Fully Lit at this phase, both handled by RedFox Racing interests.
“Fully Lit had the one run going into it in that preparation. Plagiarism has had the benefit of experience from a previous campaign, so he’s well-seasoned in that regard,” he said.
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“He looks a natural running two-year-old, which we saw (in the Golden Gift).
“I think that form will stack up, and he seems to be back in good shape off the back of a couple of nice trials.”
Fans should visit the leading racing betting markets to place wagers on the Eskimo Prince Stakes.
Michael Carrick is not being fooled into thinking Manchester United have “cracked it” after his dream start continued by beating a Tottenham side that captain Cristian Romero apologised to after his costly red card.
A year that began with Ruben Amorim’s abrupt exit and some underwhelming results has been transformed by the appointment of the Red Devils’ former midfielder, captain and coach for the remainder of the campaign.
Carrick followed up wins against Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham with a 2-0 triumph against his former club Spurs on Saturday lunchtime, when Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes wrapped up a deserved win against the 10-man visitors at Old Trafford.
It was the first time in two years that United have won four Premier League games in a row and left them fourth on 44 points – two points more than they managed last season.
“It’s difficult to comment in terms of what’s changed,” Ruben Amorim’s successor Carrick said. “I’m pleased with the buy-in, connection and everyone’s invested in it. I think that goes a long way.
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“At certain times cans see the game flow in different ways and you can look very different, good or bad.
“But I think being in a real good emotional place helps you and, again, that proved to be the case.
“It was different today. We had to manage the game, control the game, and show patience and good quality, but there’s different ways to do it.
“The four games we’ve had have all slightly looked different, but we’re not getting carried away. I’m not sitting here thinking ‘everything’s great, we’ve cracked it’. There’s a lot of work to do so, and I’m fully aware of that.”
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Carrick was full of praise for star United skipper Fernandes on a day when Tottenham captain’s recklessness damaged his side.
Thomas Frank defended Romero as he stressed he “clearly tried to go for the ball” when he caught Casemiro on the ankle and received a 29th minute red card.
“He was sorry for the incident,” the Spurs boss said. “He apologised to his team-mates in the changing room.
“I think he’s one of the most important players. When he performs at his top, he’s driving the team.”
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This was Romero’s sixth red card in all competitions since making his Tottenham debut in August 2021 – more than any other Premier League player has received during that period.
That statistic surprised Frank, who says he has no regrets about naming him captain and will not consider that position at the end of a week when he questioned Spurs’ “disgraceful” squad depth on social media.
Romero will start a four-match ban as Spurs host Newcastle on Tuesday, when Destiny Udogie could also be absent for injury-hit Spurs as they seek to win a first Premier League game of 2026.
“We haven’t won enough in the Premier League,” Frank said after overseeing a seventh successive top-flight match without a win. “We’re just coming on the back end of four good games, where we also showed a lot of resilience.
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“Before that, we also did it, but we didn’t get enough of the results where we turned around second half, so I think there’s still a lot to hang the hat on in terms of resilience.
“But, of course, the performances need to be backed up by doing a little bit more and keep doing the right things because then the results will turn.”
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