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The WTA is doing damage control after Jessica Pegula was caught on a live-streamed practice session calling Mirra Andreeva a diva — audio that was broadcast without Pegula's knowledge. The association has stepped up, taken full responsibility, and issued an apology, but the timing couldn't be worse with the WTA Finals in Indian Wells right around the corner and both players in the field.
Shifting to the pitch, there's a beautiful story brewing in English football. AFC Rushden and Diamonds — a club that literally ceased to exist back in two thousand eleven — have lured Billy Sharp out of retirement as they chase an FA Cup upset. Sharp, chasing what could be a landmark goal, is giving the phoenix club from Northamptonshire exactly the kind of headline their resurrection story deserves.
And across the cricket world, Australia are playing the long game. Michael Hussey — Mr Cricket himself, fifty-one years old with three hundred and two internationals to his name — has been brought on as a long-term batting consultant, with eyes firmly on the two thousand twenty seven Ashes and the two thousand twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics. Australia want answers in Test cricket, and Hussey might just have them.
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