Canada's Stakusic leaves court in a wheelchair as Australian Open warms up
Helping her opponent Marina Stakusic leave court in a wheelchair wasn't how Priscilla Hon envisioned the scene when she finally returned to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time since 2020. Hon was leading 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 when her Canadian rival needed treatment for severe leg cramps on ANZ Arena on Monday. Stakusic was one of two Canadian players to struggle with cramps on Day 2 of the season's first major, with men's No. 7 Felix Auger-Aliassime also retiring from his match with Nuno Borges of Portugal.
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Sadio Mane praised after ending Senegal protest in chaotic Afcon final
In what was possibly his final Africa Cup of Nations match for Senegal, Mane convinced his team-mates to return to the pitch after their extraordinary walk-off protest
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