Aston Villa teenager Easah Suliman wins major sports diversity award

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Aston Villa starlet Easah Suliman was voted the Young Sportsman of The Year at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BESDA) on Saturday night. The 18-year-old defender beat off strong competition to claim the prize at the star-studded event held at the JW Marriott Hotel, Park Lane in London. Other celebrities in attendance included Frank Bruno, who won the lifelong achievement award, Denise Lewis, James de Gale, Jason Gardener, Sol Campbell, Dalton Grant and Mark Walters. Lewis Hamilton and Jessica Ennis-Hill picked up the sportsman and woman of the year […]

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Sania Mirza wins maiden Australian Open doubles title

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  Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their first Australian Open doubles title together with a 7-6(1) 6-3 victory over Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka on Friday. It was a third Grand Slam doubles title for 29-year-old Mirza, all of which have been won with the Swiss former singles world number one Hingis. Together, they have now won 36 successive doubles matches and currently hold the Wimbledon and US Open titles. Speaking courtside, Mirza said: “Thanks to my partner, we have had an incredible year. We keep going and it’s […]

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