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Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi finished her 2026 WTA Tour campaign with three doubles titles, leading Southeast Asia’s haul after compatriot Janice Tjen missed the chance to match her in Chennai. Sutjiadi won the WTA 500 doubles titles in Bad Homburg with Vera Zvonareva and in Washington and Singapore alongside Erin Routliffe. The victories were her first at that level and placed her joint-ninth on the tour’s combined title leaderboard, alongside players including Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova.

 

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Tjen could have drawn level by retaining her Chennai Open singles crown, but Poland’s Magda Linette recovered to win the final 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. She ended the season with two main-tour doubles titles, partnering Katarzyna Piter in Hobart and Storm Hunter in Osaka, and climbed 15 places to world No. 60 after Chennai.

 

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The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala also enjoyed a breakthrough season, claiming her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the WTA 500 event in Washington. She later reached the Hong Kong final, where a 6-3, 6-0 defeat by American Claire Liu still lifted her two places to a career-high No. 15. The region’s success extended to the WTA 125 circuit, where Eala won the Birmingham singles title and Tjen claimed the doubles crown alongside Talia Gibson. Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee collected singles titles in Austin and Istanbul, while compatriot Mananchaya Sawangkaew won in Mumbai. Katerina Siniakova led the main tour’s combined title count with eight, followed by Taylor Townsend, Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani on six each. Elena Rybakina, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova and Zhang Shuai collected four apiece, with Rybakina’s haul including the Australian Open and US Open singles crowns.

 

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Marc Marquez can secure his eighth MotoGP title and 10th overall in the Portuguese Sprint after extending his championship lead to 60 points at the Qatar Grand Prix. The Ducati rider finished second behind Marco Bezzecchi at Lusail, while Jorge Martin came seventh to leave the Aprilia duo as Marquez’s only remaining title rivals. With Portugal and Valencia still to come, the riders’ championship is close to being settled, but Ducati and Aprilia remain separated by just eight points in the constructors’ standings. Aprilia Racing are also within reach of the teams’ title, needing nine more points to guarantee the championship. Here’s how things stand ahead of the penultimate Grand Prix, which fans can watch live on SPOTV NOW.

Riders’ championship: Marquez has room to spare

Marquez leads on 431 points, ahead of Martin on 371 and Bezzecchi on 357, with a maximum of 74 available across the final two weekends. Victory in the Portuguese Sprint would settle the title, as even second place for Martin would leave him 63 points behind with only 62 remaining. Marquez does not need to win again, however, with 14 points across the remaining two Sprints and two Grands Prix enough to guarantee the championship. That would take him to 445 points, the most Martin can reach, with Marquez winning a tie through his superior number of Grand Prix victories. Collecting those 14 points at Portimao would secure the crown with a round to spare, while two seventh-place finishes in the remaining Grands Prix alone would give him 18.

 

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Martin needs to outscore Marquez by at least 61 points to overhaul him and must also finish ahead of Bezzecchi to become champion. Even four victories would require the Ducati rider to collect no more than 13 points. To take the fight to Valencia, Martin must gain at least 24 points on Marquez in Portugal, reducing the gap to 36 or fewer. Bezzecchi’s route is narrower still, requiring victory in all four remaining races and no points for Marquez. That would leave both on 431 points, with Bezzecchi taking the title on eight Grand Prix wins to seven, while even four second places would leave Martin two points behind his teammate. A single point for Marquez would end Bezzecchi’s challenge.

 

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Constructors’ championship: Ducati and Aprilia remain close

Ducati lead Aprilia by 569 points to 561, with only the highest-placed rider from each manufacturer scoring in each race. Ducati can settle the championship in Portugal by outscoring Aprilia by at least 30 points, creating a lead of 38 with only 37 available at Valencia. Aprilia cannot build an unassailable points lead at Portimao, even if they take the maximum 37 points and Ducati score nothing.

 

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Teams’ championship: Aprilia near the finish line

Aprilia Racing lead the Ducati Lenovo Team by 728 points to 604, putting them 124 clear with a maximum of 132 still available. Unlike the constructors’ championship, both riders contribute to the teams’ standings, with one-two finishes worth 21 points in a Sprint and 45 in a Grand Prix. Aprilia need just nine more points to guarantee the title, a target they could reach in the Portuguese Sprint. Ducati must outscore Aprilia by at least 125 points to finish ahead outright, leaving them dependent on their rivals scoring seven or fewer even if they collect the maximum. Their task is complicated by Francesco Bagnaia’s injury at Lusail, where a Sprint crash left him with fractures to two bones in his right foot and may rule him out of the remainder of the season.

 

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Prominent figures from football and beyond paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after he announced his retirement from international football on Thursday. The 41-year-old ended his 23-year Portugal career with 146 goals in 234 appearances, both records in men’s international football. He captained Portugal to their first major trophy at Euro 2016 and led them to Nations League titles in 2019 and 2025.

 

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Under his Instagram post of the retirement announcement, Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes called Ronaldo his “childhood idol” and said it had been a privilege to play alongside him for his country. Pepe, who shared a dressing room with Ronaldo for Portugal and Real Madrid, thanked him and said their time together had been about more than football. Former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand wrote “it was a movie bro”, while Sergio Ramos urged Ronaldo to enjoy other things in life. Neymar kept his response to one word, writing “lenda” (Portuguese for “legend”) while Vinicius Junior called him “forever number one”. Portuguese Football Federation president Pedro Proenca said the door would always be open to Ronaldo, whom he called “forever, our captain”. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Ronaldo’s achievements for Portugal would “echo in eternity”. Two of Portugal’s Olympic medallists also paid tribute, with canoe sprinter Fernando Pimenta saying he was glad he had seen Ronaldo score in person and judo bronze medallist Telma Monteiro thanking him for the inspiration. Former world middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin called Ronaldo “a true legend”, while former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou wrote “GOAT”. American streamer IShowSpeed, a longtime Ronaldo fan, posted a video tribute. Sporting, Manchester United and Juventus also marked their former player’s international farewell across social media. Al Nassr, where Ronaldo will continue playing in the Saudi Pro League, said they still had history to make together.

 

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Marc Marquez saw a little of his younger self in Kimi Antonelli’s run to the Formula One world title, while Marco Bezzecchi said he could not wait to congratulate his fellow Italian in person. The MotoGP riders paid tribute to Antonelli ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, where Marquez has his first chance to clinch this season’s title. Antonelli sealed the F1 championship at the Mexican Grand Prix at the age of 20, making him younger than Marquez was when he won his first MotoGP title in 2013. Marquez said he had already congratulated the Mercedes driver on Instagram and was impressed by how he had handled the pressure of a title fight.

 

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“He’s even younger than me when I achieved my first MotoGP world championship,” Marquez said. The Ducati rider added being young had helped him feel less pressure in his own rookie season and suggested it might have worked in Antonelli’s favour too. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi said he wanted to thank Antonelli and his family in person for what the title had meant to Italian motorsport fans. “He deserves everything and even more,” the Aprilia rider said. “He’s a wonderful guy with a wonderful family.” “His achievement has been one of the greatest of all time. I’m very happy for him.” Marquez and Bezzecchi now turn their attention to the Qatar Grand Prix, with the former leading Jorge Martin by 44 points with three rounds remaining. Fans can watch the MotoGP action live on SPOTV NOW.

 

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