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Maria Sakkari was back to winning ways just days after losing the Indian Wells final as she demolished China's Yuan Yue 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to ease into the third round of the Miami Open.

MIAMI - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is out of the Miami Masters tournament after a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) defeat to China's Shang Juncheng in the first round on Thursday.

Shang will next face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who was seeded in the first round.

Bulgaria's tennis star, Viktoriya Tomova, showcased her prowess on the hard courts of Miami, securing a commanding victory in the WTA 1000 tournament's main draw. Facing off against Germany's Tamara Korpatschр ranked 77th in the world, Tomova delivered a stellar performance, clinching a decisive win with a score of 6:2, 6:4 after an intense 100-minute game.

US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis stressed on Thursday the need for more flights from the United States to all of Greece and in particular Thessaloniki.

MIAMI - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic will skip the March 20-31 Miami Masters tournament, the Sport klub Internet portal reports.

The decision follows in the wake of Djokovic's defeat to Italian Luca Nardi in the Indian Wells third round, after which the Serbian hinted he might not travel to Miami.

Paramount's new musical biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" enjoyed the adoration of North American theatergoers last weekend, topping the box office with estimated earnings of $27.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on Feb. 18.

When you're making a film about someone as universally loved as Bob Marley, the weight of responsibility hangs heavy.

With "Bob Marley: One Love" hitting cinemas around the world next week, director Reinaldo Marcus Green admitted he hesitated about taking on the biopic of the reggae legend, a project that has previously defeated both Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone.

The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage on Jan. 27, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city.

Vincent van Gogh has been surprisingly busy for a dead man.

Google yesterday released its "Year in Search," a roundup of 2023's top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions.