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Home hope Ons Jabeur beaten in Monastir quarter-finals

Tunisia when she lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to American Claire Liu in Monastir on Friday. Top seed Jabeur went into the quarter-finals in irrepressible form having dropped just nine games in her previous two matches against the American Ann Li then the Russian Evgeniya Rodina. But she was handed a surprise defeat by Liu, ranked 71 places below her, who came into the tournament in good form. The 22-year-old from California reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo in mid-September and was a finalist in Rabat in May.

Tunisia’s home hope Ons Jabeur beaten in Monastir quarterfinals

MONASTIR, Tunisia: World No. 2 Ons Jabeur failed in her bid to land the first-ever WTA tournament to be held in her homeland Tunisia when she lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to American Claire Liu in Monastir on Friday.

Everton: Lampard 'will be delighted' with 'key trio' at Goodison Park

Everton’s new midfield line-up of Alex Iwobi, Idrissa Gueye and Amadou Onana have been ‘key’ to their recent upturn in form, according to journalist Dean Jones.

Lewis Hamilton: I hope that we are fast

Lewis Hamilton is hoping to carry his Friday speed into the weekend after Mercedes clocked the two fastest times in a "dull" practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix.

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw: Date, time, how to watch and how it works

Excitement levels across the globe are at fever pitch ahead of the World Cup finals next month. The first-ever winter edition of the tournament will take place in Qatar - less than 18 months after Euro 2020.

Arsenal ease to 3-0 win over Bodo/Glimt

LONDON: Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 home win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday (Oct 6) to move clear at the top in Group A.

Harmanpreet Singh named FIH Player of the Year

The 26-year-old became just the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men's category) in consecutive years, joining an elite list that includes Teun De Nooijer (Netherlands), Jamie Dwyer (Australia) and Arthur van Doren (Belgium). "Harmanpreet Singh is a bona fide modern-day hockey superstar. He is a terrific defender with a knack for being at the right place at the right time to breakdown the opponent's offense," FIH said in a statement.

When Felice Gimondi outclassed Eddy Merckx in the Giro di Lombardia

Eight months after becoming the youngest post-war winner of the Tour de France, Felice Gimondi triumphed over the cobbles of northern France. His victory in the Roubaix velodrome – by almost four minutes after riding the final 40km solo – underlined the young Italian’s status as the successor to the legendary “Campionissimo” Fausto Coppi.

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Home hope Ons Jabeur beaten in Monastir quarter-finals

Tunisia’s home hope Ons Jabeur beaten in Monastir quarterfinals

Everton: Lampard 'will be delighted' with 'key trio' at Goodison Park

Lewis Hamilton: I hope that we are fast

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw: Date, time, how to watch and how it works

Arsenal ease to 3-0 win over Bodo/Glimt

Harmanpreet Singh named FIH Player of the Year

When Felice Gimondi outclassed Eddy Merckx in the Giro di Lombardia