Mateo Kovacic absent due to knee injury when Chelsea host Tottenham
Mateo Kovacic will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday due to a niggling knee injury.
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Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious yet, says hospitality firm boss
FIFA packages to the well-heeled is predicting record sales for the World Cup in Qatar, but its owner insists the tournament will be "good value" for all fans. Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking to the tiny Gulf state from around the globe on private planes and yachts. Byrom's Match Hospitality has contracted 450,000 of the three million tickets for the tournament that starts November 20.
McGregor, Jones, Rousey, no Khabib: Dana White's top 5 UFC fighters of all time
UFC president Dana White has worked with all of the best fighters the Octagon has ever seen, so when it comes to naming the greatest fighter of all time, he will surely know his stuff.
Swiatek upset by Haddad Maia in Canadian Open last 16
TORONTO: Polish world No 1 Iga Swiatek was stunned by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 defeat at the Canadian Open on Thursday (Aug 11), while Jessica Pegula beat holder Camila Giorgi to join Coco Gauff and Simona Halep in the quarter-finals.
Swiatek ambushed by Brazil's Haddad Maia in Toronto
Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia toppled world number one Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Toronto Masters.
Football rumours: Marcus Rashford’s representatives meet with PSG in Paris
Could Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford be considering a shift to the French capital? The Mail says Paris St Germain bosses have held held talks with representatives of the 24-year-old, who is an Old Trafford academy graduate and has less than 12 months remaining on his existing contract.
Iga Swiatek Ambushed By Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia In Toronto
Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia toppled world number one Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Toronto Masters. The South American ranked 24th in the world beat her third top-10 opponent this season, but notched her first career win over a world number one as she clawed out the victory in three hours. Haddad Maia, who won titles at Nottingham and Birmingham in June, became the first Brazilian to reach the quarters at a WTA 1000 tournament.
Swiatek ambushed by Brazil’s Haddad Maia in stunning upset at Toronto Masters
TORONTO: Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia toppled world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA Toronto Masters.