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Jannick Sinner, Italy reach Davis Cup semis after doubles win - ESPN
MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner kept Italy alive by winning his singles match and then successfully teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego in the doubles against the Netherlands to send his nation into the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Thursday.
'Fake taxi driver' rapist who preyed on woman he picked up in Northern Quarter has freedom bid rejected
A bakery worker who pretended to be a taxi driver before 'abducting' and raping a drunk woman he found on the street has been refused permission to appeal against his conviction.
‘Underdog’ Katie Taylor shutting out noise to focus on Chantelle Cameron rematch
Katie Taylor is ready to shut out the noise and deep dig to gain revenge over Chantelle Cameron in Dublin on Saturday night.
Prosecutors seek jail term for ex-Brazil star Alves over rape charge
BARCELONA: Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for former Brazil star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. Prosecutors have also demanded the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain full-back, who has been in jail in Spain since his arrest in January, pay his alleged victim 150,000 euros ($163,500) in compensation, according to a copy of his indictment seen by AFP on Thursday. A date for his trial had not yet been set. The 40-year-old has maintained that he had consensual sex with his accuser. “I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened that night in the bathroom of the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub,” he told Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia in an interview published in June, his first since his arrest. “What happened and what didn’t happen.
News from Gaza ‘difficult to wake up to’: F1’s Lewis Hamilton
ABU DHABI: Formula One star Lewis Hamilton on Thursday said that he felt helpless and found it “difficult to wake up each day” knowing children were dying in Gaza.
English FA council member resigns after inappropriate social media post on war in Gaza
LONDON: A council member at the English Football Association who made an inappropriate post regarding the war in Gaza resigned from his position on Thursday. Wasim Haq had been suspended for the comments he made this month on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which reportedly referred to Adolf Hitler and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The post was deleted and Haq apologized. The FA, the governing body of soccer in England, was conducting an investigation. “This morning I have resigned from the FA.
Neville slams 'lawless' Premier League over Everton punishment
MANCHESTER, England: Former England defender Gary Neville took aim at what he called the "lawless" Premier League in his podcast over Everton's 10-point deduction last week that shocked English football.