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Sevilla appoint Sampaoli as manager to replace sacked Lopetegui

Sevilla dismissed Lopetegui on Wednesday shortly after they were thumped 4-1 at home by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stage. It will be Sampaoli's second stint with the record six-times Europa League winners, who have suffered a poor start to the season, having won only one match in all competitions. They are 17th in LaLiga on five points, a place and a point above the relegation zone, their worst start to a league season since being promoted back to the top-flight in 2001.

Ukraine joins Spain and Portugal’s 2030 World Cup bid

NYON, Switzerland :Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal in their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Wednesday, in what they hailed as an act of European solidarity.

Novak Djokovic demolishes Cristian Garin in Astana first round

Novak Djokovic brushed aside Chile's Cristian Garin 6-1, 6-1 in 64 minutes on Wednesday as he breezed into the second round of the Astana Open. Coming off his 89th career title in Tel Aviv last weekend, Djokovic broke an overmatched Garin five times to continue his push for a place in the season-ending ATP Finals. "From the start to the end, (it was) a great performance," said Djokovic.

Ukraine joins Spain and Portugal’s 2030 FIFA World Cup bid

Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal in their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Wednesday. "Our bid is not an Iberian bid anymore, it's a European bid," Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, told a news conference at the Swiss headquarters of UEFA, European soccer's governing body. "I'm convinced that now our bid is much better than before.