3 Hamza Choudhury alternatives West Brom should consider if they don’t sign Leicester man
West Bromwich Albion will look to be ambitious with their summer recruitment, as they prepare for a first full season under the watch of Steve Bruce.
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Sathiyan Gnanasekaran stuns World No. 6 in WTT, enters round of 16
Sathiyan showed courage and executed his plans to perfection on his way to a 6-11 12-10 11-9 12-10 win over the second seeded Slovenian player in their round of 32 clash on Thursday.
AFN in race to produce two teams at national trials in Benin
Top Nigerian stars set for the National Athletics Trials billed to hold from June 21 to 23 in Benin City, Edo State. PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI
Katie Boulter reaps rewards for hard work before Caroline Garcia win
Katie Boulter believes victory over former world No.4 Caroline Garcia at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham demonstrates that her recent sacrifices have been worth it writes Oli Dickson Jefford. Leicester star Boulter, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — beat Garcia 7-6 (5) 6-1 to reach the last eight in Birmingham for the first time. Ad/> The 25-year-old has battled with repeated injuries in recent seasons, and believes such a significant victory is just rewards for the work she has put in.
Coco Gauff beats Xinyu Wang at German Open in Berlin to reach first grass-court quarter-final, Ons Jabeur wins
American teenager Coco Gauff is into the quarter-finals of a grass-court tournament for the first time in her career. The 18-year-old beat Xinyu Wang 6-0 6-4 to progress at the German Open in Berlin. Ad/> The world No.
Top seed Jabeur, Gauff advance to Berlin quarter-finals
Tunisian Jabeur saved a set point to snuff out the challenge of 169th-ranked American Alycia Parks 6-2, 7-6 (10/8) to set up a clash with Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich as she targets a fourth semi-final of the season. "The second set, she started to play much better, and I had to take my chances when I had the break," said Jabeur.
“A good deal for all parties” – Birmingham City eye transfer move for 25-year old: The verdict
The Newcastle United goalkeeper is likely to depart St James’ Park this summer, with Preston North End also seen as a possible destination for the goalkeeper.
Neeraj Chopra To Lead India's 37-Member Athletics Team At Commonwealth Games
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, with the selection committee picking the athletes on expected lines with no major surprises. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team.