Alcaraz powerless as Nadal and Tsitsipas eye number one spot
Carlos Alcaraz will spend a nervous week watching the ATP Finals as Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas bid to usurp the Spanish teenager as year-end men's world number one.
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Uncapped Xavi Simons in Dutch World Cup squad, Cillessen out
ZEIST, Netherlands: Uncapped attacking midfielder Xavi Simons was included Friday in the Netherlands’ World Cup squad, while veteran goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen did not make coach Louis van Gaal’s roster for the tournament in Qatar. Van Gaal also selected injured stars Memphis Depay of Barcelona and Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt in his 26-player squad. Depay, who has scored 42 goals in 81 internationals, hasn’t featured since incurring a hamstring injury while playing for the Netherlands against Poland in September.
Ocean Viking: Migrant rescue ship allowed to dock in France after Italy's refusal
France's government has granted a safe port to the Ocean Viking rescue vessel carrying 234 migrants.
Australia rest key players for Italy test
Australia rest a number of key players against Italy on Saturday as they balance the toil of a five-test European Tour and give their hosts the chance of running them close at Florence’s Stadio Artemio Franchi.
French prosecutors raid 2023 Rugby World Cup committee headquarters
French financial prosecutors have raided the headquarters of the 2023 Rugby World Cup organising body.
Du Toit expects France to match Boks in physical battle
South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit is bracing for a bruising forward battle when his side take on France in their autumn international clash in Marseille on Saturday as he admits the Springboks have to be smarter with their rolling maul.
Fleetwood and Molinari the captains for Europe's Ryder Cup warm-up
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari were on Tuesday named as playing captains for a new team matchplay competition aimed at boosting Europe's bid to regain the Ryder Cup.
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari to take on captaincy roles at Hero Cup
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari have been named as playing captains for the Hero Cup, a new team match play contest aimed at boosting Europe's bid to regain the Ryder Cup.