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Novak Djokovic And Rafael Nadal Bid To Derail Carlos Alcaraz Hype At French Open

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with 41 Grand Slam titles between them, will attempt to derail the growing hype surrounding teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open from Sunday. All three have been placed in the top-half of the draw, meaning only one will make the Roland Garros final. Defending champion Djokovic is seeded to face 13-time winner Nadal in the quarter-finals. Alcaraz is a potential semi-final opponent. "I feel I am always in contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy," said Djokovic who arrives in Paris fired up by his inability to defend his Australian Open title in January when he was deported over his vaccination status.

Manchester City Aim To End Liverpool's Quadruple Bid In Premier League Climax

Manchester City have the destiny of the Premier League title in their hands heading into Sunday's final day showdown, with the defending champions holding a slender one-point lead over quadruple-chasing Liverpool. Pep Guardiola's men will claim a fourth English title in five years of a dominant era for Manchester City with victory over Aston Villa.

Real defender Alaba is '100 per cent going to play' against Liverpool

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says David Alaba will '100 per cent' feature in the Champions League final against Liverpool.

Liverpool still hoping to complete quadruple, says Salah

Liverpool's forward Mohamed Salah says they are excited to still have a chance to add the Premier League and Champions League titles to their two domestic cup triumphs, saying the team are optimistic ahead of the climax to the season.

We won’t stop – Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will keep on challenging Man City

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists his side will not stop in their pursuit of Manchester City and trophies whatever the outcome of the title race this weekend.

Family pay more than £2,000 to get home to Manchester after flight cancelled

A family had to pay more than £2,000 for return flights to Manchester after their flight home was cancelled. Natalie Steele had been in Prague with her two children.

ATP to strip Wimbledon of ranking points over Russia and Belarus ban

The ATP said on Friday that it was stripping ranking points from this year's Wimbledon after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the Grand Slam tournament following the invasion of Ukraine.

Daniil Medvedev Rules Out Legal Action Over Wimbledon Ban

Daniil Medvedev will not sue Wimbledon over the tournament's ban on Russian and Belarusian players but admitted "there are a lot of mistakes" behind the controversial decision. Players from the two nations have been banned from taking part in the season's third Grand Slam event which starts next month following the invasion of Ukraine. However, they are allowed to keep playing at other tournaments including the French Open which gets underway in Paris on Sunday. "If I can't play, I'm not going to go to court for this one," 26-year-old world number two Medvedev said Friday.

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Novak Djokovic And Rafael Nadal Bid To Derail Carlos Alcaraz Hype At French Open

Manchester City Aim To End Liverpool's Quadruple Bid In Premier League Climax

Real defender Alaba is '100 per cent going to play' against Liverpool

Liverpool still hoping to complete quadruple, says Salah

We won’t stop – Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will keep on challenging Man City

Family pay more than £2,000 to get home to Manchester after flight cancelled

ATP to strip Wimbledon of ranking points over Russia and Belarus ban

Daniil Medvedev Rules Out Legal Action Over Wimbledon Ban