Ben White pulls out of England’s Nations League squad through injury
Arsenal defender Ben White has pulled out of the England squad through injury.
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The Big Geopolitical Chessboard: How Not To Lose Ukraine in the Fourth World War
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Nadal to face Djokovic in French Open quarter-final, Swiatek goes against rising Chinese star
PARIS: Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarter-final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic. Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros and holder of a record 21 Grand Slam titles, triumphed over the Canadian 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a match which lasted four hours and 21 minutes. It was only the third time in his 17-year, 111-match career in Paris that Nadal had been stretched to five sets. Nadal and Djokovic will meet for the 10th time at Roland Garros and 59th overall in a rivalry stretching back to 2006. “We know each other well, we have a lot of history. The only thing I can say is that I will be focussed, try my best and fight until the end,” said Nadal of renewing his rivalry with the defending champion on Tuesday. Nadal hailed Auger-Aliassime who has been working with his uncle and former coach Toni since April last year. “Felix is a great player, one of the best in the world. He’s very young with a lot of power and great mobility,” said the 35-year-old Spaniard. “He was a very tough opponent for me, he is doing a lot of things well and has improved every year.
Finland follows first Olympic hockey gold with world title; U.S. loses bronze game
Finland followed its first Olympic hockey title by winning the men’s world championship at home, beating Canada 4-3 in overtime in Sunday’s final in Tampere.
Franklin claims European gold and silver in Slovakia
Britain's Mallory Franklin enjoyed a dream start to the 2022 season after completing the full set of medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovsky Mikulas. The Olympic silver medallist followed up Saturday's K1 bronze medal by being crowned European champion in the C1, beating France's Marjorie Delassus by 1.72 seconds. Ad/> Franklin crossed the line in 1:53.35 to win the title for the first time since 2019 as Czech paddler Tereza Fiserova took bronze behind Delassus in a time of 1:55.77.
Decision made: Sky Sports make major behind-scenes West Ham claim contrary to reports
Sky Sports have now made a major behind-the-scenes claim involving West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek, contrary to recent reports.
'We did the job we needed to do' - Tai Woffinden pleased with second-place finish at Speedway Grand Prix in Prague
Tai Woffinden has said he and his team “did the job we needed to do” after producing a fine performance to finish second at the Speedway Grand Prix in Prague. Woffinden made a slow start to the season, picking up just four points in the opening race in Gorican, Croatia, and failing to make the semi-finals in a performance he described as «garbage». Ad/> However, he built on a solid performance a fortnight later in Poland where he secured 10 points and a semi-final spot by claiming second place in Czech Republic.
Cambuslang Harriers go global with performances across two continents
Cambuslang Harriers runners have enjoyed good results while competing on road, track and hill across Europe and beyond recently.