Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia
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ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev, Rafael Nadal win titles
Russia's Andrey Rublev captured his second straight title and 10th of his career with a 6-3, 6-4 win Saturday over unseeded Czech Jiri Vesely at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
Nadal snares fourth Acapulco title as Norrie falters
British No 1 Cam Norrie lost the final of the Mexican Open to Rafael Nadal in straight sets as the Spaniard claimed his fourth title in Acapulco.
Opinion: David Moyes should axe struggling Tomas Soucek for EPL clash
West Ham manager David Moyes has rarely shied away from making big calls during a successful second spell at the helm in East London.
'No war please': Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev’s ‘no war please’ plea, which he put down in writing on a television camera at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis championships, summed up his stand on the situation in Ukraine. On the court, the 24-year-old’s tennis was decisive, he picked apart the challenge of Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely for a 6-3, 6-4 win that gave Rublev a second singles title in as many weeks.
Shapovalov upset in Dubai semifinals; Russia's Rublev makes anti-war plea
Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in a wild semifinal that saw all three sets go to tiebreaks on Friday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Andrey Rublev bests Vesely for Dubai title, 2nd singles tournament victory in past week
Andrey Rublev won his second singles title in less than a week — and 10th overall — when he beat Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday.
Russia given cold shoulder by sports world due to invasion of Ukraine
PARIS: Russia was on Saturday (Feb 26) furthered targeted by the sporting world due to the invasion of Ukraine as both Poland and Sweden said they would not play the Russian team in 2022 World Cup play-offs while the Swedish Government demanded a blanket European Union sporting ban on the country.