Erik ten Hag's Raphael Varane claim looked more true than ever in Manchester United vs Barcelona
For a brief period of time, it appeared as though Manchester United were going to bring a 2-1 lead back to Old Trafford.
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17 of world’s top 20 female players enter draw for $2.9m Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI: With only days to go until the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships get under way, a throng of the elite 64-player field — including last month’s Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and World No.1 Iga Swiatek — are already arriving in the emirate ahead of Saturday’s main draw when they will discover their pathways to the $2.9 million prize purse.
Agents of disinformation: Dirty politics and the 'Team Jorge' revelations
Team Jorge worked with Cambridge Analytica, the firm exposed by whistleblowers to have most notably meddled in the Brexit referendum campaign and the 2016 US presidential election won by Donald Trump. Is Team Jorge just a missing piece of the puzzle, or is it a whole new can of worms? It turns out, much more meddling has happened since 2016.
Veronika Kudermetova stuns Coco Gauff in Doha to set up semis with Iga Swiatek
Russian 25-year-old Kudermetova, ranked eighth, needed just over two hours to complete victory over the world number four.If she is to reach a first WTA final since Istanbul last April, Kudermetova will have to get past a refreshed Swiatek.The reigning French and US Open champion reached the last-four when last weekend's Abu Dhabi title winner Belinda Bencic withdrew from their quarter-final.
Sinner takes revenge from Tsitsipas as Rune falls to world number 160
Rotterdam ATP quarter-finals on Thursday while ninth-ranked Holger Rune was knocked out by world number 160 Gijs Brouwer.Italian 21-year-old Sinner, ranked 14 in the world and fresh from his Montpellier title last weekend, came through 6-4, 6-3.It was only his second win over world number three Tsitsipas in seven meetings and avenged a five-set loss to the Greek player in the last-16 at the Australian Open last month.Sinner will face Swiss veteran and three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka for a place in the semi-finals.
Easterby's strong case for the defence
In what is rightly being regarded as one of Ireland's best ever championship performances, the side missed an incredible 38 tackles in the 32-19 win over France.
Wallabies eyeing World Cup 'smash and grab job', says Jones
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones is looking to put together a crew of assistant coaches to assist him on what he likened to a "smash and grab" raid at the World Cup in France later this year.
Europa League wrap: Sevilla cruise, Juve held by Nantes
Six-time champions Sevilla were the biggest winners of the night, beating PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout play-off in Spain.