Australia edge France at Davis Cup, US make it two from two
PARIS: Australia took the deciding doubles rubber to beat France 2-1 in the Davis Cup group stage in Hamburg on Thursday, while the US saw off Kazakhstan.
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After 15,000 matches, 20 Grand Slam titles and 24 years, Roger Federer announces retirement
The world's love affair with Roger Federer comes to an end, but as always, it's on his terms...And just like that, it was over. You always knew it was round the corner, but there was a "maybe one last time" rider flickering all the time. Now we know it's not happening. There will be no farewell tour, no grind of midnight despair. Roger Federer will not be performing for us beyond the Laver Cup next week.
Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza Eyes Glory At World Championship
Ace Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza is all set for the FEI World Championship Eventing, starting at the historic Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy on Thursday. The Asian Games double silver medallist, Mirza is the lone Indian to have qualified for the 15th edition of the World Championship Eventing, which will be conducted at the historic equestrian venue which had hosted the Eventing discipline at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Christian Eriksen could already be a superior player for Manchester United than Paul Pogba
When Manchester United lost Paul Pogba, they will have done so with no little regret, but Christian Eriksen could be a superior player for them. That’s not to say that it wasn’t the right move, for Pogba and the club. They might have left an offer of £300,000-a-week or so on the table in the hopes that the French international would ultimately take the deal.
West Ham survive scare as Villarreal beat Beer Sheva in Conference League
Hapoel Beer-Sheva’s Israeli defender Eyad Abu Abaid (R) is marked by Villarreal’s Nigerian midfielder Samuel Chukwueze during the UEFA Europa Conference League football match between Israel’s Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Spain’s Villarreal at the Turner stadium in the city of Beer Sheva on September 15, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Right-back Hernandez injury adds to France World Cup worries
Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez will be absent for "several weeks" with a groin injury, the club said on Wednesday, adding to French concerns with the World Cup two months away.
Giroud, Dembele back in France squad as Deschamps admits Pogba doubts
France’s coach Didier Deschamps speaks during a press conference at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, northern Paris on October 13, 2019, on the eve of the Euro 2020 Group H qualification football match between France and Turkey. (Photo by Lucas Barioulet / AFP)
WTA roundup: Anna-Lena Friedsam upsets Emma Raducanu in Slovenia
German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam saved 9 of 15 break points while posting a 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 upset of top-seeded Emma Raducanu in the second round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz in Slovenia.