Newcastle 'close' to sealing £36m transfer for striker who outscored Lionel Messi
Newcastle United are reportedly close to completing the signing of striker Hugo Ekitike from French side Stade de Reims.
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John McEnroe says ‘you would be crazy to bet against Rafael Nadal’ after ‘extraordinary level’ in last eight
John McEnroe believes it will take a brave person to wager against Rafael Nadal when he takes on Alexander Zverev in the semi-final at Roland Garros.
French Open - 'He should have more respect' - Holger Rune accuses Casper Ruud of 'shouting in his face'
Holger Rune has slammed Casper Ruud for showing him a lack of respect following their fiery French Open quarter-final match, as a spat between the two Scandinavian tennis stars also embroiled their parents. Rune claimed that Ruud gloated in his face after winning 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 on the night, with the Norwegian now taking on Marin Cilic in the semi-finals on Friday. Ad/> «The team is really nice and sweet, but then he (Ruud) goes straight to me and shouts 'JAAA' straight up in my face,” Rune told Ekstra Bladet.
YART puts down its marker in Spa EWC practice
YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC’s Niccolò Canepa completed Free Practice for the 24H SPA EWC Motos at the top of the timing order following the first track action of the FIM Endurance World Championship counter. Italian rider Canepa posted a 2m20.306s around the 6.985-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, ranked as one of the most challenging on the international calendar, on his Yamaha YZF-R1.
5 centre-backs Chelsea could sign to replace Antonio Rudiger
Chelsea’s priority in this summer’s transfer window will be to sign a new centre-back, with Antonio Rudiger set to join Real Madrid.
French Open 2022, Rohan Bopanna-Matwe Middelkoop vs Jean-Julien Roger-Marcelo Arevalo: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
The Indo-Dutch pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matwe Middelkoop will take on the Salvadoran-Dutch duo of Marcelo Arevalo and Juan-Julien Roger in the semi-finals of the French Open men's doubles event on Thursday. Bopanna and Middlekoop displayed grit and determination to see off the second seeded Croatian pair of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the previous round. Arevalo and Roger, on the other hand, defeated the seventh seeded pair of Tim Putz and Michael Venus in the previous round.
Finalissima glory for Argentina after comfortable win over Italy at Wembley
Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to Finalissima success with a 3-0 win over Italy at a sold-out and partisan Wembley Stadium.
Twitter Bows Down As "King Of Clay" Rafael Nadal Trumps Novak Djokovic In French Open Classic
Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in a four-set thriller on Wednesday to stay on course for a 14th French Open title and a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam triumph. Nadal overcame the World No.1 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) in a gruelling quarter-final clash that lasted over four hours at Court Philippe Chatrier to avenge his defeat to Djokovic in the Roland Garros semi-final last year. Memories of that match must have come back to him when Djokovic came back from two breaks down to win four games on the trot and eventually take the second set after Nadal led 0-3 at one point. However, the veteran Spaniard came back strong to win the next two sets and keep up his incredible record in the tournament.