Mbappe to return to France squad in March, Deschamps says
Captain Kylian Mbappe will return to the French national team in March for their Nations League quarter-final matches against Croatia, head coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday.
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Ostapenko takes aim at partisan Doha crowd after beating Jabeur
Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko said the partisan fans at the Qatar Open were disrespectful for jeering her throughout her quarter-final match, as she eased to a 6-2 6-2 win over Ons Jabeur.
Iga Swiatek Brushes Aside Elena Rybakina, Reaches Qatar Open Semi-Finals
Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over last year's runner-up Elena Rybakina. Second seed Swiatek staved off a fightback from the fifth-seeded Kazakh in the second set to win 6-2, 7-5. Ekaterina Alexandrova continued her impressive form against sixth seed Jessica Pegula, winning 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, having eliminated world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the second round. After the exits of Rybakina and Pegula, Swiatek is the last survivor among the Doha seeds.
Man United face £75m transfer decision as Jamie Carragher makes brutal prediction
Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon (kick-off: 4:30pm). United narrowly beat Leicester City 2-1 in their previous match last week in the FA Cup thanks to a late goal from Harry Maguire that was controversially allowed despite the defender being offside.
Swiatek tops Rybakina to reach Qatar Open semifinals
DOHA: Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over last year’s runner-up Elena Rybakina.
Diego Schwartzman's lengthy career draws to a close on home soil
Former top-10 star Diego Schwartzman's career reached its end after he lost to Pedro Martinez in the second round of the Argentina Open.
Medvedev into first quarter-final of 2025 in Marseille
MARSEILLE: Former world number one Daniil Medvedev reached his first quarter-final of 2025 in Marseille on Thursday as China’s Zhang Zhizhen stunned fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz. Eighth-ranked Medvedev defeated French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 6-4 in a repeat of the 2021 final, which Medvedev also won. Medvedev, playing in Marseille on a wild card after second round exits at the Australian Open and in Rotterdam, is seeking his first title since Rome in 2023. “Funny enough we have played five times on tour and three times in Marseille,” Medvedev said. “It is where we meet all the time and I am happy that I played at a good level.
Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1,500m, mile records
Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the world indoor mile record at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin, France on Thursday, beating last week's mark set by American Yared Nuguse.