Sources - Nets' Ben Simmons eyes Team Australia return at WC - ESPN
Ben Simmons hopes to play for the Australian National Team in this summer's FIBA World Cup and has been included in the team's initial selection pool, sources told ESPN.
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'Standard is the best ever': Alistair Brownlee ready for PTO Tour battle with Kristian Blummenfelt and Jan Frodeno
Alistair Brownlee believes the standard of middle distance triathlon has never been higher ahead of a hotly-anticipated showdown in the Saturday Spanish sun. The two-time Olympic champion from Leeds, 35, will make his return to racing in Ibiza for the inaugural Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) European Open this weekend.
Spotlight On Neeraj Chopra As He Competes For First Time As Diamond League Champion
Competing for the first time as Diamond League champion, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be up against his familiar nemeses in the first leg of the prestigious meetings series on Friday, as he aims to begin a 'long' season studded with a strong performance. The 25-year-old Chopra, also a 2022 World Championships silver winner, faces the likes of reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic in a star-studded field at the Qatar Sports Club.
Bayern without injured Choupo-Moting, Stanisic against Werder
MUNICH, Germany : Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will be without injured striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and defender Josip Stanisic when they travel with a "decimated squad" to Werder Bremen on Saturday, coach Thomas Tuchel said on the eve of the match.
Football rumours: Could Saudi Arabia or the US be next for Lionel Messi?
Lionel Messi is reportedly set to leave Paris St Germain at the end of the season, opening the door for a move to either Saudi Arabia or the United States.
An injury crisis has hit women's soccer and we are past the time to sound the alarm
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Sabalenka Plots Swiatek Revenge In Madrid Final, Tsitsipas Out
Aryna Sabalenka gave herself an early birthday gift by easing into the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years on Thursday and then plotted revenge on world number one Iga Swiatek. The world number two turns 25 on Friday and the Belarusian celebrated in style by breezing past Greek world number nine Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-1. Sabalenka, the 2021 champion in Madrid, will face Swiatek in Saturday's championship match after the French and US Open winner swept aside 13th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-1.
Struff stuns Tsitsipas in Madrid; Sabalenka reaches final
MADRID: Jan-Lennard Struff thought he was done at the Madrid Open when he lost to Aslan Karatsev in the final round of qualifying last week.