Greek club join race for Birmingham City target
Birmingham City target Przemyslaw Placheta has drawn interest from Greek club AEK Athens with Norwich City looking to sell following their relegation to the Championship.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas wins 'incredible battle' over Bautista Agut to triumph in Mallorca
World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed a first ATP Tour grass-court title with victory over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the final of the Mallorca Championships.
Tsitsipas delighted with breakthrough title win on grass
Stefanos Tsitsipas said that his victory in the final of the Mallorca Championships on Saturday was a major milestone in his career as the Greek claimed his maiden grasscourt title leading up to Wimbledon next week.
Stefanos Tsitsipas topples Roberto Bautista Agut for first grass title, Taylor Fritz doubles up at Eastbourne
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz secured impressive wins on grass as they signed off preparations for Wimbledon with successes at the Mallorca Open and Eastbourne International respectively. Greek world No. 3 Tsitsipas beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) to claim a first title on grass with success at the Mallorca Country Club.
Stefanos Tsitsipas wins first grass title in Mallorca
World number six Tsitsipas held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak after failing to serve out the match at 5-3. It is the second title of the year for the Greek who defended his Monte Carlo Masters crown on clay in April.
Tsitsipas beats Bautista Agut to win Mallorca Championships
PALMA, Spain (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Mallorca Championships after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets on Saturday as they prepared to play on the grass courts of the All England Club.
Stefanos Tsitsipas into Mallorca final
The Greek second seed took a little over an hour and a half to dismiss France's Bonzi at the tournament he is using as a stepping stone to Wimbledon. Tsitsipas, who needed three sets to get past American Marcos Giron in the quarter-finals, will play the winner of Friday's second semi-final between Roberto Bautista Agut and Antoine Bellier.
Al-Khelaïfi acquitted again, Valcke guilty in FIFA retrial
GENEVA: Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was acquitted in Switzerland on Friday for a second time in a retrial of alleged wrongdoing linked to former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke. Al-Khelaïfi was cleared again of a charge of incitement to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement for allowing Valcke to use a vacation home in Sardinia rent free. Prosecutors tried to link the home, bought by a Qatari company in 2013, to Al-Khelaïfi-led broadcaster beIN Media Group getting a renewed World Cup rights deal from FIFA.