Sabalenka blasts past Paolini in WTA finals opener in Riyadh
RIYADH: Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her quest for a maiden WTA Finals title by blasting 11 aces on her way to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in Riyadh on Sunday.
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Inter edge Verona with Zielinski brilliance and late own goal
VERONA, Italy -Lucky Inter Milan claimed a 2-1 victory at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday, with a brilliant Piotr Zielinski strike and a last-gasp own goal from Martin Frese sealing the win.
Man United transfer news LIVE - Endrick link, Kobbie Mainoo interest, Elliot Anderson chance
Hello and welcome to our latest Manchester United transfers blog. The Manchester Evening News will have you covered at every step with news, views and rumours from Old Trafford and beyond.
Erasmus lauds Springboks’ intensity in big win over Japan
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus lauded the intensity his players showed in their 61-7 demolition of Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, but warned next weekend's Autumn International series clash with France will be another step up.
Chelsea's Maresca says he never doubted Joao Pedro after winner at Spurs
LONDON :Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said he had never lost faith in striker Joao Pedro after the Brazilian ended an eight-game barren run by scoring the winner in the Blues' 1-0 win at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday.
Napoli's Milinkovic-Savic saves Morata's penalty in goalless draw with Como
NAPLES, Italy :Napoli keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic saved a penalty by Alvaro Morata as the Serie A champions played out a goalless draw with Como on Saturday, unable to break the visitors' unbeaten run since August.
Sinner crushes Zverev to reach Paris Masters final, brink of No.1
“I saw it straight away from the first couple of points that he was struggling physically,” Sinner saidSinner will replace rival Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the rankings if he beats Auger-Aliassime on SundayPARIS: Jannik Sinner moved to within one win of reclaiming the world number one ranking with a 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of an ailing Alexander Zverev in the Paris Masters semifinals on Saturday, setting up a final clash with Felix Auger-Aliassime.The Italian raced to a remarkable thrashing of reigning champion Zverev at La Defense Arena in just 61 minutes.“I saw it straight away from the first couple of points that he was struggling physically,” the 24-year-old Sinner said after a fourth straight win over Zverev.“It’s not the way you want to win a match but at the same time for me personally I’m happy to be in the final, it means a lot.”Sinner will replace rival Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the rankings if he beats Auger-Aliassime on Sunday.Canada’s Auger-Aliassime reached the second Masters 1000 final of his career by beating in-form Kazakh Alexander Bublik in the first semifinal.Sinner and Auger-Aliassime have split their four previous meetings, although the world number two has won the past two including in this year’s US Open semifinals.“It’s always good to play him,” Auger-Aliassime said of facing Sinner.“I feel like he pushes players to be very, very disciplined tactically and to execute their game almost perfectly in order to win.”Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner is now on a 25-match winning streak on indoor hard courts.He is targeting his fifth title of the season after last weekend adding the Vienna Open trophy to his Australian Open, Wimbledon and China Open triumphs from earlier in the year.“It’s going to
Villarreal up to second in La Liga after 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano
MADRID: Villarreal scored three goals in nine minutes to rout Rayo Vallecano 4-0 in La Liga on Saturday and move up to second in the standings. Villarreal led 1-0 by halftime after Gerard Moreno’s 22nd-minute goal and then unleashed a flurry after the break. Alberto Moleiro doubled the lead in the 56th, and two minutes later it was 3-0 when Santiago Comesana struck. Ayoze Perez then completed the rout in the 65th. The victory left Villarreal one point ahead of third-placed Barcelona, which plays on Sunday.