Italy - players.bio

MANCHESTER: Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani made an improved final offer for Manchester United in an attempt to see off his main rival British petrochemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, The Times reported on Tuesday. Sheikh Jassim is offering to buy 100 percent of the club now for a price nearer to £5 billion ($6.31 billion), the report said.

Cristiano Ronaldo Cameron Norrie Hamad Al-Thani Jim Ratcliffe Britain Manchester Qatar Finland Italy Usa Martinez Saudi Arabia Hong Kong county Thomas soccer times

Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev holds off Alexander Zverev to reach quarter-finals in Rome

Daniil Medvedev ultimately had too much for Alexander Zverev as he secured a straight-sets, 6-2 7-6(3), victory to reach the quarter-finals at the Italian Open in Rome. Medvedev got off to the ideal start against the German, who is still battling his way back following his significant ankle-ligament injury, breaking the German's serve in the very first game of the match after he double-faulted twice. Ad The 27-year-old was matching Zverev's first serve and he got the double-break he was after to move into a 5-2 lead after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion struck a loose forehand into the net.

Yannick Hanfmann Alexander Zverev Andrey Rublev Germany Italy Tokyo Rome tennis Quarter-finals Zverev reach

Djokovic sees off Norrie to reach Italian Open quarter-finals

ROME: Novak Djokovic eased into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday after breezing past Cameron Norrie although there was tension with the Briton after the top seed was hit by a smash. While Djokovic dispatched Norrie 6-3, 6-4, Monte Carlo Masters winner Andrey Rublev and home hope Jannik Sinner both crashed out in Rome, a key warmup for the French Open. Djokovic has reached the last eight in each of his previous 16 appearances in the Italian capital and he did it again, getting past Norrie on center court to set up a clash with Holger Rune.

Iga Swiatek Carlos Alcaraz Roland Garros Aryna Sabalenka Novak Djokovic Cameron Norrie Andrey Rublev Holger Rune France Italy Madrid Rome tennis WTA Monte Carlo Quarter-finals reach

Serie A targets up to €7.2 billion from next domestic media rights deal

MILAN: Serie A is targeting up to €7.2 billion (US$7.9 billion) from its upcoming sale of domestic TV rights as Italy's top soccer league seeks to extend the duration of contracts to up to five years and trim the revenue gap with other countries.