Serena Williams on Jannik Sinner doping case: I’d have been banned for 20 years
Serena Williams insists she would have been stripped of grand slam titles and given a 20-year ban had she failed a drugs test in the manner of Jannik Sinner.
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Ajax close to completing comeback after two seasons of turmoil
AMSTERDAM :Ajax Amsterdam are within touching distance of securing the league championship in the Netherlands, putting behind them a horror two-season spell where they briefly flirted with relegation and suffered embarrassing setbacks.
With Champions League dream shattered, Bayern switch focus to Bundesliga, Club World Cup
BERLIN : Bayern Munich's dream of playing in the Champions League final at their home stadium lies in tatters after their quarter-final exit on Wednesday but they can still salvage a successful season by bagging the Bundesliga and Club World Cup titles.
Inter Milan Dreaming Of Treble Glory After Reaching Champions League Semis
Inter Milan's treble dream is alive and kicking after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday thanks to 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich, as the Serie A giants won a pulsating last-eight tie 4-3 on aggregate. Italian champions Inter will face Barcelona in the semis after goals in the space of three minutes from captain Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard cancelled out a Harry Kane strike for Bayern which levelled the tie in the 52nd minute. Eric Dier's looping header in the 76th minute earned Bayern a draw on the night in soaking and blustery Milan but that wasn't enough for Vincent Kompany's side to continue their bid to be crowned kings of Europe for a seventh time.
No complaints from Ancelotti, as Real humbled by Arsenal
MADRID :Real Madrid's record-breaking manager Carlo Ancelotti had no complaints after his side's Champions League reign was ended in emphatic fashion by Arsenal in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Inter not setting any limits after overcoming Bayern
MILAN :Inter Milan showed their character by earning a draw against Bayern Munich on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League semi-finals, and with a treble still on the cards the Italians are not setting themselves any limits.
Ancelotti: 'Don't know' about Real Madrid future after UCL exit - ESPN
MADRID — Carlo Ancelotti said he «doesn't know» if Real Madrid's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday — which saw the reigning champions eliminated at the quarterfinal stage — was his last game in charge of Madrid in the competition.
Inter hold off Bayern to reach Champions League last four
MILAN, Italy: Inter Milan reached the semifinals of the Champions League on Wednesday after drawing 2-2 with Bayern Munich to win a pulsating last-eight tie 4-3 on aggregate. Italian champions Inter will face Barcelona in the semis after goals in the space of three minutes from captain Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard canceled out a Harry Kane strike for Bayern which levelled the tie in the 52nd minute. Eric Dier’s looping header in the 75th minute earned Bayern a draw on the night in soaking and blustery Milan but that wasn’t enough for Vincent Kompany’s side to continue their bid to be crowned Kings of Europe for a seventh time. Simone Inzaghi’s side came through in awful conditions at the San Siro where a combination of heavy rain and driving winds affected both teams’ ability to play their best football, but added uncertainty and tension to an already highly-charged occasion. Inter are still on for a repeat of the Serie A, Champions League and Italian Cup treble won under Jose Mourinho in 2010, as they are also three points ahead of Napoli in Italy’s top flight and face AC Milan in the semifinals of the domestic cup. And Wednesday’s win showed that Inter are more than capable or reaching the final of Europe’s elite club competition, as they did two years ago when they were narrowly beaten by Manchester City. Bayern had won all three of their previous Champions League away matches at Inter, but after Pavard crashed home his first goal for the club in the 61st minute there was no way back for the injury-hit Bundesliga leaders. Inter will also benefit from playing the second leg of their showdown with Barca, who they beat in the semifinals on their way to victory in Madrid 15 years ago, at the San Siro. The hosts