Liverpool's Chiesa to miss Champions League clash against Bologna
Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa will miss the Champions League clash with Bologna on Wednesday after sustaining a minor issue in training.
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Jannik Sinner Admits To 'Very Difficult Moment' Over Doping Case
World number one Jannik Sinner said on Monday that he was in "a very difficult moment" and enduring sleepless nights over his doping case. The 23-year-old is under the microscope anew after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Saturday it was seeking a ban of up to two years after he twice tested positive for traces of the steroid clostebol in March. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) had cleared the Italian of wrongdoing in August, and weeks later he won the US Open for his second major title. The ITIA accepted Sinner's explanation that the drug entered his system when his physiotherapist used a spray containing it to treat a cut, then provided massage and sports therapy to the player.
Jannik Sinner Staves Off Chinese Wildcard To Set Up Carlos Alcaraz Final
Jannik Sinner ignored the bubbling controversy over his steroid case and a roaring home crowd to set up a China Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday. The world number one and defending champion defeated the 96th-ranked Chinese wildcard Bu Yunchaokete 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to avoid a major upset. The Italian faces Spanish second seed Alcaraz, who was in fine form in a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the other semi-final. In front of a packed house on China's national day, US Open champion Sinner was facing a player he had never met before and who was competing in the biggest match of his life. China's 22-year-old Bu was also in the form of his life, having similarly reached the semi-finals last week in Hangzhou.
Sailing-Italian nosedive hands Britain 4-3 lead in America's Cup challenger series
BARCELONA, Spain : Italy's AC75 boat took a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the latest race against Britain in their America's Cup challengers clash on Tuesday, damaging their carbon fibre decking and handing their opponents a win and 4-3 lead.
Ex-Manchester City man Mario Balotelli could join 12th club as offer from third tier 'considered'
Mario Balotelli is reportedly mulling over an offer to sign for a third-division Spanish team after parting ways with Turkish club Adana Demirspor.
‘Race to the bottom’: Brussels airports cancel hundreds of flights as workers go on strike
Belgium’s busiest airports warned passengers most of their flights will be cancelled on Tuesday as thousands of airport workers go on strike and join a protest in the country's capital.
'Nothing set in stone': Lawson feels pressure to make good on F1 chance
Having secured a race seat with Red Bull-owned RB, Liam Lawson is mindful he could lose his Formula One chance in months if he fails to perform for the rest of the season.
AC Milan, Inter Ultras Arrested For Alleged Organised Crime Offences
Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences as part of a probe into illegal profits made around matches and the infiltration of mafia gangs into so-called "ultras" groups. Italy's finance police said leading figures among the "ultras" groups were arrested for "criminal conspiracy aggravated by mafia methods, extortion, assault and other serious crimes". "The suspects are almost all members of the Milan teams' ultras groups while the crimes relate to revenues made around football," finance police said in a statement.