Italian Musetti withdraws from French Open due to thigh injury
May 13 : Italian Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn from the French Open with a thigh injury, the world number 10 said on Wednesday, describing the decision as extremely difficult.
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Ancelotti urges Brazil to swap World Cup angst for Carnival-inspired joy
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 13 : Carlo Ancelotti has seen enough trophies, tantrums and tactical revolutions to know that Brazil's World Cup problem is not a shortage of talent - it is what happens when that talent starts treating every misplaced pass like a national emergency.
Sublime Swiatek sweeps past Pegula into Italian Open semis
ROME, May 13 : Three-times Italian Open champion Iga Swiatek was at her ruthless best as she dismantled American fifth seed Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 clay-court tournament on Wednesday.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Canadian community ready for a World Cup party when team opens tournament vs. Canada
When Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Wales on March 26th on their path to qualify for the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup, Ahmed Salihović booked a ticket to Sarajevo.
Exclusive-Neymar World Cup call based on fitness and form, not sentiment, Ancelotti tells Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 12 : Carlo Ancelotti will walk into Monday's Brazil squad announcement with a nation peering over his shoulder and one burning question hanging in the Rio de Janeiro air: Neymar or no Neymar?
Sinner matches Djokovic record with 31st straight Masters win
ROME: The records keep coming for Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory. Sinner hasn’t been beaten in a Masters Series event — the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams — since he retired with cramps in extreme heat against Tallon Griekspoor in Shanghai in October. Djokovic won 31 straight Masters matches in 2011. “If you want to be a great player you’ve got to play on all the surfaces and all the tournaments at your maximum,” Sinner said. “It’s the mind that makes the difference.” Like in his previous match, Sinner took control quickly with a break in the opening game before a packed Campo Centrale — where many fans were decked out in orange, which is Sinner’s theme color.
Belgium persuade Lille striker Fernandez-Pardo to commit to their World Cup cause
BRUSSELS, May 12 : Belgium will be able to use promising attacker Matias Fernandez-Pardo at the World Cup after he committed his international future to the country, the Belgian football federation said on Tuesday.
Narvaez powers to Giro stage four win, Ciccone in the pink
CATANZARO, Italy, May 12 : Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) powered to the line to win stage four of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, outpacing Orluis Aular, with Italian Giulio Ciccone taking over the leader's pink jersey after crossing the line in third.