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Ducati's Marquez wins his seventh MotoGP title at Japanese Grand Prix
MOTEGI, Japan :Ducati's Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and his first since 2019 after he took an unassailable lead in the world championship with five rounds to spare.
Cardiff overcome 20-minute red card to seal win on opening day
Cardiff overcame a 20-minute red card for Wales centre Ben Thomas to start life without Matt Sherratt with a 33-20 victory over the Lions at the Arms Park.
Alcaraz dispels injury fears to reach Tokyo quarter-finals
TOKYO: Carlos Alcaraz admitted his ankle injury had worried him and was on his mind as he beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-3 at the Japan Open on Saturday. The world number one hurt himself two days earlier in his opening match in Tokyo, crumpling to the ground before playing on with his ankle heavily strapped. The Spaniard was left sweating on his fitness but he showed no evidence of discomfort as he returned to the court to beat world number 45 Bergs in front of an adoring Japanese crowd. Alcaraz got the job done in an hour and 20 minutes and will face American Brandon Nakashima in the quarter-finals on Sunday. “I was a bit worried before the match so I just wanted to warm up and let’s see how it’s going to feel,” Alcaraz said. “I didn’t feel anything in the ankle, so after the warm-up I decided I can go and I can play.” Alcaraz took to the court with white strapping visible underneath the sock on his left ankle. He did not appear to be restricted in his movement but he limped briefly after chasing a shot that won Bergs a break early in the first set. “In some movements I’m scared about going crazy so most of the time I take it a little easy,” he said. “Sometimes I feel a little bit the ankle, which I would say is normal.” Alcaraz is playing in Japan for the first time and delighted the crowd with a series of leaping forehand winners, claiming the first set despite having his service broken twice. His service was broken three times overall and he blamed his injury for his lack of accuracy. “I think because my thoughts were on the ankle, I forgot about doing a smooth movement, smooth serve,” he said. Alcaraz raced into an early lead in the second set but Bergs made him work hard for the victory with a gritty
Bagnaia regains form with Japanese GP sprint win, Marquez on brink of title
MOTEGI, Japan :Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia roared back to form as he won the Japanese Grand Prix sprint from pole position on Saturday, while his Ducati teammate Marc Marquez put himself within touching distance of a seventh MotoGP title by coming second.
Bagnaia smashes lap record to storm to pole at Japanese MotoGP
MOTEGI, Japan :Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia clinched his second pole position of the season when the Ducati rider stormed to a lap record in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday.
Qatar’s Akram Afif nominated for third Asian Player of the Year award
Reigning Asian Player of the Year Akram Afif has again been included on the three-man shortlist for the Asian Football Confederation’s annual award, alongside Saudi Arabia’s Salem Al-Dawsari and Arif Aiman of Malaysia.Australian Holly McNamara, Wang Shuang from China and Japanese defender Hana Takahashi have been nominated for the women’s award.Qatari forward Afif, who also won in 2019, would become the first three-times winner of the title should he lift the trophy at a gala ceremony in Riyadh on October 16.Al-Hilal’s Al-Dawsari is hoping to win for a second time after being crowned in 2022, while Johor Darul Ta’zim winger Arif is the first Malaysian to be nominated for the award.Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League winner Lee Kang-in from South Korea has been listed for the AFC’s International Player of the Year Award alongside Iran’s Mehdi Taremi and Takefusa Kubo from Japan.