Manchester United 'agreed Cody Gakpo contract' and more transfer rumours
Manchester United agreed personal terms with PSV starlet Cody Gakpo this summer, according to reports.
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Andy Murray frustrated by Britain’s Davis Cup exit at hands of Netherlands
A downcast Andy Murray admitted he does not know how many more Davis Cup chances he has left after Britain crashed out of the competition with defeat by the Netherlands in Glasgow.
Italy and Germany advance in Davis Cup, Carlos Alcaraz has losing homecoming
Davis Cup last eight, while Britain and France were eliminated and US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz made a losing return to the court. In Bologna, Matteo Berrettini crushed Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-3 in 71 minutes and then Jannik Sinner beat Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to give Italy a winning 2-0 lead in the tie and ensure they would be in the top two places in Group A. Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini then lost the doubles to Maximo Gonzalez and Horacio Zeballos in three sets.
Heartbreak as Great Britain fall short against the Netherlands in Davis Cup, losing the tie 2-1
Great Britain fails to defeat the Netherlands in the Davis Cup group stage at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow and crash out ahead of the quarter-finals. After losing to the Americans, Team GB needed to beat the Netherlands to stay in contention for qualification to the knockout rounds. Ad This first of the three matches was between Daniel Evans and Tallon Griekspoor.
Murray loses doubles as Britain bow out of Davis Cup
GLASGOW : Britain were knocked out of the Davis Cup Finals as Andy Murray and partner Joe Salisbury lost a deciding doubles to Dutch pair Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop in Glasgow on Friday.
Liverpool ‘won't regret’ £16m summer transfer decision at Anfield
Liverpool will not live to regret selling right-back Neco Williams during the transfer window despite Trent Alexander-Arnold’s tough start to the season continuing, according to journalist Dean Jones.
FIFA quash appeal to kick Ecuador out of World Cup
The complaint centred around Byron Castillo, a defender who played in eight of Ecuador's qualifiers for the World Cup. The Chilean football federation (FFCH) said there was evidence that Castillo, who plays for Leon in Mexico, was born in Colombia in July 1995 and not in Playas, Ecuador in November 1998. The FFCH alleged "use of a falsified birth certificate, false declaration of age and false nationality". Following a hearing on Thursday, FIFA's Appeal Committee confirmed an earlier ruling by the Disciplinary Committee. "On the basis of the documents presented, the player was to be considered as holding permanent Ecuadorian nationality," FIFA said. The FFCH reacted with fury, saying that Castillo had refused to appear at the hearing. "This is a dark day for football and for the credibility of the system. The footballing world heard a player who helped Ecuador qualify for the FIFA World Cup admit he was born in Colombia and that he gained an Ecuadorian passport using false information. No wonder he refused to participate in the FIFA hearing," said Jorge Yunge, the FFCH general secretary. With just over nine weeks until the opening game on November 20, Chile or Peru can still appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. "I have never seen in my entire life as a lawyer an injustice like this one," said Eduardo Carlezzo, the lawyer for the FFCH. "Sad day for football and for fair play. The message is clear: cheating is allowed. We will appeal to CAS." Ecuador finished fourth in South American World Cup qualifying to secure the last automatic regional berth.
Lukaku to miss Belgium Nations League games with injury
BRUSSLES: Romelu Lukaku will miss Belgium’s upcoming Nations League matches with injury as coach Roberto Martinez named a 30-man squad on Friday. Belgium’s all-time record goalscorer, on loan at Inter Milan from Chelsea, has not played since August due to a muscle problem. Rennes winger Jeremy Doku is also out injured, with Martinez giving a first call-up to 18-year-old Anderlecht defender Zeno Debast. Belgium will host Wales in Brussels on September 22 and take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam three days later in their final competitive game before the World Cup in Qatar. The Belgians trail leaders the Netherlands by three points in Group A4 heading into their last two matches. Belgium open their World Cup campaign against Canada in Al Rayyan on November 23, before further Group F games against Morocco and Croatia.