Lionel Messi misses cut for Ballon d’Or list of nominees
PARIS: Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.
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Jules Kounde missing from Barcelona registration list, Robert Lewandowski set for debut against Rayo Vallecano
Robert Lewandowski looks set to make his Barcelona debut on Saturday after the club registered the Poland international on Friday. The forward was one of a raft of summer additions to the squad at the Camp Nou, despite Barca’s dire financial position. Ad After being unable to satisfy La Liga’s financial regulations, the players were left in limbo heading into the week of the opening game of the season.
Jules Kounde misses out as Barcelona FINALLY register players ahead of La Liga opener
Jules Kounde has not been registered by Barcelona ahead of the club’s La Liga opener on Saturday, but the club have registered four other new signings.
Battered Kyrgios hits his limit in Montreal loss
MONTREAL: Nick Kyrgios confessed that he had little more to give physically as his nine-match win streak came to an end in the quarter-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters on Friday (Aug 12).
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Norway's Ruud in National Bank Open quarter-final
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the National Bank Open after dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Norway's Casper Ruud in quarter-final play Friday at IGA Stadium.
Kyrgios win streak ends with quarter-final loss to Hurkacz in Canada
Nick Kyrgios's nine-match winning streak ended in the Canadian Masters semi-finals on Friday when eighth-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz blasted his way to a 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 victory.
Nick Kyrgios upsets Poland's Hubert Hurkacz by racing through service games in Montreal Open defeat
Nick Kyrgios raised eyebrows with a high-speed approach to his service games during his 7-6 6-7 6-1 quarter-final defeat against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. The Australian averaged 1 minutes and 22 seconds through the first two sets, holding in 44 seconds during one especially speedy second set game. Ad Hurkacz was hardly slow, averaging a little over two minutes himself, but he was put off by Kyrgios' approach, making some quiet comments to the match umpire.
Eighth-seeded Hurkacz tops Kyrgios in opening quarterfinal at National Bank Open
MONTREAL — Hubert Hurkacz defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-1 on Friday afternoon in the opening quarterfinal at the National Bank Open.