England face defending champions Italy in Euro 2024 qualifying group
England will take on defending champions Italy in their Euro 2024 qualifying group.
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Putin opens huge Russia-Crimea rail bridge hailed as longest in Europe
Vladimir Putin on Monday inaugurated a huge railway bridge linking mainland Russia to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that he annexed in 2014.
Ukraine war: Five reasons why Kyiv won't join the NATO military alliance any time soon
Kyiv reacted to Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions by announcing a surprise, fast-tracked bid to join the NATO military alliance.
Swiatek into Ostrava final with 60th win of 2022
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek racked up her 60th win of the season on Saturday with a three-set victory over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the Ostrava WTA final.
Iga Swiatek beats Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(7-5) 2-6 6-4 to reach Ostrava Open final
Iga Swiatek advances to the Ostrava Open Final after a 7-6(7-5) 2-6 6-4 win over Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova. Swiatek entered this match having yet to drop a set since the US Open Final last month, but that run came to an end in the second set of a tough match against the Russian challenger. Ad The Polish World No.
Daniil Medvedev makes shocking mid-match retirement to give Novak Djokovic victory in thriller at Astana Open
Daniil Medvedev retired suddenly from his thrilling semi-final match with Novak Djokovic at the Astana Open, to hand a 4-6 7-6(6) victory to the Serbian. After an epic second set tie-break, which was won by Djokovic, Medvedev walked to the umpire and pulled out of the match due to a leg injury to the confusion of everybody. Ad Djokovic will play Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Andrey Rublev earlier in the day, in the final on Sunday.
Home hope Ons Jabeur beaten in Monastir quarter-finals
Tunisia when she lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to American Claire Liu in Monastir on Friday. Top seed Jabeur went into the quarter-finals in irrepressible form having dropped just nine games in her previous two matches against the American Ann Li then the Russian Evgeniya Rodina. But she was handed a surprise defeat by Liu, ranked 71 places below her, who came into the tournament in good form. The 22-year-old from California reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo in mid-September and was a finalist in Rabat in May.
Djokovic sets up Medvedev clash in Astana semifinals
ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Novak Djokovic dominated Russian Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Astana ATP semifinals on Friday where he will face Daniil Medvedev.