‘Focus on the now’ says Graham Potter to Brighton’s World Cup hopefuls
Brighton boss Graham Potter has urged his international stars not to allow the prospect of featuring at the winter World Cup to become detrimental to their Premier League form.
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Cameron Norrie delighted with ‘unbelievable’ Cincinnati win over Carlos Alcaraz
Cameron Norrie admitted he lost focus before battling his way back from the brink of defeat to book a place in the semi-finals of the Western and Southern Open.
AFC Women’s Football Committee reinforces importance of club football for its members
The AFC Women’s Football Committee’s commitment to strengthening the foundations of the women’s club game was further underlined at its fifth meeting held in Chonburi, Thailand on Saturday.
On this day in 2013: Hope Powell left role as England head coach
Hope Powell left her role as England head coach, ending her 15-year spell in charge, on this day in 2013.
Paula Badosa joins Iga Swiatek as she hits out at US Open balls
Swiatek said on Wednesday she did not like the balls set to be used at the US Grand Slam, which are lighter for women than those for men, adding that the female players make more mistakes while playing with them, and she doubted it was "nice to watch visually". "Very much agree," Spain's Badosa said, hailing the words of the Polish world number one on Instagram on Friday, placing her comments over a screenshot of Swiatek's statement.
Rayo Vallecano defeat Espanyol in bad-tempered LaLiga clash
Espanyol 2-0 as both sides ended with 10 men in a bad-tempered game in Spain's La Liga on Friday, as Rayo went provisionally top on four points from two games. Madrid outfit Rayo held Barcelona to a stalemate at the Nou Camp last week, and on Friday Andoni Iraola's high energy side took all three points from Barca's city-rivals. Isi Palazon smacked home the opener from outside the box on 40 minutes, while Senegalese midfielder Pathe Ciss tapped home from a corner on the hour to make it 2-0.
Manchester United agree £60m deal for Real Madrid's Casemiro
Manchester United announced they have reached an agreement in principle to sign Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro in a deal worth up to a reported £60 million ($70 million).
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Coric in quarter-finals at Cincinnati Open
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Croatia's Borna Coric in the quarter-finals.