Spain’s EuroBasket title defense in jeopardy after loss to Italy
LIMASSOL, Cyprus: Spain are in danger of not getting out of Group C after losing 67-63 to Italy on Tuesday, but the defending EuroBasket champions still control their destiny.
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Alcaraz, Pegula ease into US Open semifinals
NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz powered into the US Open semifinals to set up a potential showdown with Novak Djokovic on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula punched her ticket to the last four. Alcaraz needed just one hour and 56 minutes to seal a convincing 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Czech 20th seed Jiri Lehecka on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. The Spanish second seed could now face a blockbuster semifinal against 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who takes on American fourth seed Taylor Fritz in Tuesday’s other quarter-final. Alcaraz could reclaim the world number one ranking with a victorious campaign in New York, a fact he is trying not to dwell on. “Every time I step onto the court I try not to think about it,” he said.
Doncic's Slovenia, Israel, France into final 16 at EuroBasket - ESPN
KATOWICE, Poland — Luka Doncic scored 26 points as Slovenia overcame Iceland 87-79 to reach the knockout stage at EuroBasket, qualifying France along the way. The Los Angeles Lakers star was just 2-of-10 from 3-point range.
Vine climbs to victory on Vuelta stage 10, Vingegaard retakes red jersey
Australian Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) went for broke five kilometres from the summit finish to win stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, repeating his stage six victory, while race favourite Jonas Vingegaard reclaimed the leader's red jersey.
Vine climbs to victory on Vuelta stage 10, Vingegaard retakes red
Australian Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) went for broke 5 km from the summit finish to win stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, repeating his stage six victory, while race favourite Jonas Vingegaard reclaimed the leader's red jersey.
Liverpool front record spending by English clubs as player power takes hold in transfer window
LONDON: English soccer — and Liverpool, in particular — flexed their financial muscles in unprecedented fashion in a summer transfer window that highlighted the growing imbalance in the European game as well as the effect player power can have in securing a move. Here’s what we learned from the last two months in the transfer market: English dominance The raw facts are that the 20 clubs in the Premier League — fueled by unrivaled spending power because of the competition’s huge domestic and international broadcasting deals — splashed out a record total of $4 billion on players in the summer window. That outlay is more than Europe’s other four top leagues — Spain, Italy, Germany, France — combined. The previous single-window record spend was 2.36 billion pounds (now $3.2 billion) in 2023. More pertinently, the Premier League’s net spend was $1.75 billion, compared to Italy ($100 million) and Spain ($60 million), according to figures by Transfermarkt.
Record number of Dutch players in Premier League pleases Koeman
AMSTERDAM :Barcelona and AC Milan used to be glamorous ports of call for Dutch footballers but these days the Premier League is the destination of choice for most of the Netherlands squad, who will be playing two World Cup qualifiers this week.
Dubai Basketball welcomes EuroLeague champion Dzanan Musa ahead of new season
DUBAI: Dubai Basketball have welcomed their first major signing of the summer, Dzanan Musa, one of Europe’s brightest basketball stars.