Matt Doyle - The cool Californian who inspired Irish tennis
Sean Sorensen pays tribute to his late friend and former team-mate Matt Doyle, who inspired Ireland to the top tier of the Davis Cup in the early 1980s.
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Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50m verdict in defamation lawsuit against former business partners
A six-person jury in Palm Beach County found Monday that the Nicklaus Companies had damaged the 18-time major champion’s reputation and exposed him to ridicule, hatred, mistrust, distrust or contempt
PSG score seven and Barcelona hit six on a goal-filled night in the Champions League
MANCHESTER, England: Paris Saint-Germain scored seven, Barcelona hit six and Erling Haaland struck his 24th goal of the season on an action-packed night in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Al-Hilal beat Al-Sadd to stay top of AFC Champions League Elite Group B
RIYADH: Al-Hilal remain top of Group B in the AFC Champions League Elite after a 3-1 home victory over Al-Sadd of Qatar at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Tuesday night.
La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barcelona match in Miami
BARCELONA: La Liga’s plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of “uncertainty” about the game within Spain, the Spanish topflight said in a statement on Tuesday. Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 20, which would have been the first European league fixture to be played outside of the home country.
Jannik Sinner’s decision to sit out Davis Cup criticized at home in Italy
ROME: Jannik Sinner’s decision not to play for host Italy in the Davis Cup Final 8 is being met with a sense of abandonment in his home country — where he was fiercely defended during his doping case earlier this year. The second-ranked Sinner, who led Italy to tennis’ biggest team trophy the past two years, said that he prefers to prepare for next season instead of helping the Azzurri aim for another title in Bologna next month. “It wasn’t an easy decision, but after Turin (where the ATP Finals are played the week before the Davis Cup), the goal is to start off on the right foot in Australia,” Sinner said, referring to the Australian Open, where he is the two-time defending champion. “It doesn’t seem like it, but a week of preparation in that period can make a difference,” Sinner told Sky Italia on Monday from Vienna, where he is playing this week. “We already won the Davis Cup in 2023 and 2024 and this time we decided like this with my team.” The front-page headline in Tuesday’s Gazzetta dello Sport translated to: “Sinner, think it over again.” An accompanying editorial in the Gazzetta took Sinner to task for saying he already won the Davis Cup twice, pointing out how he also defended his title over the weekend in a lucrative exhibition in Saudi Arabia. “So you’re not going to return to Riyadh for another $6 million? If you win another Wimbledon, you won’t go to London anymore? Pasta, coffee … Every five minutes you promote an Italian product.
Sinner opts out of Davis Cup, Alcaraz to represent Spain
Jannik Sinner has decided not to take part in this year's Davis Cup Finals with reigning champions Italy confirming his absence in Monday's team announcement, while world number one Carlos Alcaraz will represent Spain at next month's competition.
Protests outside, silence inside as Canada goes up 1-0 on Israel at Davis Cup tie
It was a surreal scene in Halifax on Friday as Canada kicked off its Davis Cup tennis tie against Israel behind closed doors at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
Hewitt handed suspension for pushing anti-doping official at Davis Cup
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt was handed a two-week suspension and a fine of A$30,000 ($19,803) after being found guilty of pushing a doping control official, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Wednesday.