Surprises continue as Jenson Brooksby sends Casper Ruud packing at Australian Open
American Jenson Brooksby caused the second big shock of the Australian Open by knocking out second seed Casper Ruud to reach the third round.
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Rafael Nadal sidelined for 6-8 weeks with hip flexor injury
Nadal's title defence ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to a 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by Mackenzie McDonald, the latest chapter in a long history of fitness problems at Melbourne Park.The 36-year-old had an MRI scan on his left leg in Melbourne on Thursday, which revealed a grade 2 injury in the Illiopsoas, the primary hip flexor."He will be resting the next days once back in Spain and will start with anti-inflammatory physiotherapy," his team said in a statement.
Rafael Nadal Says He Will Be Out Of Action For Six To Eight Weeks Due To Injury
World no.2 Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced that he will be out of action for six to eight weeks, after picking up an injury during his Australian Open second round game on Wednesday. Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of Australian Open on Wednesday, losing in straight sets in the second round to USA's Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Nadal, the No. 1 seed in this year's first Grand Slam, was affected by injury and it changed the tone with which he was playing. Facing the 65th-ranked American Nadal produced his 'worst Grand Slam result' in seven years.
No. 2 Ruud suffers stunning defeat to Brooksby in 2nd round of Australian Open
Jenson Brooksby eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday in Rod Laver Arena, meaning a pair of 20-something Californians have knocked out the top two players in the men's bracket.
Man City top Premier League dominated Football Money League
MANCHESTER, UK: Manchester City topped Deloitte’s Football Money League for a second consecutive year as the Premier League accounted for more than half of the top 20 clubs for the first time. Total revenue from the top 20 revenue generating clubs rose to near pre-pandemic levels of 9.2 billion euros ($9.9 billion, £8.1 billion) for the 2021/22 season, according to a report published on Thursday. That increase was largely due to a 1.3 billion euro rise in matchday revenue after two seasons impacted by coronavirus restrictions.
Atlético beats Levante 2-0 to return to Copa quarterfinals
MADRID: Atlético Madrid returned to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2018 by defeating second-division club Levante 2-0 on Wednesday. Marcos Llorente scored a goal and set up another by Álvaro Morata to send Atlético through to the last eight and help it rebound from two consecutive games without a win in the Spanish league. Both goals came after the interval after a poor first half by Diego Simeone’s team.
Inter beat city rivals Milan to claim Italian Super Cup in Riyadh
RIYADH: The Supercoppa Italiana, and bragging rights, went to Inter.
Two jailed for 2021 burglary at home of PSG’s Marquinhos
VERSAILLES, France: A French court handed jailed terms on Wednesday to two men found guilty of the 2021 burglary at the family home of Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos. A third suspect was released. All three had denied the charges.