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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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.
Arsenal reveal ‘anti-Semitism’ incidents after Spurs clash
LONDON: Arsenal have revealed an investigation has been launched into “disturbing” incidents of anti-Semitism following their north London derby win at Tottenham. The Premier League leaders said one incident took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the other at a public house in Islington, north London.
Injured Nadal makes early Australian Open exit, Gauff edges Raducanu
MELBOURNE: Defending champion Rafael Nadal hobbled out of the second round in a huge upset at the Australian Open on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff beat Emma Raducanu in a battle of the rising stars. Nadal’s wife Mery was in tears as the injury-hampered Spanish great lost to 65th-ranked Mackenzie McDonald at Rod Laver Arena, where the roof was closed because of more rain in Melbourne. The 36-year-old Nadal was clearly hindered by a hip issue that required a medical timeout, as he went down 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to the American.
'I got lucky': Gauff edges Raducanu in battle of prodigies
Coco Gauff won the battle of tennis prodigies on Wednesday at the Australian Open -- then said she "got lucky" on the way to defeating Emma Raducanu in straight sets.