Ben Shelton retires from US Open match with shoulder injury - ESPN
NEW YORK — Ben Shelton quit during his third-round match at the US Open on Friday because of a left shoulder injury.
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Conference League draw includes two-time finalist Fiorentina and reluctant Crystal Palace
MONACO: Fiorentina’s quest to win the Conference League enters a fourth straight season with opponents including Mainz and Dynamo Kyiv from the draw ceremony on Friday.
Karim Benzema confident Al-Ittihad will hit even greater heights as 2025-26 Roshn Saudi League season gets underway
JEDDAH: Karim Benzema is calling on Al-Ittihad to “achieve even more” as the Roshn Saudi League champions begin their title defense when the 2025-26 season gets underway this week.
Europa League draw sets up rematch of 2 European Cup finals, Maccabi trips to Germany
MONACO: The Europa League draw on Friday set up two rematches of European Cup finals and two games in Germany for Israeli club Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Simeone stays calm despite Atletico’s woeful start to the season
MADRID: Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is keeping his cool despite his team’s disastrous start in their bid to end a five-year LaLiga title drought, with the under-fire coach hoping to strengthen his squad before Monday’s transfer deadline.
Mourinho leaves Fenerbahce after Champions League failure in latest career blow to the ‘special one’
Jose Mourinho’s fall from grace in elite football accelerated Friday when the charismatic Portuguese coach left Turkish club Fenerbahce, two days after failing to get back into the Champions League after a long absence. His latest short managerial spell – this one lasted barely a year, in a second-tier European league – leaves the 62-year-old Mourinho’s career at a crossroads, with top teams potentially no longer wanting to take a chance on a coach whose best days might be behind him. Fenerbahce’s elimination at the hands of Benfica in a Champions League qualifying playoff on Wednesday was another blow to the status of Mourinho, who once was considered one of the world’s best coaches and famously had a heated rivalry with Pep Guardiola during their time in Spain with Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. A Champions League winner with Porto and Inter Milan, Mourinho has not coached in the main stage of the marquee competition for six seasons. He won the third-tier Conference League with Roma in 2022 but his time at the Italian club from 2021-24 was pock-marked with squabbles that resurfaced in his brief and chaotic spell in Turkiye. Turbulent times in Turkiye There was an incident in April when he grabbed the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk in the Istanbul derby, earning a three-match ban and a fine. Indeed, the fiery matches between the two local rivals brought out the worst in Mourinho.
Turki Alalshikh tops Boxing News’ list of the sport’s most powerful figures
RIYADH: Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, has claimed the No. 1 spot on Boxing News magazine’s annual ranking of the 50 most powerful and influential figures in the sport.
Lionel Messi Scores Twice to Lift Inter Miami into Leagues Cup Final
Lionel Messi scored twice in his return and Inter Miami beat Orlando City 3-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the Leagues Cup Final.