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Egyptian Squash Federation respects Mohamed El-Shorbagy’s decision to play for England, questions lack of support claims

The Egyptian Squash Federation issued a statement saying it fully respects Mohamed El-Shorbagy’s decision to switch allegiances to England but questioned the suggestion that he was not supported sufficiently by the authorities in his home country, the BBC have reported.

Lewandowski looking for ‘more emotions’ than Bayern can offer

WARSAW: Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski revealed Tuesday he wants to call time on his career with the Bundesliga giants because of his desire for “more emotions in life.” The Polish forward announced last week that his time with Bayern “had come to an end” without specifying his future plans. Asked Monday during a podcast on Polish website Onet.pl if his departure was dictated by a desire for more money or emotions in life, the 33-year-old answered without hesitation it was for him “emotions in life.” “Firstly, something went out inside me and it’s something you can’t recover, can’t make up for,” he explained. Barcelona are reported to have made an offer of 32 million euros ($34 million) for Lewandowski, FIFA men’s best player for 2020 and 2021, whose contract with Bayern expires in June 2023.

Raducanu injured at Nottingham in blow to Wimbledon preparations

LONDON: Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon preparations were thrown into turmoil after the US Open champion was forced to retire from her Nottingham Open first round match on Tuesday.Raducanu needed a medical timeout in the early stages of her clash with Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic after suffering an injury.The 19-year-old Briton received treatment on her left side and took painkillers in an attempt to carry on, but had to pull out after just 33 minutes while trailing 4-3 in the first set.It was the third time Raducanu had withdrawn from a tournament due to injury since she burst onto the tennis scene with her stunning US Open triumph in September last year.The world number 11 also bowed out of matches in Guadalajara in February and Rome in May with injuries.Raducanu is due to play in Birmingham next week, but she has “no idea” if she will be ready for Wimbledon, with the grass-court Grand Slam starting on June 27.“I think I pulled something. I’m not really sure what exactly happened.