Australian star Nick Kyrgios in heated argument with umpire during comeback win
By Ben Church, CNN
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2022 WAFF Women’s Futsal Championship to kick off in Jeddah
The 2022 West Asian Football Federation Women’s Futsal Championship is set to kick off on Thursday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
'Biggest goal I left': Jamie Murray keeps hopes high for Wimbledon despite Queen's exit
Jamie Murray is upbeat about the prospect of a maiden men’s doubles title at Wimbledon despite a first-round exit at the LTA cinch Championships at The Queen’s Club.
Saudi Arabia name 16-man squad for the Arab Futsal Cup in Dammam
Saudi Arabia national team coach Andreu Plaza has named the 16-man squad that will participate in the sixth Arab Futsal Cup, which will be hosted in Dammam from June 20-28.
One step from glory: 5 things we learned as Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan reach final of 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia defeated Australia 2-0 in the semifinal of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup on Wednesday to book a huge showdown with the host nation Uzbekistan on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal's 'motivation' key to his injury management and longevity, says top physio Stephen Mutch
Rafael Nadal's concern for Alexander Zverev's ankle injury was obvious. Suffering from a chronic foot injury himself, the Spaniard knows the agony an injured state can cause. Wearing a worried look, Nadal empathised with Zverev, who was writhing in pain on the Roland Garros clay as the doctor checked on him. A few days after his 14th French Open triumph, the 22-time Grand Slam winner was at the doctor's clinic himself. In the lead-up to the clay-court Grand Slam, Nadal's chronic injury, the Mueller-Weiss Syndrome in medical terms, flared up at the Rome Masters. It's an injury that Nadal has been managing for years and one that kept him on the sidelines for most of last year. But his drive to excel is perhaps unmatched, which is what fueled Nadal's record-making comeback at the Australian Open. He defeated a red-hot Daniil Medvedev in the final to win his 21st Grand Slam trophy -- going past Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. But Nadal's favourite clay season this time didn't begin like it ended. In Rome, the foot didn't cooperate and Nadal lost to Denis Shapovalov in the round-of-16 clash. On top of that, he had a rib fracture. "Everybody knows in the world of tennis that the preparation (for the French Open) was not ideal," Nadal told Eurosport. "I have been outside of the practice courts for one month and a half with a stress fracture on the rib. And then I have the foot that is something that stays there all the time. In Rome, it was very difficult. But I've had my doctor here (at Roland Garros) with me and we played with no feeling in the foot."
Mental toughness of golfers will get a workout at US Open
BROOKLILNE, MASSACHUSETTS: The mental fortitude of the world’s finest golfers will be tested by unrelenting challenges and moments of adversity when the 122nd US Open starts Thursday at The Country Club.
Serena Williams gets Wimbledon wildcard, to make return at Eastbourne
Williams will resume her quest for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles title at this month's Wimbledon after making her long-awaited return to the Tour when she competes in doubles at the Eastbourne International. The former world number one has not played competitive tennis since limping out of last year's first-round match at the grasscourt major -- where she has won seven of her 23 titles -- in tears due to a leg injury. The 40-year-old has slipped down the rankings to 1208th and needed a wildcard from the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which organises Wimbledon, to compete in the main draw of women's singles. But Williams will first team up with Tunisian world number four Ons Jabeur for the doubles event at Eastbourne which gets underway this weekend. "SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022 See you there," Williams wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, referring to the postcode of the AELTC which hosts Wimbledon.