Sinner cruises past Zverev and into last four of ATP Finals
TURIN, Italy: Jannik Sinner reached the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 to qualify from the Bjorn Borg group with a match to spare.
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Euro 2028 to kick off in Cardiff, final set for Wembley
LONDON: Cardiff will host the opening match of the 2028 European Championship on June 9, with the final scheduled for London’s Wembley Stadium on July 9, tournament organizers UEFA announced on Wednesday. The tournament, co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, will feature 51 matches involving 24 nations across nine venues in eight cities, also including Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. The semifinals and one quarter-final will also be held at Wembley, while the other last-eight matches will be staged in Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff. Matches in the round of 16 will be distributed across all host venues, with the exception of Wembley. Host nations that qualify for the tournament directly will see their group-stage matches played on home soil. “At UEFA EURO 2028, we will all speak football – loud, clear and united,” UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement. “The host nations, where the game first took shape, are eager to welcome millions of fans into legendary stadiums... “In the way matches are staged – including a new, more convenient kick-off time for the final ...
Pro-Palestinian demonstration disrupts Euro 2028 launch event in London
LONDON: A pro-Palestinian demonstration disrupted the official launch event for the 2028 European Championship in London on Wednesday. A relatively small but noisy group protested outside the venue at Piccadilly Circus as officials from European soccer’s governing body — including UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin — attended the event. The next edition of the Euros will be co-hosted by Britain and Ireland.
Irlandia Akan Kembali Desak UEFA untuk Sanksi Israel
Asosiasi Sepakbola Republik Irlandia (FAI) telah menyetujui tuntutan dari anggotanya untuk mendesak UEFA segera melarang Israel berkompetisi di kancah Eropa.
Irish governing body approves call for UEFA to ban Israel, source says
DUBLIN: Members of Irish soccer’s governing body approved a resolution on Saturday instructing its board to submit a formal motion to UEFA requesting the immediate suspension of Israel from European competitions, a source at the meeting told Reuters.
Juventus respond to Tudor’s firing by ending 8-match winless streak, Roma rejoin Napoli on top
Kenan Yildiz sealed it by also earning and converting a penalty in stoppage timeInterim coach Massimo Brambilla directed the team against UdineseROME: Igor Tudor’s firing at Juventus produced an immediate result.The Bianconeri beat visiting Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on Wednesday to end an eight-match winless streak that had stretched back to mid-September.Defender Federico Gatti headed in the winner for Juventus after Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring by earning and converting a penalty.
Jannik Sinner’s No. 1 bid starts with 2nd-round win over Zizou Bergs at Paris Masters
Sinner’s 65-week reign as No. 1 ended in September when Alcaraz won the US Open final against himSinner had Bergs under constant pressure, forging 11 break-point chances and converting threePARIS: Jannik Sinner’s bid to reclaim the No.
Former F1 driver Felipe Massa brings $85m claim over 2008 title loss to London court
LONDON: Felipe Massa’s claim for $85 million in a legal case against Formula One was described in court Wednesday as a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 drivers’ championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s first F1 title is the subject of civil action in London brought by the Brazilian against former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Management and the FIA governing body. Lawyers for the defendants applied Wednesday for the case to be thrown out. Massa, who never won a drivers’ title, believes he was the rightful winner in 2008. He missed it by a single point after a deliberate crash at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Renault team staged a win for Fernando Alonso by ordering Nelson Piquet Jr.