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THURSDAY'S BIG STORIES All the greats are deluded, Ronaldo is no different Ad Great athletes are deluded. That is no criticism. It is, in many ways, what separates the true greats from the mortals of sporting endeavour.
The WTA Tour is in Guadalajara this week for the last WTA 1000 event of the 2022 season. It was only 11 months ago that the same venue was covered with confetti after Garbine Muguruza recorded one of the biggest results of her career, beating Anett Kontaveit to win the WTA Finals. It was a victory that capped off a solid year for two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza, who also won two WTA 500 tournaments, made two other finals and reached the quarter-finals of the singles at the Olympics.
Antonio Conte laughed off the idea Tottenham are title contenders after the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Wednesday, admitting that his side struggle in “high level” games. Spurs arrived at Old Trafford on the back of their best start to a Premier League season and could have closed the gap at the top to one point with victory, but they put in a listless display as their hosts dominated. Ad Goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes fired United to a hugely impressive win, with the margin of victory only kept respectable by the heroics of Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal.
Mark Allen kept his hopes of defending the Northern Ireland Open title alive, but only just as he fell over the line in beating Andy Lee 4-3. Allen arrived in the last 32 as arguably the form player following impressive wins over Chang Bingyu and Chen Zifan, but he was way below that level against Lee.
Barcelona recorded their biggest ever win in the Champions League with a 9-0 hammering of Benfica. The Blaugrana — featuring England's Lucy Bronze — were ruthless from the first whistle in Catalonia, with Patricia Guijarro putting them ahead with just seconds gone. Ad Aitana Bonmati and Asisat Oshoala made it 3-0 at the break, before the goals really began to stream in.
Hey Jude Chelsea have made Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Jude Bellingham their “top target” ahead of next summer’s transfer window, according to the Mail. The 19-year-old is wanted by a host of European giants, with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Real Madrid all reportedly interested in the youngster. However, Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has made Bellingham the “key target” as the west London club attempt to leapfrog their transfer rivals.
Newcastle beat Everton 1-0 after a feisty Premier League encounter at St James' Park. The win moves Newcastle up into fifth, while Everton have now lost three games on the bounce after a six-game unbeaten run and drop down to 15th. Ad There were a number of flare-ups over the course of a testy encounter but the match was settled by a strike from Miguel Almiron just after the half-hour mark.
Bayern Munich were made to work for their eventual 5-2 win over Augsburg in the DFB-Pokal Cup second round, while Jude Bellingham inspired Borussia Dortmund's safe passage with a 2-0 victory over Hannover 96. Bayern went 1-0 down in the ninth minute at the WWK Arena to a Mads Pedersen strike, and then were pegged back to 3-2 ahead after a Dayot Upamecano own goal in the 65th minute.