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Nottingham Forest have ended speculation over Steve Cooper’s future by awarding their manager a new contract. With Forest bottom of the Premier League after the opening eight games of the season, there had been reports that club owner Evangelos Marinakis was weighing up the decision to sack Cooper and bring in a replacement.
Jon Rahm endured a mixed day but kept himself in the hunt at the Open de Espana. After a number of poor swings, Rahm threatened to tumble out of contention at Club de Campo but he found his form in the closing holes to get to 10-under and within two strokes of leaders Stephen Gallagher and Paul Waring. Ad “I played, what I can say, 11 uncomfortable holes and then played really good golf on the last seven,” Rahm said.
British judoka Chelsie Giles continued her excellent year on the mat with silver in the World Judo Championships in Tashkent. Giles was defeated by Japan's Uta Abe in the -52kg gold medal fight after powering through the earlier rounds but adds a first World Championship medal to the European gold she won earlier in the year in Sofia. Ad Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Abe scored the crucial waza-ari after one minute and 40 seconds and Giles was unable to respond despite a number of attempted throws.
Getafe manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not doubt that Karim Benzema will win the next Ballon d’Or, as his side prepare to face Real Madrid. Getafe will host a visit from Real this Saturday evening with the away side trailing Liga leaders Barcelona on goal difference after seven games played for each club in Spain’s top flight.
Ronnie O’Sullivan wants snooker to provide women players with the competitive environment that is afforded those who compete at the top level in golf and tennis. Women players on the WTA compete for huge sums, and the grand slams offer similar prize funds to men, while the LPGA and LET are thriving golf tours.
Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United can match Manchester City, but that it will take months of work to achieve. The Dutchman oversaw a disappointing performance for United last weekend when his side lost 6-3 to Pep Guardiola’s Man City, and while City sit second in the Premier League, a point behind Arsenal, the Red Devils are nine points off the league leaders.
Chelsea Sodaro landed a stunning win at the 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii after decimating the competition on the 26.2-mile marathon – just 18 months after giving birth. Sodaro’s lightning marathon (2:51:45) – one of the fastest in the event's history – catapulted her from fifth to first as she won by almost eight minutes from Britain’s Lucy Charles-Barclay. Anne Haug, the 2019 world champion, took bronze.
Ronnie O’Sullivan cruised into the semi-finals at the Hong Kong Masters with a 5-0 victory over home icon Ng On-yee. Despite potting the cue ball with the opening shot of the match, O’Sullivan stormed into a four-frame lead at the interval with breaks of 72, 100, 59 and 81, while Ng was basically reduced to a spectator, with her opponent finishing the job in barely an hour. Ad Ng started well with a fantastic long-range red but broke down on 46, and with a break of 72, O'Sullivan took the first frame.