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Sinner Sets up Medvedev US Open Quarter-Final Showdown
Sinner Sets up Medvedev US Open Quarter-Final Showdown

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Tommy Paul on Monday to reach the US Open quarter-finals where he will take on Daniil Medvedev for the fourth time this year. Sinner recovered from 4-1 down in the first set to go through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in a big-hitting clash with the 14th seeded American. The 23-year-old Italian is the only man ...

Basketball - Asian Championship (U18): Lebanon Starts Strong Against Chinese Taipei
Basketball - Asian Championship (U18): Lebanon Starts Strong Against Chinese Taipei

Lebanon's U18 men's basketball team kicked off their campaign in the Asian Championship, held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, with a big win against Chinese Taipei, securing a score of 97 to 75 in Group A of the continental competition, which serves as a qualifier for the World Cup to be held in Switzerland next year. The Cedars managed to ...

Football: Juventus Held by Roma in Drab Goalless Draw
Football: Juventus Held by Roma in Drab Goalless Draw

Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Roma on Sunday, ending Thiago Motta's perfect start as coach of the Serie A giants. A match short on action and goalmouth incidents left Juve on seven points from their first three matches of the new campaign. Motta's team are behind the champions and league leaders, Inter Milan, on goals scored after a ...

Gauff Joins Exit of US Open Superstars After New York Horror Show
Gauff Joins Exit of US Open Superstars After New York Horror Show

Coco Gauff joined Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on the US Open scrap-heap Sunday as the defending champion crashed out to Emma Navarro in a blizzard of mistakes. As Gauff exited, US hopes were then rekindled when Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz reached the men's last-eight, igniting hopes of a first homegrown male Grand Slam champion since ...

Mbappe Scores First La Liga Goals as Real Madrid Beat Betis
Mbappe Scores First La Liga Goals as Real Madrid Beat Betis

Kylian Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday which sends them second in the table. Since scoring in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta, new signing Mbappe had failed to find the back of the net in Madrid's opening three games in ...

Rally of Lebanon: Historic Domination by Roger Feghali
Rally of Lebanon: Historic Domination by Roger Feghali

Roger Feghali and his co-driver Joseph Matar, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10, won the 46th edition of the Rally of Lebanon, marking Feghali's 17th title, having dominated the race over the three days of competition. Roger Feghali during the third day of competitions Bassel Abou Hamdan and his co-driver Firas Elias, in a Volkswagen Polo GTI, ...

Liverpool Demolish Man Utd to Maintain Perfect Slot Start
Liverpool Demolish Man Utd to Maintain Perfect Slot Start

Arne Slot passed his first major examination as Liverpool manager with a statement 3-0 win at Manchester United thanks to Luis Diaz's double and a Mohamed Salah strike on Sunday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but has made a perfect start with a 100% record from three Premier League games to sit alongside Manchester City ...

Chelsea Held by Palace as Newcastle Sink Spurs
Chelsea Held by Palace as Newcastle Sink Spurs

Chelsea suffered fresh frustration after blowing the lead in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, while Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester United and Liverpool prepared for their Premier League showdown on Sunday. Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have won only once in the first three league games of the Italian's reign after a chaotic ...

Ferrari's Leclerc Wins Italian Grand Prix as Verstappen Falters Again
Ferrari's Leclerc Wins Italian Grand Prix as Verstappen Falters Again

Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to delight Ferrari's massed ranks of fans as Lando Norris again chipped away at struggling champion Max Verstappen's lead in the Formula One drivers' standings. Monegasque Leclerc claimed victory at Monza for the second time after winning in 2019, holding off McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and ...

Haaland Treble Fires Man City, Arsenal Pay Price for Rice Red Card
Haaland Treble Fires Man City, Arsenal Pay Price for Rice Red Card

Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a hat-trick in the champions' 3-1 win at West Ham, while Declan Rice was controversially sent off as Arsenal were held to a damaging 1-1 draw by Brighton on Saturday. Haaland's second hat-trick in successive matches ensured Pep Guardiola's team extended their flawless ...

Sinner Avoids US Open Trapdoor as Swiatek Moves Into Last 16
Sinner Avoids US Open Trapdoor as Swiatek Moves Into Last 16

Jannik Sinner avoided plunging through the US Open trapdoor which claimed Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz when he stormed into the last 16 on Saturday as fellow world number one Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a second New York triumph. Australian Open champion Sinner raced past 87th-ranked Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. The 23-year-old ...