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Aryna Sabalenka expressed on Tuesday that she aims to finish the year as the top-ranked player in the world. Currently ranked number two, Sabalenka is the top seed at the China Open this week following the withdrawal of Iga Swiatek, the defending champion and current world number one, who pulled out due to unspecified personal reasons. After her victory at …

Manchester United and Tottenham are set to begin their Europa League campaigns this week, hoping to turn around their disappointing starts to the Premier League season. Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United have shown little improvement from last season’s struggles, as they currently sit outside the top 10 in the Premier League with just seven points from five matches. The Dutch …

Spain has included 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in their five-member Davis Cup team, announced on Monday. World number one, Jannik Sinner from Italy, will also participate in the final eight of the tournament in Malaga. Nadal, now 38, has recently withdrawn from the US Open and Laver Cup due to ongoing injury and fitness challenges, …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has expressed his frustration, claiming that critics of the Premier League champions want to see the club “wiped from the face of the Earth” due to their alleged financial rule violations. City, who have been dominant under Guardiola since his arrival in 2016, are currently facing 115 charges related to breaches of financial regulations. If …

Carlos Alcaraz secured a 6-2, 7-5 win over Taylor Fritz, giving Team Europe a 13-11 victory over Team World in the Laver Cup’s final session on Sunday. Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam champion, dominated the first set and held off U.S. Open finalist Fritz to seal Team Europe’s fifth Laver Cup title. “It’s been an incredible experience. We came together …

Vinicius Junior played a pivotal role in Real Madrid’s 4-1 comeback victory over Espanyol on Saturday, bringing them within a point of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Starting on the bench, the Brazilian assisted Rodrygo Goes for a goal and then scored one himself after Espanyol had taken the lead through a Thibaut Courtois own goal early in the second half. …

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso have both voiced concerns over increasing player workloads, joining the growing debate on the issue amid talks of potential strikes. Kompany suggested that a limit should be placed on the number of matches a player can play each year, while Alonso emphasized the need for players to have a greater …

Emma Raducanu was forced to retire from her Korea Open quarter-final match against top seed Daria Kasatkina due to a foot injury, cutting short her pursuit of a second career title. The 2021 US Open champion from Britain sought medical attention five games into the match but withdrew after losing the first set 6-1 in Seoul. This marks another setback …