Djokovic, Alcaraz close in on Olympics showdown as Nadal exits

  Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns to Germany’s Dominik Koepfer during their men’s singles third round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 31, 2024. (AFP)          PARIS – Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz overcame crushing humidity on Wednesday to stay on course for…

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Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to pole as Mercedes suffer early exits | F1 News

Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to Miami Grand Prix Sprint pole as Mercedes suffered a dismal start to the weekend with a double early exit. Verstappen struggled with his Red Bull throughout the session, including on the lap that he secured pole with, but the other contenders fell away to leave the world championship leader…

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Monte Carlo Masters: Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans heading home early after first-round exits | Tennis News

British duo Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans both suffered early exits at the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. Norrie went down to a painful 7-5 7-6 (7-3) defeat to Karen Khachanov in a match lasting two hours and 24 minutes at the prestigious ATP 1000 event on the Côte d’Azur. Evans’ woes on clay continued…

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Stephen Loman exits Team Lakay

Stephen Loman. Photo from ONE Championship MANILA, Philippines—Another one bites the dust from Team Lakay. Stephen Loman officially bid adieu to the Benguet-based camp on Tuesday, joining a long list of fighters who have left Team Lakay. “Last January 9, 2024, I had a heart-to-heart conversation with coach Mark (Sangiao) and during our said meeting,…

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Alex Eala exits with Australian Open qualifying loss

Photo from Alex Eala’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala on Tuesday failed to make the main draw of the Australian Open in Melbourne for the second straight time. The Filipino tennis ace, who began the new year with a career-best ranking at No. 185, was defeated by Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, in…

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Newcastle United: Eddie Howe’s side on the slide in the Premier League after cup exits | Football News

Newcastle are on the slide. After one Premier League defeat in 10 it’s now four losses in their last five games, including back-to-back humblings at the hands of relegation-threatened Luton and Nottingham Forest. Throw in the disastrous exit from Europe at home to AC Milan, where a Europa League play-off spot was blown as they…

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World Darts Championship: Nathan Aspinall and Josh Rock suffer shock early exits at Alexandra Palace | Darts News

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The World Darts Championship action returns on 27th December, live only on Sky Sports The World Darts Championship action returns on 27th December, live only on Sky Sports Ricky Evans produced the upset of the World Darts Championship by crushing World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall…

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Michael Smith exits Players Championship in first round after shock defeat to Richard Veenstra | Darts News

World Champion Michael Smith dumped out on opening day of the Players Championship Finals, as Michael van Gerwen kicked off his title defence with victory; we’re back for the World Darts Championship from December 15, 2023 to January 3, 2024 – live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 24/11/23 11:53pm Michael Smith crashed out of the…

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Zverev exits Japan Open after ‘horrible’ first round

Jordan Thompson of Australia (L) shakes hands with Alexander Zverev of Germany after his victory in their men’s singles match on the first day of the ATP Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 16, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) Number three seed Alexander Zverev said he “played horrible” after crashing…

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Rugby World Cup: What next for Ireland, Wales after quarter-final exits to New Zealand, Argentina? | Rugby Union News

Andy Farrell must lead Ireland into a new era now without talismanic captain Johnny Sexton in the side We look at what comes next for Ireland and Wales, after they suffered hugely-disappointing Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeats to New Zealand and Argentina on Saturday… Ireland say goodbye to stalwarts Sexton, Earls | More to bid…

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