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Rio Open: Cameron Norrie beats home favourite Thiago Seyboth Wild to reach the semi-finals | Tennis News
Cameron Norrie sealed a semi-final spot at the Rio Open, continuing his title defence by seeing off Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild in front of his own fans. The British No 1 secured a 6-1 3-6 6-2 victory to head into the last four. Norrie will now face Argentina’s Mariano Navone on Saturday in the semi-final.…
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Xabi Alonso: Ex-Liverpool player ‘really happy’ at Bayer Leverkusen after being made favourite to replace Jurgen Klopp | Football News
Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso says he is “really happy” at Bayer Leverkusen and is not thinking about his future after being installed by the bookmakers as the favourite to succeed Jurgen Klopp. The Spaniard, who won the Champions League at Liverpool in a five-year playing spell at Anfield, has emerged as the early frontrunner…
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Esher Novices’ Chase: Stay Away Fay favourite for Brown Advisory after Sandown success | Racing News
Stay Away Fay’s star continued to rise over fences as he took the Betfair Esher Novices’ Chase at Sandown. Paul Nicholls’ bay was the winner of the Albert Bartlett over hurdles last season and made a winning start to his chasing career at Exeter last month. He stepped up to Grade Two level at Sandown…
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ATP Finals: Reigning champion Novak Djokovic drawn to face home favourite Jannik Sinner in Turin showpiece | Tennis News
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favourite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin. The draw for the season-ending, eight-player finals was made Thursday and saw Djokovic pitted against Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune in the Green Group for the round-robin stage. Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz headlines the…
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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Ace Impact heads straight to ParisLongchamp as ‘dream continues’ for favourite
Prix du Jockey Club hero Ace Impact is set to head straight to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following his recent victory at Deauville. The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained son of Cracksman emphatically scooped Classic honours at Chantilly and took his record to a perfect five out of five when returning from a short break to…
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