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Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSubscribe to our free sports email to get the latest newsThe order of play at the midday Australian Open was put under the spotlight by the clash between world number one Iga Switik and Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.Swiatek is also a French Open and US Open winner – so the third round match pits the winners of the last three Grand Slams against each other.Elsewhere, Coco Jove takes on Jelena Ostapenko, while Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Yannick Sinner in the main event at Rod…

Team USA poses for a photo after winning United’s inaugural trophy – (Photo: Mark Evans/EFE) The United States is the first champion in the history of the Nations Cup. With a dominant performance in the inaugural competition decision in Sydney, Australia, this Sunday, the US tennis team won the title with a 3-0 record in the series against Italy. Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz defeated Martina Trevisan, Lorenzo Musetti and Matteo Berrettini, respectively. Madison Keys closed out the round with a 4-0 victory over Lucia Bronzetti. “This is amazing. It was amazing for the team to win this…

Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest on everything from cycling to boxingSubscribe to our free sports email to get the latest newsAndy Murray resumes his epic Australian Open run when he takes on Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.The Scot turned back the clock to defeat Tanasi Kokkinakis in five sets, overcoming a two-set deficit to seal the victory in the longest match of his career.After more than 10 hours on the court, after eliminating Matteo Berrettini in an equally long first-round match, Murray is keen to bounce back quickly after finishing at 4am local…

Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest on everything from cycling to boxingSubscribe to our free sports email to get the latest newsAndy Murray resumes his epic Australian Open run when he takes on Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.The Scot turned back the clock to defeat Tanasi Kokkinakis in five sets, overcoming a two-set deficit to seal the victory in the longest match of his career.After more than 10 hours on the court, after eliminating Matteo Berrettini in an equally long first-round match, Murray is keen to bounce back quickly after finishing at 4am local…

Crown Properties on Thursday (19) announced rental properties for the installation of six offshore wind farms capable of providing power to more than seven million homes.The foundation said the agreements cemented the UK as the second-largest producer of offshore wind power, after China.The six new parks – three on the west coast of England and Wales, and three on the North Sea to the east – will add 8 gigawatts of renewable electricity by 2030.Jas Jaspert of Crown Properties said this “shows the world that the UK’s offshore wind sector is growing at a satisfactory pace to help meet the…

Sign up for Miguel Delaney to read the game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up for Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletterThe game’s lawmakers have rejected an interim replacement ruling for concussions in the Premier League and two other competitions next season, a move criticized by players’ unions, leagues and activists.Here, the Palestinian News Agency looks at the main issues.What is the background to this?The global players’ union, FIFPRO, has advocated testing of temporary concussion replacements for nearly a decade. Last month, FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum wrote to the FIFA Council, which governs the laws of…

Gary Lineker was surprised by the “joke” during the pre-match match between Wolverhampton and Liverpool. Photo: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesThe “whatsapp gawaning” scam has caught a lot of people and caused embarrassment. This time an important football program on English television had to explain itself.BBC was embarrassed on Tuesday (17) during the live coverage of the FA Cup match between Wolverhampton and Liverpool. During a pre-match round of analysis and commentary from both sides, BBC commentator Danny Murphy had just given his opinion when embarrassing voices were heard in the background.Read also:The inappropriate noises in the workplace continued for…

Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSubscribe to our free sports email to get the latest newsCoverage of the Olympics will remain open on the BBC until at least 2032, after the company confirmed a new joint partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Television. Discovery (WBD).The deal means the BBC, whose coverage of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics drew a total of 36.4 million viewers, will continue to broadcast the games across all of its platforms.BBC Director General Tim Davie said: “The Olympics are a really…

Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest news on everything from cycling to boxingSubscribe to our free sports email to get the latest newsPlay was suspended for three hours at the Australian Open on Tuesday afternoon due to the extreme heat.With the temperature in the mid-30s, the tournament’s heat stress gauge, which also takes humidity and wind speed into account, reached five after 2 p.m., meaning outdoor play was halted.Among those affected was UK number two Dan Evans, who just beat Argentine Facundo Bagnes by two sets to one in the first round.Play continued under the roofs…

Sign up for Miguel Delaney to read the game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up for Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletterMore than 80 of the UK’s top clubs start a football-wide campaign against the climate crisis this weekend, which will culminate in Football Green Weekend from 3-5 February.In the next 20 days until then, the Green Soccer Cup will take place, where millions of fans will be encouraged to take climate-friendly actions in order to achieve “green goals” for their team.The idea is to start changing the basic habits around football so that this leads to a…