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Alcaraz is the clear favourite to win a second singles title at Queen’s on Sunday afternoon after defeating fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets 6-4 6-4 in the last four on Saturday, notching his 250th career victory in the process.The five-time Grand Slam champion has only dropped one set so far during an impressive week in West Kensington, battling to victory over another compatriot in Jaume Munar in the last 16.Top seed Alcaraz – winner of 17 successive matches – also beat Adam Walton and Arthur Rinderknech, though won’t have the chance to avenge his shock defeat by…

With RB Salzburg winning their opening match and Real facing them in their final group-stage match, more dropped points here would leave the European giants under real pressure.It has already been an eventful few days for Real, who had Kylian Mbappe hospitalised in the build-up to this match with gastroenteritis and that is likely to rule him out again.Pachuca, who qualified for the Club World Cup by winning the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, were impressed for large spells against Salzburg last time out and were level with 15 minutes remaining, but ultimately fell to defeat.How to watch Real Madrid vs…

It was an ideal start to the tournament for the Italian side, who thrashed Al-Ain 5-0 after scoring four first-half goals.They will now be eyeing three more points here to leave the final group-stage match against Manchester City as a likely showdown for top spot.Wydad AC, though, will believe they can cause Juventus problems, having showed plenty of ambition in their opening defeat to City.The Moroccan club were beaten 2-0 but offered a threat on the counter throughout and should offer Juventus a sterner test than Al-Ain managed.The heat in Philadelphia could make conditions uncomfortable but Wydad were well-backed by…

It was two in the blink of an eye, and the second came straight from Merseyside, as Jarrell Quansah kept advancing unchallenged from the back, and he unleashed a powerful strike from distance, that Alejandro Iturbe could only parry. The rebound would fall kindly for Elliott following in, and his tap-in meant that England were two-up and cruising inside the first quarter-hour. Source link

250,000 spectators are expected to flock into the grandstands across the five days in Berkshire.Three top-level Group One races all took place on the opening day, setting the tone for quite the event, which has been labelled in the build-up by jockey William Buick as “the biggest five days in our sport”.It is believed that a total of £10million will be handed out in prize money across the festival’s 35 races, of which eight will be Group One-ranked.Here, Standard Sport gives you all the details ahead of the event.The Royal meetingREUTERSWhen is Royal Ascot 2025? The Royal Ascot races started…

Draper was given two code violations in his final service game – the first for taking longer than the regulated 25 seconds between deliveries – before Lehecka dispatched a superb passing forehand winner to tee up two break points – and the second after he had conceded the break, with the Czech ripping a backhand into the corner, causing the second seed to smash his racquet into the advertising hoardings in frustration. Source link

However, Feyi-Waboso’s return after six months out proved short-lived and disastrous as his yellow card for a dangerous high tackle on French fly-half Antoine Hastoy late in the first half was upgraded to a 20-minute red following a bunker review, surely ending any Lions chances and leaving his involvement in England’s upcoming summer trip to Argentina and the USA in question. Source link

While the Young Lions still made it through to the last eight, they now face a tough test against Spain in a repeat of the Euro 2023 final in Georgia, when Curtis Jones’ goal and a last-gasp penalty save from James Trafford to deny Abel Ruiz secured England their first title for almost 40 years. This time La Roja pipped Italy to top spot in Group A on goals scored following a 1-1 draw between the sides that followed Spain’s opening wins over hosts Slovakia and Romania. Source link

The Bundesliga club were held to a goalless draw by Fluminense in their tournament opener and it has left them with work to do in their bid to qualify for the knockout stages.The Sundowns, the current South African champions, were deserved winners over Ulsan in their first match and it means they sit top of Group F after the first round of matches.This, though, is a big step up from that match and they will need to pick up a result against either Dortmund or Fluminense if they are to make it out of the group.Jobe Bellingham made his debut…

Chelsea are in talks with all of Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and Mohammed Kudus, which would see Madueke move down the pecking order, having also made contact over Malick Fofana and Hugo Ekitike. Liverpool are set to finally announce Florian Wirtz and have booked a medical for Milos Kerkez. They are now plotting a move for Marc Guehi, but Alexander Isak remains an unrealistic target. Source link