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From England's point of view, let's hope that is the one and only time Pat Cummins lifts a trophy at The Oval this summer. Australia were deserved winners of the world Test Champions final,  thoroughly outplaying an India team whose fightback came too late. For the first two days in particular, Australia were awesome, giving a demonstration of just how terrifyingly good they can be at their best. Steve Smith and Travis Head gorged on some below-par bowling before the Aussie pace bowlers thundered into a shell-shocked India top order. The off-spin of Nathan Lyon came to the fore late in the game and the Aussies caught flies in the slips. But anyone thinking that what Australia have done over five days at The Oval makes them more dangerous in the Ashes hasn't been paying attention. Australia were already by far the most significant threat posed to England in the Ben Stokes era. Red alert reached long ago, warning lights flashing and sirens blaring. Aus...

Britain's Andy Murray extended his winning run to eight matches as he beat Switzerland's Dominic Stricker to reach the last four of the Nottingham Open. Murray won the Surbiton Trophy on Sunday, his first title on home soil since 2016, and will play Portugal's Nuno Borges in Saturday's semi-final. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 36, is hoping to move into the world's top 32 to be seeded for Wimbledon. In the women's event, three British players reached the semi-finals too. Heather Watson and Katie Boulter meet in one semi-final, while Jodie Burrage will face France's Alize Cornet after she beat American Elizabeth Mandlik. "This week has been great and a couple of weeks ago we were hearing that British tennis is not doing well," said Murray after completing a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 victory. "You want all the players to reach their potential. Not everyone is going to win Wimbledon or a Grand Slam, but you want everyone to make the most...

British trio Jodie Burrage, Katie Boulter and Heather Watson all gained impressive wins to move into the Nottingham Open semi-finals. Burrage beat Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-2 3-6 7-5 before Boulter defeated fellow Briton Harriet Dart 6-3 7-5 in the other half of the tournament draw. It is the first time Burrage and Boulter have reached WTA semi-finals. Boulter will face Watson after she beat Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 to guarantee a British finalist. Watson, 31, reached the fourth round of Wimbledon last year, her best performance at a Grand Slam, but received no ranking points. Wimbledon had banned players from Russia and Belarus in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with governing bodies the ATP and WTA reacting by awarding no ranking points to any player. Watson's ranking has dropped to 195th and she had to make it through two qualifying rounds to just get into the Nottingham Open, but has now reached the semi-finals for the fir...

The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss had been linked with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this season.                                             Roma mnager, Jose Mourinho, has refused the chance to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.             Mourinho was viewed as a potential appointment for the Saudi club.           But Mourinho now appears set to stay in Italy, having told Al-Ahli that he does not have any interest in managing the club.               According to Sky Italia, Mourinho attended a meeting with Al-Ahli’s  president  in London to inform him that he did not want the job.         Mourinho  who is one of the best in football has won Manager of the Year awards in Portugal, England and Italy .  ...

Lionel Messi, in full Lionel Andrés Messi, also called Leo Messi, (born June 24, 1987, Rosario, Argentina), Argentine-born football (soccer) player who received a record-setting seven Ballon d’Or awards as the world’s top male player (2009–12, 2015, 2019, and 2021) Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has named Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as the best coach in the world. Messi, who spoke in China, said Guardiola deserved to win the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League trophy. The Argentina World Cup winner arrived in Beijing, China by private jet over the weekend and was greeted by hundreds of jubilant fans The Argentina World Cup winner arrived in Beijing, China by private jet over the weekend and was greeted by hundreds of jubilant fans. Speaking to the Chinese media on a Chinese stream platform about Guardiola, the 35-year-old forward said: “Yes, and he deserved to win the Champions League. “He is the best coach in the world.” Guardiola coached Messi during their ...

Stefan de Vrij is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back  for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. He began his  career at his local club VV Spirit, and debuted as a professional for Feyenoord  aged 17.  The 31 year old Netherland centre who signed for inter Milan in 2018  on a free transfer from Serie A rivals Lazio is set to sign a new contract.  Stefan de Vrij, the Internazionale defender, has taken part in the majority  of the team's Serie A games in 2022/2023, making 27 appearances overall and  playing 1,944 minutes. He has been selected in the starting XI in 22 of these  appearances across their 38 fixtures and been used as a substitute on five  occasions.  The 31 year old defender who according to his coach “is calm, strong, and  even without incredible speed, his tactical ability always put him in the best  position to cover.” is set to sign a contr...

Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo of Real Madrid have each received a new shirt number  for the next campaign. Vinicius Junior continues to be one of the best wingers in the league after another successful campaign with 10  goals and providing nine assist s According to reports, Vincius Jr. will fill Eden Hazard's renowned No. 7  jersey at Real Madrid. While Marco Asensio, who has also left the club, was assigned jersey number  11, Rodrygo has now taken it. Fran Garcia, the first player signed by Real Madrid for the 2023–24 season and  given the number 20 jersey, was officially announced earlier today. If you'll remember, since Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio left the team, shirts  7 and 11 have been empty. Having spent four years at the Santiago Bernabéu, Eden Hazard's contract was  cancelled, while Asensio's contract had already expired when he departed the  club. Vinicius Junior has been given the legendary number 7, which was once worn by...