Madison Keys in the United States won nine consecutive games while flying out towards the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a victory over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Monday January 20, 2025.
Seed n ° 19 Madison Keys marked the big upheaval on the 9th day of the Australian Open, beating n ° 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Rybakina led a back injury throughout the match and has always been able to rally and win the second set. However, she had no answer for the keys that constantly returned her service.
After his third round victory over Dayana Yastremska, Rybakina admitted to journalists that her back was an important obstacle, saying “it doesn’t seem too good” and needed “magic” to move forward in the tournament.
Keys won nine consecutive games and beat Rybakina after losing her last two games against her.
“I really had to focus on so much feedback today. His service is such a weapon,” Keys said in his post-match interview. “I knew that if I could just try to make at least some of his competitive service games, I was lucky.”
Keys will face Elina Svitolina in the quarter -final match on Wednesday. Svitolina advanced by beating Veronika Kudermetova in two sets, 6-4, 6-1.
N ° 1 male seed and title champion of the Australian Open Jannik sinner Name a disease that has caused several medical delays throughout his fourth round match. The game was also delayed by a broken net in the fourth set.
The sinner finally prevailed on No. 13 Holger Rune, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but he obviously fought during the match, seen shaking while seated between sets.
“Today was a very strange morning. I did not even warn myself today, trying to go on the field as in shape as possible,” said Sinner to Jim Courier after the match. “I knew in my mind just before the match I would fight today.”
With the victory, Sinner became the fourth player to reach the quarter -finals in 15 consecutive events at the tour, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. At 23, he is the youngest male player to win 18 consecutive games from the Grand Chelem Hard Court since John McENROE did in 1981.
The sinner will face the native Australian Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals. The seeded n ° 8 exceeded the fourth round of the tournament for the first time with a victory over Alex Michelsen, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
De Minaur is the first Australian male player to do the Australian open districts since Nick Kyrgios did in 2015. Previously, he qualified in the quarter -finals at the US Open, in French Open and Wimbledon.
“It means the world,” said Minaur after the match. “There is nothing that I want to do more than playing here in Australia in front of you, so I’m happy to have finally reached a quarter -final here. Come on for bigger and better things.”
De Minaur and Sinner clashed nine times, the Italians winning all their matches.
Also in the fourth round of the female draw, seeded n ° 8 Emma Navarro endured three sets to beat the n ° 9 Daria Kasatkina, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. The match was a back and forth business with each player constantly breaking the other service. Kasatkina seemed to be on the verge of linking the third set, but wandered with four consecutive mistakes.
Navarro did not take an easy road to the quarter -finals, needing three sets to win its three games in the Australian Open this year. She beat Peyton Stearns in the first round, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, then defeated Xyu Wang in the second round, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. In the third round, Navarro fought to beat Ons Jabeur, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Seed n ° 2 IGA SwiTEK Aways Navarro in the quarter-final match on Wednesday after easily sent Eva Lys to two sets, 6-0, 6-1. Each of this year’s Swiatek games in the Australian Open was consecutive victories.
Perhaps as a warning to Navarro, Swiatek says she has room to improve.
“I do not yet have the impression of being in my peak, but matches like that certainly give me confidence,” said Swiatek in his post-match interview. “I feel like I’m playing a good game.”
Outside the field, Swiatek has learned that the World Anti -Doping Agency will not appeal its suspension of a month for having tested the prohibited substance of trimetazidine positive in August. The AMA examination on the case determined that the positive test of Swiatek was the result of the contamination of the melatonin it took.
Swiatek served a one -month suspension that ended on December 4.
The arrival of Jon Rahm on the stage of the professional golf course was marked by his victory at the Open Farmers Insurance 2017 in Torrey Pines, a victory which did it for the first time in the top 50 of the official world classification of the Golf .
More than 8 years later, with 52 weeks spent as a golfer No. 1 in the world, his time in the top 50 is over.
On Monday, Rahm fell from the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time since his first PGA Tour victory.
Since his defection at Liv Golf, Rahm has won OWGR points in any of these events. He played brilliantly in LIV events, never placing himself worse than the T-10. However, in the events he accumulates OWGR points, he did not play his expectations.
Last year, Rahm missed the cup at the Masters and PGA championship before retiring from the US Open with a foot injury. He placed T-7 at the open championship, T-5 at the Olympic Games and has three TOP-10 on the DP World Tour in time, including a finalist at the Spanish Open.
It has been almost a year since Liv Golf has removed its OWGR application, and the league has not shown signs that it will apply anytime soon.
Data Golf classifies golf golf players in its world ranking, where Rahm is fourth. However, there are only five golf golf players in the top 50 of the data golf course. In OWGR, Tyrrell Hatton (n ° 8) and Bryson Dechambeau (n ° 13) are the only players in the top 50.
But with regard to OWGR, except for a victory in a major event or DP World Tour, the Rahm slide should continue.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Jon Rahm falls from the top 50 in OWGR for the first time since 2017
Imane Khelif accused the International Boxing Association (IBA) of making “false and offensive” allegations against her, while the fallout from her saga of the Olympic Games continue.
During the 2024 matches in Paris, Khelif won the Welter weight boxing gold, but the Algerian victory was overshadowed by a gender row. The IBA, which previously directed Olympic boxing but was abandoned before the 2020 Games, said Khelif had failed an eligibility test between the sexes at the 2022 world championships.
While Khelif was born and grew up as a woman and has never identified itself as transgender or intersex, the International Olympic Committee (CIO) faces a judicial challenge of the IBA, which says that it was provoked By an executive decree of American president Donald Trump.
The IBA cited on Monday the “interviews of Trump men outside female sports”, while calling Lin Yu -Ting from Khelif and Taiwan – which also won gold in Paris – “ineligible athletes”. Now Khelif, 25, responded to IBA with an Instagram statement.
She wrote: “For two years, I took the high road while my name and my image were used, unauthorized, to other personal and political programs by the propagation and the dissemination of lies and disinformation without foundation. But silence is no longer an option.
“The IBA, an organization with which I am no longer associated and which is no longer recognized by the IOC, has again made basic accusations which are false and offensive, using them to advance their program. This is a question that concerns not only me, but the broader principles of equity and the regular procedure in sport.
“My team carefully examines the situation and will take all the legal measures necessary to ensure that my rights and the principles of fair competition are confirmed. The managers of these actions must be held responsible and we will continue all the legal means to ensure that justice prevails. »»
IBA was abandoned by the IOC due to concerns relating to finance and links of the organization with Russia, and due to fears of corruption. As such, the IOC ran Olympic in 2020 and set up the Paris boxing unit to do so last summer.
Tuesday, a IOC spokesman said The independent: “This IBA declaration is only another example of [the] The IBA campaign against the IOC, which has been underway since their recognition has been withdrawn by the IOC for questions related to governance, judgment and arbitration – as well as questions concerning their finances.
Imane Khelif (right) won the box of box weights Welter at the 2024 Olympic Games (Getty)
“Here are the facts: the two female athletes mentioned by [the] IBAs are not transgender athletes. They were born as women, were raised as women and participated in the female category for all their boxing careers, including in previous international competitions such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, when the two have not won a medal. They also participated in the IBA World World Championships and tournaments sanctioned by IBA before becoming victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision of IBA. Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were disqualified, without any regular procedure.
“None of the athletes had a perfect track in Paris. Lin Yu-Ting, for example, lost its latest fight before arriving in Paris. None of the athletes deserved the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where Imane Khelif was beaten in the quarterfinals by unanimous decision. Lin Yu-Ting lost his first fight in the round of 16.
“In their career, Yu-Ting has won only one of the 40 fights by RSC (3%) and Khelif won five of the 37 (14%). In comparison, other successful boxers arrived in Paris after winning up to 28% of their career fights and 33% of their most recent fights by RSC. These data are relevant when evaluating the question of whether Yu-Ting and Khelif had an increased performance advantage and / or a security risk compared to other successful boxers in the women’s category. »»
Manchester United is now worse under Ruben Anorim than under Erik Ten Hag.Composite: Guardian Sport / Reuters / Getty / Shutterstock
Covering Manchester United these days is a bit like being a character in a silent witness: each week, you end up writing a post-mortem. Their Sunday defeat in Tottenham was a engaging case if Bitty which finished 1-0 largely because the low defense quality of the defense was offset by the low level of attack. It was fun in his own way, but it didn’t look much like Premier League football.
This also meant that United fell 15th in the table, having won only four of the 14 championship games under Ruben Amorim. Under Erik Ten Hag this season, United was taking 1.22 points per game; Under Amorim, it is at 1.00. No one was fighting on the magnitude of the task he acquitted, but four months after Amorim took the job, it would be very difficult to identify the signs of concrete progress. There was the resilience of performance in the League in Anfield, in the FA Cup at the Emirates, and not much else.
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Amad Diallo has impressed, raising other questions about the reasons why it was used if with sparingly by ten hag, but he is now absent for the season after having undergone an ankle injury in training. The departure XI on Sunday presented three players who feel like it is part of the club’s long-term future, and even it is slightly generous since Patrick Dorgu has just happened and therefore did not Not had time to be afflicted by the general discomfort. In January, United seemed willing to sell one of the other two, Alejandro Garnacho, if only as a product of the Academy, it would represent pure profit in the rules of profit and sustainability of the leagues (PSR), which would allow them to further replenish the team.
This, of course, is a large part of the AMORIM problem. The team he inherited is a mess. And although it is legitimate to wonder why Casemiro is always embarking on the midfielder of United, a glance at the Banc de United, which included eight adolescents and Victor Lindelöf, clearly indicates how Amorim had. It is now likely that United will have been undergoing his first arrival in slightest half-time since 1989-90-the season when, by the legend at least, the winner of Mark Robins in Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup kept Alex Ferguson In the work – but no one should think is the fault of anyone except the owners of the club.
This week will mark a year since Jim Ratcliffe bought a little more than a quarter of the club and the right to manage the Glazers football operations. It was welcomed by optimism; It is local and logical said that no one could be as bad as the last lot. Since then, he has imposed a multitude of cost reduction measures – a lot of mean. He deleted discounts for retirees and children and has installed a range of expensive executives. Dan Ashworth was installed as a sports director, probably to try to ensure the type of coordinated approach which was so obviously defective since the departure of Ferguson in 2013, to leave after five months, apparently to oppose the AMORIM appointment.
The 40 -year record in Portugal clearly indicates that he is a gifted coach, but that does not make him the right coach for United. He reiterated on Sunday that he will continue to play his 3-4-3, that it is a season which must almost be radiated as the players become familiar with the system. But he should know that most of this team cannot play it. He must also realize that there will be no great silver infusion to rebuild the team in summer; United is already under pressure to avoid violating PSR regulations.
Even with an equitable wind, as Gary Neville said on the podcast, it would be a huge task for Amorim to transform the tactical identity of a club that has almost never played with a rear three. And that leads to questions: how certain the hierarchy is that Morim is the right man? Defining philosophy should be a job for a sports director, who would then recruit players and coaches accordingly. The absence of such a director has been one of the biggest problems for United for more than a decade – so they name one and immediately ignore their advice.
And the wind is not fair. Fans are frustrated by the lack of progress, which on the one hand is difficult for Amorim, but on the other hand is easily understandable, given the way in which they are pressed by the club, paying for a supplement in 35 years.
The danger is that, even if Amorim is the right man, his reputation will be so tarnished at the end of the season that he will never be able to inspire the belief that successful management requires. It is a mess without easy solutions.
That day …
After losing a vote for the Ajax captain in the summer of 1973, Johan Cruyff decided that he had finished. He had won three European cuts with the Amsterdam club, but he needed to stretch his wings. While Spain softened its regulations on foreigners, Real Madrid sniffed, but it was Barcelona who jumped to bring Cruyff together with the Dutch coach who had inspired him so much in Ajax, Rinus Michels. The agreement was agreed on August 13 but which broke the Dutch regulations which indicated that all transfers should occur in July. It took two and a half months for the bureaucracy to be resolved, and Cruyff finally made its debut on October 28.
He joined a team that is just starting to find his feet after winning only one of their first five games of the season. They only lost after their first League title in 14 years. But the highest point, without a doubt, came on February 17, 1974, when Barcelona went to the Bernabéu for the Clásico. Cruyff ran the match, scoring three goals and scoring one, showing a remarkable balance and strength to beat two players on the edge of the box, while Barça won 5-0.
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F1 revealed that Take That is one of the newspapers of the launch event for the 2025 season, F1 75 LiveTuesday evening in London.
The event, which launches the new season at the O2 Arena, will see the 10 teams and 20 pilots appear while each outfit reveals the ITD livery for the 2025 campaign. The season begins in a little less than a month, the 16th March in Australia.
Lewis Hamilton will make his Ferrari debut in Melbourne and the Scuderia will reveal his 2025 car on Wednesday at their base in Maranello.
During the weekend, Ferrari also published an emotional video behind the scenes of the first days of Hamilton in the team last month. The British driver is expected to appear on Tuesday evening in the capital.
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Ferrari published a video behind the scenes of Lewis Hamilton this weekend
Exc: “ I predicted the move of Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton six years ago – but he does not need the eighth title F1 ‘
Ferrari going behind the scenes Lewis Hamilton Video:
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The first days of Hamilton in Ferrari last month were emblematic!
Now, Ferrari has published an emotional video behind the scenes after the British driver while he met the staff and led his first laps to Scuderia Red!
Watch the video here:
Lewis Hamilton leads to Ferrari this year (Twitter / X – @Sccederiaferrari)
F1 News – Last: F1 75 live acts revealed!
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The show will be organized by the actor and actor Jack Whitehalland will present a feeling of American countries Kane BrownAward-winning multi-plain recording artist MGK (Kelly machine gun)composer Brian TylerLet’s dreamand the emblematic British group Take.
They will go on stage for an unforgettable entertainment evening at the London O2 Arena alongside the ten teams of Formula 1 and twenty pilots to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the sport.
Jack Whitehall will also be joined throughout the night by familiar faces of F1TV Laura Winter, Ariana Bravo and Lawrence Barretto.
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“ I predicted the move of Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton six years ago – but he does not need the eighth title F1 ”
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“I essentially predicted that Lewis moves to Ferrari,” explains Ted Kravitz The independent.
“It was a bit of a supposition at the time, but it seemed that the attraction of Ferrari and their meaning in sport … He always thought that it would be very cool to be a Ferrari driver.
“He likes the brand, he has certain road cars, which is always help. When you look at it now, it seems natural to do. He put a spring in his step, right? A spring in the F1 stage, just to see how it will do too.
Read the full interview below:
“ I predicted that the move of Ferrari de Hamilton six years ago, but he does not need to win the title ”
Alex Albon on Carlos Sainz joining him in Williams:
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“In terms of pressure, no, I see it as an opportunity,” said Albon, questioned about Sainz joining him in Williams.
“Carlos is a very proven driver and he has just left one of his best seasons in F1, so I am confident in me and delighted to have a great teammate from whom I can learn. I hope I can also bring him something and at the end, the management of the team is to move forward in the future.
“I think we are going to work together, just from what we talked about and what we like about the car is quite similar.”
Albon and Sainz (Williams F1)
Back when the machine gun Kelly storm after a bizarre exchange of the “ aerial guitar ” with Martin Brundle
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Machine Gun Kelly performs at F1 75 Live tomorrow – and made the headlines at 2023 Brazil GP after a conversation on the grid with bundle!
Learn more below:
Machine Gun Kelly joins forces after a bizarre exchange of the “aerial guitar” with Martin Brundle
Oscar Piastri explains McLaren’s position in 2025 “Papaya rules” with Lando Norris
13:52 ,, Kieran Jackson
“We will be able to run each other,” Piastri told the launch of McLaren’s car in Silverstone last Thursday.
“We have shown over and over again that we can run hard, but properly, and as long as we do not take points from the team, that’s how we are going to race.
“If it becomes a difference in points in both directions towards the end of the season and that we need the help of our teammate, then we will try to help each other.”
Norris and Piastri (AP)
Who will be at F1 75 Live?
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The 20 pilots, including six recruits with full -time seats, will be present in eastern London Tuesday, February 18.
Lewis Hamilton, who has snubbed the last F1 event in London in 2017, is expected to attend the event, which begins to 8 p.m. (GMT). It ends at 10 p.m.
Each team will have a little less than 10 minutes each on stage, the team’s car livery was revealed at 15,000 fans inside the arena and interviews taking place with pilots and patterns of the ‘team.
On Monday, British actor Jack Whitehall was confirmed as the host of the show.
Take this, just like Will Machine Gun Kelly (who endured an embarrassing moment with Martin Brundle at the Brazilian Grand Prix 2023), the star of the country Kane Brown and the composer Brian Tyler, whose unique melody of the F1 theme has been broadcast more 75 million times.
Sainz on Hamilton’s chances of winning the world title with Ferrari:
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“I saw Charles [Leclerc] And I know how good Charles is, but I have never been teammates with Lewis.
“And the only way you can more or less evaluate a driver is when you are their teammate and you see what he is capable of doing.
“I can only say when I left Ferrari, I felt that the team – Ferrari and Charles – were ready to fight for a world championship.
“And with Lewis joining, this chance only increased.”
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Martin Brundle says that Lando Norris needs “razorblades” on his elbows in battles with Max Verstappen
12:09 ,, Kieran Jackson
“I think Lando knows how to run forward now,” Brundle told Sky Sports News last week when McLaren launched.
“I think he probably believes he can win a world championship. He will have to take out his elbows and make shaves on these elbows in a wheel fight with Max.
“It’s clear, as everyone owes it because that’s how Max goes to the race. He’s hard, and that is why he won the last four world championships. »»
Max Verstappen of Red Bull, on the left, and Lando Norris of McLaren had a battle last season (PA) (PA Archive)
How Carlos Sainz can always make the title of F1 title in Williams with the Master plan by James Vowles
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After two years in work, it is no longer a surprise when the owner of Williams, James Vowles – the former chief strategist of Mercedes and architect of many victories of Lewis Hamilton – made his daring statement well used on the future team. If daring, in fact, that it would not be advisable if his words did not bear as much authority and his experience as much respect.
In short, Vowles rejected this current F1 era as a free blow for a giant fallen from sport. Friday morning, when Williams launched his car FW47 2025 in an ice silverstone, his message did not hesitate.
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How Sainz can still make the title of title F1 in Williams with the Master plan of Vowles
Haas Pair Drive 2025 F1 Car in Silverstone
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Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon had a private day “Shakedown” in Silverstone on Sunday in the car of Haas 2025 F1
The livery of the team season will be revealed at F1 75 Live tomorrow evening at the O2 Arena in London.
It will be the first full -time season of the British teenager Bearman in F1, after three appearances last year, including a start for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia.
Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman (Haas F1 team)
F1 75 Live – Jack Whitehall reacts to the accommodation concert!
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“As soon as I heard of F1 75 live at the O2, I knew that I wanted to get involved.
“He promises to be a truly unique show, bringing together cars and stars of Formula 1 with world musicians and incredible entertainment to celebrate 75 years of this incredible sport.
“I can’t wait to go on stage and bring everyone’s show to O2 and those who look at home in the world!”
Jack Whitehall organizes F1 75 Live (ARCHIVE PA)
When does the 2025 season start?
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The official pre-season test takes place from Wednesday, February 26 to Friday, February 28.
In accordance with previous years, the track will be open for eight hours a day, from 7 a.m. (GMT) and ending at 4 p.m. (GMT).
The first race of the 2025 season, the Australian Grand Prix, is Sunday March 16 (4 a.m.).
Where can I watch it F1 75 live?
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F1 will broadcast the whole event on their YouTube channel.
British rights holder Sky Sports will broadcast the event, with the programming Main Sky Sports event And Sky Sports F1 Setted to start at 8 p.m. (GMT).
ESPN holds F1 rights in the United States and is the ideal place to watch the event on television in the United States.
F1 75 Live – Start time:
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The event will go from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (GMT) Tuesday evening, with pilots and team directors of the 10 teams – Alpine, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, Sauber, McLaren, Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Red Bull and Williams – revealing their car deliveries for the new season.
Each team will have a little less than 10 minutes each on stage, the team’s car livery was revealed at 15,000 fans inside the arena and interviews taking place with pilots and patterns of the ‘team.
The O2 Arena will welcome F1 75 Live in London (F1)
Novak Djokovic may seem frightening when he celebrates, but he won him after beating Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian open quarters 2025. (Reuters / Edgar SU)
Day 10 of Australian Open 2025 ended much later than normal, thanks to a generally epic quarter -final match between Novak Djokovic And Carlos Alcaraz. These two have developed a little rivalry in the field in recent years, Alcaraz, 21, a tennis racket and a sneer.
Tuesday, Djokovic came out in the lead. While Alcaraz took the first set, Djokovic a Rugi and suffocated Alcaraz in the following three sets, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic goes to the semi-finals where he will face the seed n ° 2 Alexander Zverev Friday.
The Australian Open is the Djokovic playground. He was more successful than in any other adult, winning 10 of his 24 Grand Chelem trophies in Melbourne. He knows the courtyard, he knows the crowd, and above all, he knows himself. Although the rise of young people, talented and convincing like Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can give the impression that Djokovic’s time in the sun is over, he is clearly not ready to enter the twilight of his career. He is there by beating ultra-spicing players like Alcaraz who are 16 years old his junior.
The era of the three large ones ended. But the era of Djokovic is still strong.
While Djokovic shot a major obstacle on his way on day 10, he was bad for the Americans at the Australian Open. Five Americans overall reached the quarterfinals, but the best classified woman and man were both lost on Tuesday.
Seed n ° 3 Coco Gauff saw his open Australian trip end with his loss at n ° 11 Paula Badosa in right sets. Gauff was not overwhelmed by Badosa, but did not play properly. It served six double defects and had 41 uns forked errors, compared to the two double defects of Badosa and 23 uns forked errors.
Tommy PaulSowing 12th, also lost, beaten by the seeded n ° 2 which hunts its first major trophy with great intensity. Zverev beat Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 in a end and trendy match. Zverev judged the two equality breaks to win sets one and two, but Paul was released and dominated Zverev in the third set. But Zverev, who can play as a force of nature, returned and slammed a fast fourth set victory to take the match.
The n ° 1 seed of women Aryna Sabalenka defeated n ° 27 Anastasia pavlyuchenkovaBut not without any problem. Sabalenka won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, but dropped her first set from the whole tournament. And it was not close either. For the first time at the Australian Open 2025, Sabalenka was overwhelmed and preceded. Pavlyuchenkova could not make a big bump in the sets it has lost, but it shows that the domination of Sabalenka can be broken in the right circumstances.
The three remaining Americans will then play their games in the quarter -final. N ° 19 Madison Keys will face n ° 28 Elina Svitolina, while n ° 8 Emma Navarro Will beat n ° 2 iga swiatek. It will be a difficult match for Navarro, because Swiatek was as dominant as Sabalenka – Swiatek’s opponents in his last three games have won a total of four games. On the side of men, n ° 21 Ben Shelton is confronted with the SONEGO LORENZO not series. If Shelton wins, he will play in his second Grand Chelem semi-final in career, his first since 2023 US Open.
Welcome to the Monday ranking, where we drop the best stories of the weekend in the wonderful world of golf. Take a Arnold Palmer, pull a chair and start dreading the imminent Ryder Cup…
1. Ludvig Åberg is officially a problem of Ryder Cup now
You could see the wave build off most of Sunday afternoon. Yes, Maverick McNealy directed the Genesis Invitational, and Scottie Scheffler was back to his usual powerful self, and a pair of Patrick – Cantlay and Rodgers – dragged around the top of the ranking. But there, just a few strokes, hid Ludvig Åberg, and over the last nine, he struck. Four birdies in the last six holes, including a 7 -foot fence to be won, gave Åberg a victory for PGA Tour, a berth of five first projected in the world ranking and an aura of devastating inevitability. Åberg crosses all the required stages of celebrity now – win in smaller tournaments, learn not to lose majors – and for a long time, he will have the sport. His arrival could not have arrived at a better time for the European Ryder Cup team, or a worst for the contingent of the United States, which is already in shock. We are entering the era of Åberg, and we could be here for a while.
2. Is a PGA-Liv reunification agreement close?
Tiger Woods has not played in Genesis; Still in mourning his mother, he limited his appearance to the presentation of the trophy and a brief passage in the CBS stand alongside Jim Nantz. When he supported the possibility of reunification of the exploded golf visits, Woods indicated that the involvement of President Trump seems to be a good sign to put all the golf together.
“I think things will heal quickly,” said Woods. “We have this game put in the right direction, he has been heading in the wrong direction for several years. Fans all want us to play together, all the best players to play together and we will get there.”
It should be noted that Woods has expressed optimism several times before, without anything that results. But the involvement of the current presidential administration seems to be a positive sign for an agreement … one day.
(Bruno Rouby / Yahoo Sports)
3. Tiger Woods, TGL is coming up this week
Woods and TGL, the indoor golf league infused with technology, are coming back this week for the most busy race in the League to date. TGL follows a triplehead of the presidents with a Tuesday evening match which will include the return of Woods. TGL has experienced a few notes and appears on the right track for a respectable race as a winter golf course. Some players seem much more committed than others, and after having changed the rules of the “hammer”, an overhaul of the alignment should be on the file of season 2 of TGL. The League needs more players as committed as Collin Morikawa and Billy outside the Check.
4. Liv Golf wraps its most successful annual judgment
Liv Golf may or may not be a commercial business prosperous overall – given the amount of money thrown for relatively low notes and a return of awareness, we would look towards “no” – but what is indisputable, c ‘ is that Adelaide, Australia, Australia, Stop is the most notable and noisy tour, by a long journey. The way of Liv’s success is through places like Australia, localities where there is a base of golf fans ready to transform any event into Open WM Phoenix … except that there are not many events.
During the Adelaide event this year, Joaquin Niemann continued his success race with a three -stroke victory, while Sergio Garcia GC’s fire balls won the title of the team.
A highlight: Patrick Reed taking into account the “water hole” of the course. Discover this celebration:
5. Justin Leonard won his first tournament in 16 years
As long as we bring back the Ryder Cup six months earlier … A hero of the Ryder Cup of yesteryear is finally back in Victory Lane after an absence of 16 years. Justin Leonard, open champion and Ryder Legend in 1999, won the CHUBB Classic of the PGA Tour Champions in Naples by four shots, holding the couples Billy Andrade, Darren Clarke and Fred. The victory marked Leonard’s first victory since 2008, a good return for a guy who briefly owned the golf world.
Trophy of the week: Genesis Invitational
Ludvig Åberg and Friend pose with the Genesis Invitational Trophy. (Brian Rothmuller / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
This week’s trophy is a solid competitor, smooth lines and contrasting metals. In addition, it seems that you could probably drink a full bottle of wine from this thing, which is always a bonus when you assess the value of a trophy. Any trophy too large to hold on a shelf is automatically a good trophy.
Shooting of the week: the horizontal peer of McNealy
Maverick McNealy could not hold a Åberg of load in Genesis, but let’s be honest, there are very few people who could. But at least McNealy will always remember this safeguard by a ridiculous horizontal lie, a swing closer to a stick of the stick in the stick than an approach:
Pursue. Try this to your local. Just make sure your game partners are behind you. Path Behind you.
To come this week: Mexico opens in Vidantaworld (PGA Tour), Honda LPGA Thailand, four TGL games.
Nada Hafez contributed for Egypt during the female closing event of individual saber at the Paris Olympic Games while the seven -month pregnancy [Getty Images]
“I thought of my baby, that I want my baby to be Olympian.”
It was the additional motivation of which Egyptian shooter Nada Hafez needed when she went to the track in Paris 2024.
Only a few selected knew that she was in competition when she was seven months pregnant until she reveals the news on social networks after her release from the last 16 people from her event.
He made headlines from around the world.
The Tourbillon reaction was as if Hafez had known before.
“I was just published on my personal account – proud, saying that I am in the top 16 of the world during pregnancy,” said Hafez at BBC Sport Africa.
“I did not expect it to become viral. I did not know what was going on.”
The 27 -year -old man says that the majority of responses to his message were positive.
“When the post increased and I was an inspiration for everyone, it was a great thing for me.”
Hafez, who is a clinical pathologist, says that she had received authorization from doctors at game fences and wanted to show the world what a woman’s body can do.
“It was a really important message for me – an Egyptian Arab woman – to tell all women that your body can surprise you,” she said.
“Sometimes you have to see an example in front of you to know that you can do it.
“Because maybe a pregnant woman, she is afraid of doing anything, and now she says to herself:” There is a woman who participates in the Olympic Games during pregnancy. So I can do all “.”
Hafez upset the seventh seeded, Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the United States, in her first match in Paris 2024 [Getty Images]
But not everyone has so favorable to Hafez revealing that she closed in the individual saber of women at the big palace while wearing a baby.
A day later, Hafez published another Instagram publication to emphasize that she was not the first pregnant woman to appear at Olympic Games and that she had wanted to “shed light on strength, perseverance and restraint “Egyptian women.
This force became in the foreground during online negativity.
“Some people don’t want you to succeed,” she said.
“It’s easy to comment and run. You did not face me.
“I wanted to specify that I am a doctor and that that (in competition during pregnancy) is something that is against no medical problems.
“Some people said that I should have given someone else’s place. But it was not an option because I qualified myself.
“My mother said to me” don’t be sad if you read anything “- but I’m proud of what I did. I did something and it was very difficult.”
Fencing being a combat sport using swords, could it have caused negative comments?
“For me, fencing is not as it looks – she has this feeling of contact. My doctor assured me that it was not dangerous.”
Erased by doctors to follow the dream of Paris fencing
Hafez took fences at the age of 12 and appeared in the last three editions of the Olympic Games [Getty Images]
Hafez Cairo based,, Who continued his passion for fencing by studying for her medicine diploma, became an Egyptian saber champion and went to the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 games.
So, being qualified for Paris 2024, she considered to retire when she discovered that she was pregnant?
“Yes, of course. I knew I was pregnant a week before a World Cup [event]And I said: “Okay, I don’t risk it because this is my first pregnancy”, “she said.
“I didn’t know what I would feel.
“I was waiting for my husband [a cardiothoracic surgeon] To tell me to stop and rest. But he said to me, “We are going to the doctor. Whatever he says, we will do.
“And the doctor said,” You don’t have a disease. You are just pregnant. If you are well and everything is normal, you can do what you want. “”
With this insurance, Hafez felt ready to resume training.
Aware of the spotlights falling on her nation if the news came, she kept her as silent as she could.
“I did not have to say it to anyone, because it is not against the Olympic regulations,” she said.
“I just said to people who needed to know. The most important thing was not to go against laws or health problems.
“I did not know if I would, so I did it step by step until I reach the Olympic Games.”
The National Olympic Committee of Egypt told BBC Sport Africa that he had no rule prohibiting pregnant women from training or participating.
“But it must be a safe environment and we must make sure that there is no risk,” said a manager.
Stimulated in Paris by its “Olympic baby”
Nada Hafez was emotional after reaching the last 16 games in Paris, her third Olympic games also participated in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 [Getty Images]
Now a four -month -old baby mother Zaina, Hafez can think about the role that her daughter played in her achievements in Paris.
“I worked with my mental coach. I wanted to do something different for my baby,” she said.
“I tried not to think that I have my excuse not to win. I thought differently:” I am pregnant and I will win “, and I did it.”
Hafez continued to upset the seventh seeded, Elizabeth Tartakovsky, 15-13.
“This is one of the best results for Egyptian Olympian women,” added Hafez.
“I cried with happiness. This is something that my baby is proud of.”
She then lost 15-7 against Jeon Hayoung from South Korea in the last 16.
None of his opponents knew that Hafez was waiting.
“It’s unfair if someone knows it. Maybe he would be afraid of putting contact or something, so no need to say.”
To be a “put my heart on fire” model
Hafez, who studies for a master’s degree alongside being a new mother, aims to use her platform to defend women’s rights in sport.
She has not yet decided if she wanted to try to qualify for Los Angeles 2028.
For the moment, she always treats what she has achieved in Paris.
“The young girls said to me,” You have inspired us so much. We want to go to the medical school and continue in sport “”, she said.
“And it made me the happiest.
“Whenever I receive a message from anyone tells me that I am a model, it sets fire to my heart – because that’s what I work all my life.
“I’m still young. I live to do more and to be a good example as a mom.
“I hope my daughter will one day be Olympian. She is an Olympian baby – and maybe she will be an adult Olympian.”
Savinho reveals what he said to Omar Marmoush in the Manchester City locker room before Newcastle Hat-Trick
Omar Marmoush received a clear message from Savinho in the Manchester City locker room before kick-off against Newcastle on Saturday, he was revealed.
The Egyptian star not only recorded his first goal for the title champions of the Premier League, but won his first strike as part of a career hat and of course, his first in English football with Manchester City.
Only 14 minutes separated Marmoush’s opening goal from long -distance assistance Ederson and his triple finishing third via an excellent work of Savinho in the right side in a clear reflection of the talent in which the city has invested.
But the latter’s help seems to have been planned before kick-off between Manchester City and Newcastle United, as the Brazilian striker revealed during his post-match media tasks.
Speaking after the convincing victory of the Premier League this weekend, Savinho told journalists of his promise to Omar Marmoush before the match he would provide the Egyptian star a hat-trick at some point in the competition.
“Manchester City did not pay the price for nothing, he was one of the best scorers in the Bundesliga,” opened Savinho about the 26 -year -old after his first goal for Manchester City and possible.
“I am buzzing for him,” continued the Brazilian winger. “I told him in the locker room that I would give him a decisive pass, and I only have to thank God.”
Let’s move on to an overview of the game as a whole and the feeling after such a victory, Savinho said: “I only have to thank God for the three points. Also not to concede.
“I think it is important to trust each other during the match, so that we have made a very good result and to be confident to go to Madrid and to qualify.”
The impressive projection of Omar Marmoush and Savinho will probably improve their chances of being the biggest starting pair for Manchester City against Real Madrid on Wednesday evening.
Pep Guardiola and his players certainly have their work plan as they seek to reverse a 2-3 deficit of the first leg at the Etihad stadium last Tuesday, while the goals of Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham in the closing exchanges have overturned The competition on the competition on his head.
Kyle Busch had a lot of criticism to go around after his car was part of a major stack in Daytona 500 on Sunday.
Busch was taken in an accident from the start of Stade 2, which he blamed in Joey Logano.
“It looks like the fastest car rushed to go to the wreckage,” said Busch about Logano, whose bump with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. triggered the chain reaction. “We still have 20 laps to do and he tries to go to the middle and make a hole that is not there and just created chaos …
“You should know how width your racing car is to find a hole in which it will integrate. And he obviously does not know.”
But Busch, who has never won in his 20 departures at Daytona 500, saved his hardest words for Nascar, after the race officials denied his attempt to return on the track.
Busch’s Chevrolet n ° 8 seemed to avoid major wreck damage, although it needs to be towed in the garage area. After replacing the four tires, the car returned to the race under caution. But once Busch opposed yellow for more repairs, Nascar has brought it to the race.
Busch complained later, he did not have the opportunity to return to the track and at the speed. He went to social networks after not having obtained what he thought was a satisfactory explanation.
“The race has never returned to Green,” he wrote. “I don’t think they know their own rules or procedures.”
Parked by @nascar official. The rule indicates that you have 3 attempts to make a minimum speed. The race has never returned green. I don’t even think they know their own rules or procedures. 🤬
Nascar’s new damaged vehicle policy is designed to give teams a chance to make repairs and continue to run. However, officials said Busch had to reach a minimum speed immediately after the garage repairs ended. Under the rules, his visit to the stands for something other than fuel allowed him to be parked for the rest of the race.
Kyle Busch was one of the prerace favorites for the Daytona 500 of this year, even if he has never won the Nascar signature event in 20 departures.
The decision was perhaps even more frustrating for Busch in Daytona.
Despite 63 serial victories from the Nascar Cup (ninth of all time) and two seasonal championships, Busch never won the Daytona 500 in 20 attempts.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Kyle Busch explodes the Nascar rule which brought it out of Daytona 500
