data-mm-id=”_zxxrzk5rl”>Coco Gauff’s bid for a singles gold medal ended earlier than expected Tuesday, with the second-seeded American losing to Croatia’s Donna Vekic 7-6, 6-2 in the third round at the Paris Olympics.Gauff, ranked second in the world, led 4-1 in the opening set but could not overcome a spirited comeback by the 21st-ranked Vekic, who erased two set points en route to winning 9-7 in the tiebreaker. Vekic dominated from there, registering 33 winners to Gauff’s nine.A flustered Gauff had her frustrations boil over in the second set.While serving down 3-2, Gauff thought she had won a point on Vekic’s long return when the shot was called out. However, chair umpire Jaume Campistol overruled the line judge to give Vekic the game and a 4-2 second-set lead.Gauff walked o…
Former Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has implored Unai Emery to summon up the will to resist the purely hypothetical notion of ditching Villa Park to take over from Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
for lifting to fifth place this season, with their two-goal victory away to on Sunday just the latest impressive result for a side that is also competing for Europa Conference League honours.
Manchester United would be ‘complete no-brainer’ move for Unai Emery
That has made the former Gunners boss the flavour of the month once again, because football operates on a never-ending cycle of a lack of imagination beyond the last thing we all happened to see on telly.
And with ten Hag under pressure at it was only a matter of time before those two parts of the p…
A report in the Daily Mirror has also claimed that Slot wants to hold urgent talks with Van Dijk over where the Netherlands international sees himself playing next season.
Owen Hargreaves: Van Dijk was visibly annoyed at the final whistle
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves spotted that Van Dijk looked visibly annoyed at the end of their draw to West Ham on Saturday as Liverpool gave up more ground in the title race.
When asked about Liverpool s title chances, Hargreaves said: Done and dusted. You just saw van Dijk hanging his head there, just annoyed, frustrated.
I know he won’t be keen on farewells and goodbye but it’s nice to see all the [West Ham] players giving Klopp a hug. Disappointing for Liverpool, they should have won that game tod…
Man City boss Pep Guardiola will snub interest from Bayern Munich to remain at the Etihad Stadium next summer, according to reports.
The Citizens won the Treble last season as Guardiola led his side to glory in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in 2022/23.
Man City will have to settle for a potential Double this term after being knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
However, Guardiola s men are on course to win the Premier League title if they win their two remaining matches, while they face arch-rivals Man Utd in the FA Cup final later this month.
Guardiola has won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, a Champions League, a UEFA Super Cup and a FIFA Club World Cup during…
Manchester United loanee Sofyan Amrabat has commented on his future, claiming it is an option to stay with the Premier League giants.
was one of Man Utd s priority targets during last year s summer transfer window. Their interest in the midfielder came about after he shone for Morocco at the 2022 World Cup.
initially wanted to sign Amrabat permanently but their financial issues meant the deal had to be structured as a loan with a buy option.
The 27-year-old has endured a difficult season at Old Trafford as he only made ten Premier League starts, but he made a rare start in the FA Cup final and played brilliantly as Erik ten Hag s side beat Man City 2-1 at Wembley.
Despite this, Amrabat is already being linked with moves elsewhere with
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Newcastle United pursuing Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford over Valencia s Giorgi Mamardashvili could be a market strategy , according to reports.
Eddie Howe is chasing a new goalkeeper to provide competition for current No. 1 Nick Pope who missed the vast majority of the second half of the season through injury.
This signing appears to be a top priority for Howe and their current top target is Trafford of Burnley.
The 21-year-old had a difficult debut season in the Premier League after joining the Clarets from Manchester City for around £15million last summer.
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Despite his shaky form and clearly not being ready for Our League, Trafford is a target for top clubs including and Chelsea.
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Former England right-back Danny Mills thinks it s time to have a change in the Three Lions midfield but he has sympathy for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Gareth Southgate s side put in a woeful display in a 1-1 draw against Denmark on Thursday night as they missed their chance to guarantee qualification from Group C in only their second match.
put in a performance lacking energy or ideas with Southgate s men looking unbalanced throughout and now critics want to see changes to the side as they face Slovenia in their final group match on Tuesday night.
with the right-back playing out of position as a midfielder.
Danny Mills: It s time for a change to try something a little bit different
And Mills admits a change needs to be made in midfield for the next Engl…
Barcelona have received an offer of cash plus Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal for former Leeds United winger Raphinha, according to reports.
The Gunners are looking to replenish their attack over the summer transfer window and, while their top target remains a new striker, the Gunners could also bring in another winger.
have been linked to a number of players who could improve their attack with Brighton s Kaoru Mitoma, Athletic Bilbao s Nico Williams, Wolves Pedro Neto .
Barcelona winger Raphinha is one player who is reportedly available for transfer this summer with the Catalan giants looking to get back the £50m they paid Leeds United for the Brazilian in 2022.
A recent report claimed that Raphinha has rejected the chance to join Newcastle United after th…
Arsenal are now closing in on a deal for Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori after the transfer was unblocked , according to reports.
It was understood 12 days ago that a deal was just around the corner for the Italy international with one report claiming at the time that a transfer would be completed within 24-48 hours .
However, a deal has taken a little longer in Calafiori s deal to bring him to the Serie A side just 12 months ago.
It is now understood that are very close to completing a deal with his agent unblocking the deal after weeks of negotiations.
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And Arteta s team is now very close to taking him on the basis of an agreement of 50 million euros (the final package). The negotiation was unblocked in the last few hours thanks to …
France and Argentina players and staff clashed on the pitch at full-time as the hosts edged a bad-tempered match 1-0 in Bordeaux to reach the Olympic semi-finals.
Tempers flared after the final whistle as substitutes and coaching staff spilled on to the pitch amid ugly confrontations.
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s fifth-minute header settled the contest to set up a last-four meeting with Egypt, while France’s Enzo Millot was shown a red card after the final whistle.
The scenes come after Argentina players in the wake of their Copa America triumph last month.
And tensions were running high from the start in Bordeaux, with the home fans loudly booing Argentina’s national anthem before kick-off.
France coach Thierry Henry was angry at the fina…