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Playing in the third round for the first time in four years, Williams will be up against 13th-seeded Sara Errani in one of the featured early-session matches. MORE: Amazing U.S. Open photos | Bellis bounced | Murray loosens up | Day 4 results Errani was a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows as recently as 2012. She won the Wimbledon double title with Roberta Vinci in July. “She’s so focused. She does everything well on the court clearly, because she’s a great singles player and a doubles player,” said Williams, who is 3-0 against Errani in previous singles matchups....

The Italy midfielder sustained an ankle injury in the 9-0 hammering of Guingamp on January 19 but, although he was declared unfit for Wednesday’s Coupe de France win at Villefranche due to another ailment, came through training on Thursday and seems likely to play at the weekend. Assuming there are no further complications, that would put Verratti firmly in the frame to face Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 tie at Old Trafford on Tuesday....

Garcia gained over 2 million views with his clip showing how a task like opening a tube of biscuit dough can be affected. Garcia was medically retired from his time in the army airborne infantry in 2014, but fights the after effects of it to this day. Through his TikTok account he documents his struggles with PTSD and recovering from alcohol addiction—two things often faced by veterans. Late December 2021, Garcia shared a video of him attempting to open a tube of biscuits in his kitchen, popping it open with a spoon....

Vettel, a four-time world champion, had not won a race in over a year, a drought spanning back to Belgium in August 2018, as he arrived at the Marina Bay Street Circuit this weekend. But Ferrari’s pitting strategy saw him nudge in front of in-form team-mate Charles Leclerc on Sunday - and he took his opportunity to finally get back on the top step of the podium. Asked how he felt after such a long wait, Vettel told Sky Sports: “Maybe I’m not clever enough to look back that much....

Sebastian Vettel survived two Safety Car periods to take his fourth consecutive Grand Prix win of the season. However, this win was much less dominant than that in Singapore where the German took the chequered flag with a margin of over 30 seconds to Fernando Alonso. The first Safety Car came out when Sergio Perez suffered a massive delamination on the back-straight forcing Charlie Whiting to react immediately. Vettel lead the field safely at the restart but the Safety Car had to come out again when Mark Webber’s RB9 caught fire for a second race in running....

Yet such a short field goal was as far from a sure bet as it gets in pro football, which is part of the reason Fangio defied clock-management logic in the closing minutes. Gostkowski, the ex-New England kicker who signed with Tennessee as a free agent earlier this month to address the team’s issues at the position, was having the worst game of his career. The 15-year NFL veteran had missed three field goals and an extra point....

Daniel Lewis Lee is scheduled to be executed on July 13 for the 1996 killing of an Arkansas family as part of a plot to steal guns and cash to help establish a whites-only enclave in the Pacific Northwest. The 47-year-old and another man, Chevie Kehoe, were convicted in 1999 of robbing and murdering William Mueller, a gun dealer, as well as killing his wife Nancy and her 8-year-old daughter Sarah Powell....

The win is very significant as it makes her just the third woman in history to complete the coveted Indian Wells-Miami double, a feat achieved by the legendary Steffi Graf (1994, 1996) and Kim Clijsters (2005) prior to this. This is Azarenka’s 20th career title and her third crown at Key Biscayne after having conquered Miami in 2009 and 2011. With a stunning 22-1 record this season, the former World No....

Rojas will play in just his second semi-final when Victory host Brisbane Roar this weekend, with the New Zealand international having suffered defeat to Central Coast Mariners at this stage while wearing the Big V in 2012-13. While the 25-year-old is remembered by many as a success in the A-League - Rojas won the Johnny Warren Medal as the competition’s best player at the age of 21 - he reminded reporters on Thursday of the importance of savouring these moments....

The former Oakland Athletics ace was anything but a sure induction when he debuted on the writers’ ballot for Cooperstown in 1992, never cracking 10 percent of the vote in four tries on the ballot. He has better numbers than several lower-tier Hall of Famers. But so do many candidates long passed over by what’s colloquially known as the Veterans Committee. The omissions grate on 68-year-old Blue, who now lives in Tracy, Calif....

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16 national teams representing unrecognised states and regions will go to head-to-head in a number of stadiums dotted around London. There will also be representation from the UK, with sides from Yorkshire and the Isle of Man gunning for glory. The most recognisable figure won’t be any of the players, though - referee Mark Clattenburg will be bringing his officiating expertise to the tournament which will be introducing green cards, a sanction that will dismiss a player but allow his team to replace him with an unused substitute....

A United official got in touch with Chicharito’s father to tell him of the Red Devils’ hopes of bringing his son to Old Trafford, but made it clear that he was not to tell anyone of their interest as any leak would risk the possibility of a deal being struck. Thankfully, United’s advances were kept under wraps, much to the delight of Hernandez. “My father told me that Manchester United contacted him personally and we were asked to keep the information between the scout and us so we could follow the procedure to make the final deal, and thank God we could keep it a secret,” Hernandez said....

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The Gunners are desperate to get one over their fierce rivals after suffering a defeat to Manchester City in their last Premier League clash as they cannot afford to slip further behind their rivals. With Tottenham sitting third in the table and eight points behind City, it could prove to be a key game for both sides. And former Gunners star Gilberto Silva feels the players must overcome the tension if they are to get a good result....

Wenger and the Arsenal squad are supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day campaign on Friday, December 15. Arsenal have created a range of exclusive festive knits, worn by Calum Chambers, Rob Holding and Alexandre Lacazette in the video above, which carry a 20 per cent donation of the RRP (£35) to Save the Children. Arsenal fans are being invited to swap their kit for a knit and sign up for Christmas Jumper Day here....

Andre Villas-Boas, Tottenham manager: “It can change very, very quickly. I think that at the moment we are on a good run. There’s not any other team on maximum points so this year it will be very, very tight at the top. We have Man United struggling for points but, on the other hand, they have played all of the top teams since the beginning of the season. We have what will probably become the tightest Premier League in years....