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Tsitsipas beats Auger-Aliassime to win maiden Dubai Open title

Tsitsipas beats Auger-Aliassime to win maiden Dubai Open title

Stefanos Tsitsipas won his maiden ATP 500 title with a dominant straight sets victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Dubai Open final on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Tsitsipas saw off the Canadian 6-3, 6-3 after one hour and 28 minutes to win his first title in almost a year and ended his wait for a title at the Dubai Open. The Greek had previously lost his two...

F1: Russell beats Verstappen to the fastest time on final day of Bahrain test

F1: Russell beats Verstappen to the fastest time on final day of Bahrain test

George Russell ended 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing by clinching the fastest time on the final day in Bahrain ahead of reigning world champion Max Verstappen, Afrosport reports. Russell covered 91 laps in his Mercedes but his time of one minute 29.545 seconds was unable to beat the best time in testing from Williams’ Carlos Sainz (one minute, 29.366 seconds) on Thursday. He was however able...

Real Madrid fined for homophobic chants towards Pep Guardiola

Real Madrid fined for homophobic chants towards Pep Guardiola

Real Madrid has been fined by UEFA following homophobic chants directed towards Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola by their fans, Afrosport reports. The La Liga champions have been ordered by European football’s governing body to pay a fine of 30,000 euros. They were also given a partial stadium closure and must shut off at least 500 adjacent seats during their next European match at the Santiago...

Garnacho to pay for Man Utd team dinner as punishment for sub reaction – Amorim

Garnacho to pay for Man Utd team dinner as punishment for sub reaction – Amorim

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has revealed the punishment for Alejandro Garnacho after the winger headed straight down the tunnel after being substituted against Ipswich Town, Afrosport reports. With United down to 10 men following Patrick Dorgu’s red card at Old Trafford on Wednesday, Amorim took Garnacho off for Noussair Mazraoui just before the halftime break. The Argentine chose to go down the tunnel into...

Fenerbahce boss Mourinho gets four-game ban for comments after Istanbul derby

Fenerbahce boss Mourinho files lawsuit against rivals Galatasaray

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has filed a lawsuit against Galatasaray after the club accused the him of making racist comments, Afrosport reports. Mourinho was accused by Galatasaray of making racist remarks after Monday’s goalless draw in the Istanbul derby at RAMS Park, but Fenerbahce refuted the claims, adding that their coach’s comments were "completely taken out of context". A statement from Fenerbahce on Friday confirmed that...