
Sports

Fifa extends Prestianni’s ban worldwide
Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni was banned for six games, with three suspended, after discriminatory conduct in a Champions League play-off.
Football

Casemiro backs Carrick for permanent Man Utd manager’s job

Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices
Concerns mount the Ligue 1 club risks becoming a feeder team for the consortium that also owns Chelsea.
The Gunners are four games away from immortality, including three in the Premier League, as they chase a historic double.
Vitor Pereira’s side will defend a 1-0 lead from the semi-final first leg as they target a first European final in 46 years.
Many of the American Hotel and Lodging Association respondents surveyed call football’s flagship tournament a ‘non-event’.
Badminton

China beat France to win 12th Thomas Cup title

South Korea topple Uber Cup champs China
The national singles player sees ‘some shortcomings’ after his failure to win any points for Malaysia in the campaign.
The French team, which knocked out Indonesia in a group match, will take on defending champs China in the final.
China dismantle Japan with a 3-0 victory in the semi-final while two-time winners South Korea overcome Indonesia 3-1.
Malaysia’s Thomas Cup exit did not expose a bad week—it exposed a broken singles system struggling to keep up with the sport’s evolving demands.
Motorsports

FIA boss divided on multi-team ownership, expects Horner to return to F1

Verstappen laments spin and struggle for pace in Miami
The 19-year-old Italian continues his perfect run by sealing three wins from three poles after victories in China and Japan.
Isack Hadjar posted the ninth quickest time in the Miami Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday but stewards said his car failed inspection.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Formula One will switch from its current V6 hybrid engines to louder and simpler V8s by 2031.

Verstappen sees light at the end of tunnel
The four-time world champion qualified second for the Miami Grand Prix, despite earlier frustrations with hybrid-era F1 cars.
Tennis

Sabalenka ready to boycott Grand Slams over prize money

Kostyuk defeats Andreeva to claim first Madrid Open title
Kei Nishikori closes a career shaped by injury, reaching a career-high No 4 in the ATP world rankings and winning 12 titles.
The composed display by 14-year-old Jaime Alcaraz offers an early glimpse of what the next generation of the family brings.
It was a further setback for the 24-year-old Brit following a longstanding arm injury that sidelined him for close to eight months.
The world number one won 6-2, 7-6 (7/0) against 19-year-old Rafael Jodar and will face Jiri Lehecka or Arthur Fils in Friday’s semi-final.

















