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Novak Djokovic received treatment for a wrist issue during his United Cup match against Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday. Still, the world number one battled to a 6-1 6-7(3) 6-1 win that put Serbia on track to pip the Czech Republic 2-1 and make the quarter-finals. The 36-year-old Djokovic had a medical timeout after losing the second set tiebreaker but returned to play the third, taking a double break in the first game to move to 5-3 and never looking back.

The Steelers turned up the tempo and ran over the Seahawks to keep their playoff hopes alive. Najee Harris rushed 27 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns as Pittsburgh kept pace in the AFC North with a 30-23 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. Jaylen Warren added 75 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes as the Steelers (9-7) won their second consecutive game. Mike Tomlin and his staff challenged the offense to control the game

Two-time Olympic track cyclist and former world champion Melissa Hoskins has died after a car accident in the country’s south, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said on Monday. The 32-year-old suffered severe injuries when she was hit by a vehicle on Saturday evening in north Adelaide, Australia’s capital city, and died at a hospital overnight, police said. The AOC offered its condolences to the family of the late cyclist, who was also a double Commonwealth medallist. The death of the

Russell Wilson says the Broncos asked him to change his contract mid-season and that if he did not, he would be benched. He did not, and on Friday, Denver head coach Sean Payton announced that the nine-time Pro Bowl selection would not start in the team’s final two games of the season. Wilson said the team approached him during the bye week following the Oct. 29 win over the Kansas City Chiefs and told him that if he did not

The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday, was postponed over what the clubs described as “some problems” in the event’s organization. According to media reports, at the heart of those issues was the wish of the two Istanbul teams to wear t-shirts featuring the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during the warm-up before the evening kick-off. The move angered the Saudi authorities, who ordered the

Amid an injury crisis, Liverpool have been handed a timely boost in their battle for the Premier League title with forward Diogo Jota set to return. The 27-year-old missed eight matches due to a muscle injury but made a remarkable comeback on Tuesday, coming off the bench and scoring in the 90th minute to send Liverpool to the top of the league with a 2-0 win at Burnley. And Klopp believes the former Wolves man could now be ready to

The Scottish Premiership has been forced to postpone two of its matches on Wednesday after Storm Gerrit made it impossible for the visiting teams to travel. The Rangers’ match against Ross County at Ibrox and the Aberdeen versus Motherwell game have been called off, and we have yet to set a new date. Snowfall, rainfall, and powerful winds have hit the A9, leading to closures and stand-stills along Scotland’s longest road. The SPFL’s decision to cancel the matches prioritizes the

A seismic year for soccer in Saudi Arabia has witnessed the turbo-charging of its domestic league with expensive foreign superstars, an audacious bid to host the 2034 World Cup, and the staging of FIFA’s inter-continental club tournament. But despite achieving some of these significant milestones, the Kingdom is still playing a long game to realize its soccer dream. The Saudi Pro League’s profile has skyrocketed in the past six months owing to a recruitment drive targeting some of the world’s

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua said there would be “no future” for him in the sport if he fails to beat Otto Wallin on Saturday. The 34-year-old Briton is attempting to regain the top of the division after two underwhelming defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, which left him at a career crossroads. Joshua has since won victories over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius as he seeks to rebuild. But he has to defeat a determined southpaw challenger in Wallin in

Plans for a breakaway league featuring the most prominent European soccer clubs won a boost Thursday when Europe’s top court ruled that world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA had breached EU law by blocking the project. The European Court of Justice ruling — which could change the way soccer is run — says that the sport’s top governing bodies were wrong to block the creation of a Super League in a move that “abuses a dominant position.” Sports development