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Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is “extremely sorry for creating her such stress”. World number one Djokovic, 33, was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta because of the incident. The Serb took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, ...

US President Donald Trump has told people in the state of North Carolina to vote twice in November’s election, despite this being illegal. Mr Trump suggested voters send a postal vote and then vote in person in order to test the system. The president has frequently made false claims that postal votes are vulnerable to significant electoral fraud. “Let them ...

At a roundtable event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump answered for a pair Black pastors in the room when they were asked whether they think police violence is a systemic issue. The two pastors were James Ward and Sharon Ward, who said they were pastors for Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake. Blake, a Black man, ...

Van de Beek completes Man Utd medical Donny van de Beek has completed a medical at Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. The 23-year-old is set to move to Old Trafford from Ajax, joining the Premier League club for a £40 million ($53) fee. Van de Beek had his medical while with the Netherlands national team ahead of their Nations League games against Poland and Italy. Kolasinac wants Schalke return Arsenal left-back Sead ...

Zoom’s (ZM) revenue surged more than 350% in the second quarter, and profits rocketed by nearly 10 times as much, as companies signed up for the video conferencing app to connect staff working from home during the pandemic. The California-based video communication service provider reported net profit of $185.7 million for the quarter through July 31, up nearly 3,300% compared with a year earlier. Revenues ...

While the fans of the Bundesliga club clearly do not expect the Argentine to sign, all money donated will go to a good cause In response to the news that Lionel Messi has handed a transfer request in to Barcelona, Stuttgart fans have rallied around to make an audacious crowdfunded bid for the Argentina superstar. Messi believes that he is ...

The Barcelona midfielder is happy to play with his countryman but concedes any relationship beyond that is off the table Arturo Vidal has declared he and Claudio Bravo will never be friends again following their public falling out while representing Chile. The duo’s relationship first began to fracture in 2017 when a 3-0 loss against Brazil meant Chile failed to ...

The Argentine wants to leave Camp Nou, and the former Spain international believes he can explain why Xabi Alonso has said that he understands why Lionel Messi wants to depart Barcelona. The former Spain international midfielder, who started his career with Real Sociedad before excelling at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, believes that the Argentine needs to move on to rekindle his love for the sport. Messi stunned ...

The Barcelona star’s situation has drawn the attention of his country’s leader Argentina’s president Alberto Fernandez has called on Lionel Messi to return to his homeland and end his career with Newell’s Old Boys. Messi’s future has dominated headlines over the past week after he handed in a shock transfer request at Barcelona. Any Camp Nou exit is now shrouded ...

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to complete his term in office. He has suffered for many years from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, but his condition has worsened recently, ...