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  Novak Djokovic will face Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Friday and continue to strive to win all four Grand Slams in the same year.   The world's number one opponent defeated Italian Matteo Berrettini with 57 62 62 63 in the past eight games.   Zverev defeated Djokovic in the July Olympic semifinals and defeated Lloyd Harris in New York to advance.   "I think I was the first player to beat [Djokovic] in a very important game this year," Zverev said on the field.   "I mean, this is the biggest tournament in the world. This is the Olympics. Beat the world No. 1 there, especially since he had a plate and rest time, a little quit the game and then came back, which is different from other games. The emotions are different.   "It seems that no one can beat him in a big game this year; no one can beat him in a major."   Raducanu shocked to enter the semifinals of the US Open  ...

  They claim to be stadium invaders, and they have good reason to face players in just 7 minutes of the World Cup tie between Brazil and Argentina.   Under the watchful eye of Argentine superstar Messi and Brazilian star Neymar, Sunday's playoffs were called off and chaos ensued.   Four Argentine players from Premier League clubs have been accused by an agent of the Brazilian health agency Anvisa, who did not declare when they arrived in Brazil that they had been in England in the last 14 days, thus violating the restrictions of coronavirus.   But considering the popularity of the players and their actions seem to be widely known, why wait until Sunday to intervene directly?   Trip   Even at Aston Villa, players Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia and Tottenham Hotspur duo Giovanni Loscelso and Christian · Before flying to South America, Romero was already very concerned about traveling from England.   Initial attention...

Barcelona club legend Lionel Messi gave a weepy public interview Sunday, saying he isn't prepared to leave Camp Nou.  "In all actuality I don't have a clue what to say," Messi told columnists. "In these most recent couple of days, I have been figuring, giving loads of thought to what I would say. Truly I can't consider anything. This is truly hard for me after such countless years, being here as long as I can remember. I'm not prepared for this."  He added, "I trust I can return and be essential for this club in any capacity, to assist this with clubbing be the most incredible on the planet." His remarks come after Barcelona delivered an explanation Thursday saying it couldn't conclude another agreement with him due to "monetary and primary obstructions" identified with La Liga's monetary guidelines:  Messi turned into a free specialist July 1 with the finish of his past agreement. The six-time Ballon d'Or champ consen...

On matchday 30 of La Liga, Villarreal snatched a point when placed against the League leaders, Barcelona. Villarreal held Barca 4-4 in what was expected to be an easy win for Barcelona. Valverde decided to put Messi on the bench. Barcelona went ahead early in the game when Malcom set up an easy tap in for Coutinho in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute, Malcom headed a goal in the bottom left corner. From there on, Barcelona weren't able to elaborate on their lead due to poor finishing. Without Pique, Barcelona were making a lot of errors in defence. Villarreal took full advantage of this situation. Just after Barcelona went 2-0 ahead, Chukwueze pulled one back for Villarreal in the 23rd minute. It took the Nigerian 2 attempts as the first one came back to him after hitting the post.  After the first half, the Yellow Submarine entered the pitch even stronger. Ekambi got the equaliser in the 50th minute with a smart finish which left the Catalan defence stranded. Seein...

2014 World Cup runner-up, Argentina, were held by Iceland. Playing their first ever World Cup, Iceland were the underdogs but still they managed to get a draw.  Argentina were certainly the more operating team and had the stats by their side but if it wasn't for Halldorsson who heroically saved a penalty struck by Messi, the Argentines would've won. From the beginning, Argentina were pressing high on the Icelanders but they didn't come through until Sergio Aguero thumped the ball into the back of the net in the 19th minute.  He scored his first WC goal for the white and blue colors. Within a matter of minutes, Iceland backfired with 3 continuous shots on goal but were denied by Caballero till Finnbogason scored a goal to give Iceland it's first ever World Cup goal. With the scores back level, Iceland did what they were notoriously known. They started playing defensively, leaving out no space for the Albiceleste to get through.  Argentina wer...

Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick to confine a strong Spain side 3-3 in their first group match on Friday. European Champions, Portugal were certainly not the favorites to win their group match against Spain but with the help of Ronaldo, they proved that they are as good as any other team in Russia. Spain's Diego Costa, having scored a brace, was overshadowed by the Real Madrid star. Portugal had the dream start and it looked like they were prepared for all tricks Spain used. Ronaldo earned a penalty in the 4th minute which he took full advantage of and gave Portugal a 1-0 lead.  Spain equalized with the help of their Centre Forward, Diego Costa in the 24th minute. Before entering the six-yard box, Costa pushed Pepe and the decision went towards VAR who allowed the goal. The Atletico Madrid star became the first player to be awarded goal through VAR.  As the game started leaning towards Spain before half-time, Portugal came right back in as Ronaldo scored his br...