Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Golf-Fleetwood banks on house comforts for elusive main title

Tommy Fleetwood shall be on acquainted territory at Hoylake as he bids to change into the primary Englishman to win the British Open since Nick Faldo in 1992. Fleetwood was born in Southport, round 30 miles north of Royal Liverpool, and the world quantity 21 can be a preferred champion after a few near-misses.

NBA-Paris to host Nets-Cavaliers recreation subsequent yr

The Brooklyn Nets will face the Cleveland Cavaliers at Paris’s Accor Arena on Jan. 11, 2024 for the third regular-season NBA recreation within the French capital, the NBA introduced on Wednesday. The league and France have lengthy been intertwined, with extra gamers coming from the European nation than wherever else exterior North America, together with this yr’s primary general draft decide Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs.

Gymnastics-Russian, Belarusian gymnasts allowed to compete as neutrals from January, says FIG

Russian and Belarusian gymnasts shall be allowed to compete as “individual neutral athletes” at occasions organised by the governing physique from subsequent January, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) stated on Wednesday. The FIG Executive Committee (EC) determined that Russian and Belarusian gymnasts could compete so long as they don’t seem to be related to their international locations’ gymnastics federations, their nationwide federations and Olympic committees.

Motor racing-‘Hurt’ de Vries breaks silence after AlphaTauri exit

Nyck de Vries spoke on Wednesday of his harm at shedding his AlphaTauri Formula One seat to Australian Daniel Ricciardo after solely 10 races and earlier than he bought an opportunity to race at his house Dutch Grand Prix. The 28-year-old was dropped by the Red Bull-owned workforce final week and changed by eight occasions grand prix winner Ricciardo, 34, who had been filling a reserve function since leaving McLaren on the finish of final yr.

Soccer-Ligue 1 facet Lorient signal Benjamin Mendy after rape acquittal

Former Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy has signed for Ligue 1 facet Lorient on a two-year deal days after being acquitted of rape. The 29-year-old France worldwide was discovered not responsible of 1 rely of rape and certainly one of tried rape by a British courtroom on Friday.

Soccer-US gamers say ‘deep flaws’ in how SafeSport handles abuse claims

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is failing to deal with abuse claims appropriately, United States nationwide soccer workforce gamers stated, asking Congress to alter how the physique operates days earlier than the ladies’s workforce launch their bid for a fifth World Cup title. The gamers’ considerations have been outlined in a letter to House members on Wednesday that included the signatures of all 23 athletes on the U.S. girls’s World Cup squad and comes after revelations of widespread abuse throughout the ladies’s recreation within the United States.

Tennis-Zhang retires in tears after opponent erases mark on courtroom

China’s Zhang Shuai retired from her Hungarian Grand Prix match in tears on Tuesday after her native opponent Amarissa Toth erased a ball mark on the clay courtroom following a disputed line name. Second seed Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the road however was referred to as out by the road choose. The chair umpire then stepped down to try the mark and confirmed the ball had landed exterior the road.

Soccer-World Cup last needs to be performed on greatest stage, say New York and New Jersey

The world’s greatest recreation must be performed on the world’s greatest stage says New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who together with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy are making a pitch to land the 2026 World Cup Final. The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the worldwide soccer showcase in three years and the large prize nonetheless up for grabs is the venue for the ultimate match.

WTA roundup: Unheralded Fanny Stollar upsets Tatjana Maria in Budapest

Fifth-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany was ousted within the second spherical of the Hungarian Grand Prix, surprised by World No. 442 Fanny Stollar on Wednesday in Budapest. Stollar, a Hungarian taking part in on house turf, scored a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6) victory. She transformed six of 16 break probabilities on the day — none greater than within the twelfth recreation of the third set when Maria, serving 6-5 for the match, was shut out to ship the competition to a tiebreak.

Cycling-Vingegaard marches in the direction of Tour de France title as Pogacar cracks

Jonas Vingegaard took a large stride in the direction of a second consecutive Tour de France title when crash-hit rival Tadej Pogacar cracked in surprising and spectacular vogue on Wednesday’s 17 stage, the hardest of the race. A day after crushing Pogacar within the particular person time trial, Vingegaard went solo some 5 kilometres from the highest of the Col de la Loze (28.1km at 6%) and didn’t look again regardless of being slowed down by an organisers’ automotive and a race bike.

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