England’s Tuchel might keep substitutes inside if World Cup heat gets too fierce

The right-back provided his first La Liga assist in Real’s 3–0 win at Athletic Bilbao but left injured in the second half.

The striker was an unused substitute against West Ham and Sunderland, a first consecutive benching in his Liverpool career.

Teams are split into four pots of 12 based on the latest world ranking, with one team from each pot going into each of the 12 groups of four.

The Premier League champions have now failed to win in three consecutive home games and needed a Nordi Mukiele own goal to rescue a point against the Black Cats.

The mixed doubles shuttlers win their second major title of the year at the Australian Open.

The world No 4 mixed doubles pair are on track for their second title this year, before the season-ending World Tour Finals in December.

The world No 4 pair have won only one title this year after failing to make it to the final of the Australian Open.

The world No 4 duo will face Indonesia’s Raymond Indra-Nikolaus Joaquin, who scored an upset win over Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun earlier.

It will be the first time the title fight features more than two contenders since a four-way battle in 2010, and it could end a reign that began for Max Verstappen at this very circuit in 2021.

The Red Bull Formula One team said it regretted suggesting Kimi Antonelli had handed McLaren’s Lando Norris fourth place in Qatar.

After two weekends of self-inflicted damage to their drivers’ championship ambitions, McLaren have one chance left to avoid ultimate sporting disaster at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit.

Red Bull principal Laurent Mekies said after Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix that the driver lineup will be announced on Tuesday and will not disrupt the team’s focus for Abu Dhabi.

Flavio Cobolli saved seven match points to beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in a thriller and seal a 2-0 semi-final victory.

Spain’s top star Carlos Alcaraz had pulled out of the Davis Cup due to the hamstring injury he suffered in his ATP Finals loss to Jannik Sinner on Sunday.

ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi has joined Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in urging a return to the old format and a two-year cycle for the men’s team event.

The Spaniard aggravated the hamstring problem during the ATP Finals, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s title clash.