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Arsenal store partook in an ideal beginning to the new English Premier League season as it beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Friday. A first-half header from Gabriel Martinelli and an own-objective from Palace safeguard Marc Guehi got the three focuses as the association returned after only a 75-dawn. Stockpile director Mikel Arteta said he was glad to get the principal win on the board after what ended up being a precarious match.   "Indeed, truly satisfied to win. Three focuses, a spotless sheet, against a truly troublesome rival and a truly extreme spot," he told correspondents after the match.   "We showed incredible flexibility to traverse them, and it is truly sure the manner in which we began. "We began truly sharp, truly, not entirely settle...

Cristiano Ronaldo's future is once again up in the air. The superstar, who made his sensational return to Manchester United last summer, is reportedly looking for a new club that can satisfy his desire to play in the Champions League. The 37-year-old said he was unhappy with his current team's performance and that he wanted to "win titles." But despite being one of the greatest players to ever play the game, it seems as though Ronaldo has limited options. According to widespread reports, Atlético Madrid were a potential destination for him but not everyone at the Spanish team was happy with that possibility. Barcelona star footballer Lionel Messi has been tipped as a possible replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo (Ronaldo is a forward for Real Madrid and Messi for Barcelona), but Bayern Mun...

Borussia Dortmund announced on Tuesday that their new player, Sbastien Haller, had been sidelined after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Dortmund stated in their statement that Haller fainted during training camp in the Swiss Alps on Monday and was taken to the hospital the next day, where a golf ball-sized growth was detected. Haller, who scored 13 goals in 28 games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season, has now returned to Germany where he will undergo more tests at a specialist medical facility over the coming days. "This news today came as a shock to Sébastien Haller and everyone else," said Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Kehl. "The entire BVB family hopes that Sébastien makes a full recovery as soon as possible and that we can give him a hug again soon. "We'll do every...

Miami Heat forward Miles Bridges was arrested for felony domestic and child abuse relating to an attempted assault against his partner in front of their children, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said in a statement that NBA player Tony Wroten Jr. was arrested on July 2 and is facing one felony count of injuring a child's parent and two felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death. The alleged incident occurred on or about June 27. The DA's statement cited a criminal complaint on the matter. District Attorney George Gascón said domestic violence creates physical, mental and emotional trauma that has a lasting impact on survivors. Children who w...

In a move that has attracted the attention of several media outlets, the University of Pennthorpe nominates Lia Thomas ,who has been a spokesperson for transgender athletes, for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The NCAA has nominated the Ivy League swimmer to receive its Top 8 Award, which honors the "academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions." In March, she became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women's 500-yard freestyle event and recording the fastest time of the season. With that victory, she became the first transgender athlete to win a D-I title in any sport. Thomas, who previously swam for Penn's men's team, renewed...

The demand for women's football has never been higher. Across the world, attendance records are being broken. The Camp Nou, Barcelona Femení set consecutive world records for the highest attendance at a women's football match, with 91,648 fans watching the Catalans take on VfL Wolfsberg earlier this year; England women's broke the record for the highest attendance at a Lionesses' home fixture in 2019, with 77,768 -- and even Newcastle United smashed its attendance record in its first game at St. James' Park, with 22,134 watching its match in the fourth-tier of English women's football. The Women's European Championship is currently taking place in England and stadiums have been selected to host it from across Europe. Pundits contend that the English Football Association (FA) and UEFA, E...

According to a statement released by the communications company representing the Griner family, WNBA star Brittney Griner wrote in a handwritten letter to President Joe Biden that she fears she will be detained in Russia indefinitely and pleaded with the President not to forget about her and other American detainees. "As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I'm terrified I might be here forever," she wrote. Basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Moscow after her luggage tested positive for cannabis oil. Russian authorities claimed she had smuggled significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Griner's trial on drug s...

Andy Murray described the use inservice of the underarm service in Scotland's Wimbledon round of playing against James Duckworth. His 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory gave the Scotsman the opportunity to remark in an impromptu press meet about the practicality in his use of the bizarre reciprocated serve. Murray's serve, though not especially pinpoint, got him the point. Murray told reporters that Duckworth had changed his return position, which is why he did it. Duckworth was standing closer to the net, which gave Murray an advantage on his return. Murray threw the underarm serve when Duckworth stepped back even further, giving himself even more space to hit a strong return. The underarm serve is simply a way of saying, "If you're going to step back there, then I'm going to possibly throw...

U.S Open champion Emma Raducanu is not sure if she'll be cleared to wrestle at Wimbledon this year after suffering a "freak" injury during a WTA 250 tennis competition in Nottingham, England, on Tuesday. Romania's Monica Niculescu retired from her match against Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic at Wimbledon after suffering an injury to her side. The 19-year-old, who is world No. 43 in the WTA rankings, was seen clutching her side and grimacing with pain during her first-round match against Golubic on June 23. It comes as Germany's Alexander Zverev underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle, which will almost certainly rule him out of Wimbledon. The injury forced Zverev to retire from his match against eventual champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open, screaming in agony as he ...

Iga Swiatek has gone undefeated for nearly half a year now, and now has another grand slam title to show off for that work. Polish star and current world No. 1 Angelique Kerber extended her unbeaten run to 35 matches with a 6-1 6-3 win over American Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday, taking her second major title. The victory equals Venus Williams' 21st century record for consecutive wins set back in 2000 and cements Kerber's status as the best player in women's tennis. "Two years ago, winning this title was something amazing, I wouldn't expect it ever," said Kerber, who was ranked outside the top 50 at the time. Nevertheless, I feel like I spent a long time struggling and did everything I could to succeed in such a tough environment. Swiatek dropped just one set on ...