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Adios, Rafa

Nov 20, 2024

Image: Davis Cup

Rafa Nadal has played the last match of his professional tennis career.

The 38-year-old lost his singles tie at the Davis Cup, as Spain were knocked out of the tournament by The Netherlands this morning.

Nadal retires as the second-most successful men’s singles player of all time, behind Novak Djokovic, with 22 career Grand Slam titles.

He also spent over 900 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the ATP rankings and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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Man United, under new manager Ruben Amorim, are reportedly planning a summer move for Napoli forward Victor Osimhen.

Sources say the Red Devils are even prepared to include recent signing Joshua Zirkzee as part of a player-plus-cash deal for the Nigeria international.

Its believed that Osimhen – who is currently out on loan with Galatasaray – could be available for around 63 million pounds at the end of the season.

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In selected Nations League results from this morning…

Hungary held Germany to a 1-1 draw

It also ended 1-1 between Bosnia-Herzegovina and The Netherlands

Montenegro pulled off a surprise 3-1 win over Turkiye

While Wales thrashed Iceland 4-1.

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And, the European Union is set to make a decision by mid-December…about whether to allow Formula One owner Liberty Media to go ahead with its planned takeover of the MotoGP parent company Dorna.