Sports news: Thiem beats Nadal in ATP Finals in straight sets

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Thiem beats Nadal in straight sets +++ FIFA postpones Club World Cup

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Thiem beats Nadal in two sentences

Rafael Nadal has the second group game in the ATP Finals in London lost. Two days after his first win against Andrei Rublew was subject Spanish to Austrian Dominic Thiem with 6: 7 (7: 9), 6: 7 (4: 7) and he’s under pressure before the third game.

The last two Grand Slam winners faced each other for almost two and a half hours and showed excellent tennis with some spectacular rallies. Thiem turned out to be a bit more efficient at the crucial moments. Nadal could not take advantage of his opportunities: In the first tie-break, the 34-year-old led 5-2 and then had two set balls. In the second round, he had to resign himself immediately after the break to make it 4: 3. With the fifth match ball, Thiem decided the game for himself. (ram / sda)

FIFA postpones the Club World Cup

the Klub-WM in Qatar just find next february instead of. Due to the crown pandemic, FIFA postponed the tournament originally planned for December for two months. At the Club World Cup, which will now take place from February 1 to 11, the Winner of the Continental Confederation part. Champions League winner Bayern Munich have qualified from Europe. (ram / sda)

Credit Suisse assumes sponsorship of the Super League title

Bank to Bank: Raiffeisen is the main sponsor of the super League after eight years from June 2021, Credit Suisse takes over and will name the top division of the 2021/22 season. The main Zurich bank and Ringier Sports AG, which exclusively markets the central advertising rights of the Swiss Football League (SFL), have signed a four-year contract.

Credit Suisse is thus once again significantly expanding its long and extensive involvement in Swiss football. The bank has supported the Swiss Football Association (SFV) for more than 25 years and is the primary partner for all national men’s and women’s teams, as well as for all youth teams. (abu / sda)

Chris Paul to the Phoenix Suns

the Phoenix suns report a transfer hit a good month before the start of the NBA season. The Arizona franchise is All Star Chris Paul involved. The Suns signed last with him Oklahoma city thunder turn Paul into an extensive exchange. The Thunder received in exchange for the 35-year-old point guard who walked away Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Jalen Lecque and Ty Jerome as well as the future Suns first-round draft.

For ten-time All Star Paul, Phoenix is ​​the fifth season in the world’s best basketball league after the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles, Houston Rockets and Thunder. At the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 games, he was with the American team. Olympic champion.

With the Suns there is a lot of hope, with the signing of Paul he dies long string of missed playoff appearances to be able to finish. The last time Phoenix was in the crucial phase of the championship ten years ago. The new season in the NBA begins on December 22. Due to the corona pandemic, the regular season includes 72 instead of 82 games per team. (zap / sda)

Medvedev bodigt Zverev

In the second match of the ATP Finals he sat Daniil Medvedev against Alexander Zverev 6: 3, 6: 4 up. The Russian, who won the final in Paris-Bercy against the German a few days ago, was the best player after the very competitive start phase and finally achieved some success. Medvedev will play against on Wednesday Novak Djokovic, while Zverev against Diego schwartzman antritt. (pre / sda)

Baumgartner, new president of FC Basel

the FC Basel has a new club president. Baumgartner Challenge replaces Bernhard Burgener. Burgener announced the change at the club’s top in late September when he announced in an interview on the club’s own website for the the next term will no longer run for office. Burgener remains the strong man of FC Basel. He is the main shareholder of FC Basel Holding AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AG since the summer of 2017.

Burgener also announced the castling in a video clip on the club’s website. Consequently, Baumgartner was at the general meeting in writing “With much more” chosen one. Baumgartner, who was a FC Basel player from 1990 to 1994, is the club’s president on the AG’s board of directors, in which the club owns a 25 percent stake. The former defense attorney is the full-time deputy director of the Basel trade association. (zap / sda)

Three positive cases of corona among Ukrainians

After three Corona cases In the team of the Ukrainians it is open if Tuesday’s Nations League match in Lucerne against Switzerland can take place. Jewgeni Makarenko, Eduard Sobol Y Dimitri Risnyk they tested positive for the coronavirus. Makarenko and Sobol played Germany on Saturday (1: 3).

For now, the Lucerne canton doctor and UEFA have trained the team Andrei Shevchenko he was allowed to train on Monday night, as reported by the Ukrainian association. The crown tests that the Ukrainians conducted before training will decide whether the game will take place or not. (pre / sda)

Djokovic beats Schwartzman with confidence

Novak Djokovic He started the ATP Finals with a soft victory. The Serbian faced the Argentine in London Diego schwartzman 6: 3, 6: 2 up. Schwartzman, who qualified for the season finale of the top eight players for the first time, was only able to keep up with the world number one in the opening minutes. He even took the lead with a break in the first set, but immediately had to resign his service himself. After the 2-2 draw, the South American, small compared to the competition, only won three matches. After 78 minutes, Djokovic ended the match with a successful volley. (pre / sda)

BVB has to do without Haaland

Norway international forward Erling haaland You will also have to comply with the quarantine obligation upon returning to Germany. The Norwegian authorities and the association made this clear. The national team had agreed to leave the country. in isolation until the end of the ten-day quarantine issue, reports the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.

Therefore, Haaland will miss Borussia Dortmund against Hertha BSC on Saturday. Violation of the Norwegian Infection Protection Act could result in up to two years in prison. After a positive test from defender Omar Elabdellaoui, the entire national team was quarantined and the Nations League match against Romania was canceled. The away game in Austria on Wednesday may be a B selection. (RAM)

Dillier finds a new employer

Professional cyclist Silvan dillier has found a new team. According to the newspaper “Het Nieuwsblad”, the Aargauer will drive next season Alpecin-Fenix around the superstar Mathieu van der Poel. The Belgian team had automatically secured the right to start on the World Tour, home to the most important races, by winning the general classification in the second-class Tour of Europe.

Dillier’s contract with the French formation AG2R La Mondiale expires after three seasons later this year. His biggest success so far was 2nd place in the classic Paris – Roubaix, when he had to admit defeat to Peter Sagan on the final streak in 2018. In 2017, Dillier, at the time still in the BMC dress, also won a stage at the Giro d’Italia. (ram / sda)

Mascherano resigns

The long-standing Argentine international Javier Mascherano he finished his career at the age of 36. The former FC Barcelona player, who made a living for the last time in his home country in Estudiantes de La Plata, played between 2003 and 2018 147 international matches for Argentina – as many as no other.

With Barça, Mascherano won a total of 18 trophies in eight seasons. In 2011 and 2015, the defensive midfielder triumphed with the Catalans in the Champions League. (ram / sda / afp)