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RAFAEL Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz can be readied to rejoin to stand for Spain at the finals of the Davis Mug, simply months after collaborating for the males’s increases event at the Paris Olympics. The tantalising possibility of the desire duo, christened by tennis followers as ‘Nadalcaraz’, going back to the court with each other was elevated after Nadal, 38, …

CARLOS Alcaraz has suffered the greatest upset of his career so far after the Spaniard crashed out of the US Open in the second round with a straight-sets defeat against the world No.74 Botic van de Zandschulp. The 21-year-old had been widely tipped to compete for a third Grand Slam title in 2024, which would have made him just the …

RAFAEL Nadal has pulled out of this year’s US Open, admitting that he would not be able to ‘give 100%’ in New York. The announcement comes swiftly after Nadal’s participation in the Paris Olympics – he was trounced by old rival Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles and reached the doubles quarter-finals with 21-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, widely tipped as …

SPAIN will clash with France in a mouth-watering men’s football gold medal match at the Olympics on Friday after defeating Morocco 2-1 in the semi-final. La Roja went behind at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille after Soufiane Rahimi scored a first-half penalty, before Barcelona youngster Fermin Lopez equalised just after the hour mark. Spain’s passage to Friday’s showpiece final was …