In the world of football, the Spanish prosecutors want to jail Luis Rubiales for two and a half years after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the mouth without her consent. Manchester City have seven players on the injury list ahead of their major clash against Arsenal in the Premier League. Jannik Sinner reaches the semi-final of the Miami Open, where he will be playing against Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final rematch from earlier in the year.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Spanish prosecutors want Luis Rubiales jailed for two and half years
The Spanish prosecutors want Luis Rubiales, the former RFEF President, to be jailed for two and a half years after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the mouth without her consent at the FIFA Women’s World Cup final ceremony last summer. The 46-year-old is currently facing charges of sexual assault and coercion in the court of law but he has denied any wrongdoing.
Man City injury woes lengthen ahead of major clash against Arsenal in Premier League
In the build-up to the major clash against Arsenal in the Premier League, Manchester City have seven players on the injury list, which might not bode well for them in their bid to reach the top spot on the points table. Some of the names who might not play in Sunday’s match at Etihad Stadium are Ederson, Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Matheus Nunes, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, and Kyle Walker.
Man United keen on signing Jarrad Branthwaite to improve defence: Reports
Manchester United are reportedly keen on signing the centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton, to prioritise the improvement in defence next season, as per the Telegraph report. Notably, after spending the last summer on loan with PSV, the 21-year-old has made his way into the Everton lineup, and following a few impressive performances in defence, he has attracted interest in Manchester United.
Tottenham want to sign Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez: Reports
Tottenham reportedly want to sign Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez, in their bid to replace Harry Kane, who left for Bayern Munich at the end of last season. As per the report from Caught Offside, the Tottenham officials have already established contact with the Mexican footballer, who is their top priority target for the No. 9 position after scoring 24 goals in 35 matches for Feyenoord.
Some major results in football are as under:
International Friendlies
Argentina 3-1 Costa Rica
Peru 4-1 Dominican Republic
Tennis
Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open semi-finals
The reigning Australian Open champion, Jannik Sinner, reached the semi-final of the Miami Open, defeating the 60th-ranked opponent Tomas Machac of Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-final. The Italian, who is the second seed in the Miami Open, is going to face the third seed Russian Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of the Australian Open final from January.
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden seal place in Miami Open semi-finals
The Indo-Australian men’s doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden have sealed a place in the semi-final of the Miami Open, which will be their third appearance in the last four of an ATP tournament this year. They defeated Sem Verbeek and John-Patrick Smith in a tough quarter-final, losing the first set before taking it 3-6, 7-6(4), 10-7.
Arslanbek Aitkulov gets provisionally suspended for doping violation
Arslanbek Aitkulov, 20, the Kazakhstan men’s singles tennis player, has been provisionally suspended for a doping violation, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said. He tested positive for prohibited substances while playing in a tennis tournament in Qatar in January after reaching the career-high ranking of 1,250 in November last year.
Badminton
PV Sindhu advances to Madrid Masters quarter-finals
The multi-time Olympic medalist, PV Sindhu, has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters after defeating Huang Yu-Hsun in straight sets in just 36 minutes. The 28-year-old got the better of the Chinese Taipei opponent with a scoreline of 21-14, 21-12 in the round of 16, to set up a clash against either Supanida Katethong or Natsuki Nidaira.’