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The world of football had David De Gea reportedly talking about retirement from the sport, if he doesn’t play for a top football club. Jesse Lingard, his former teammate at Manchester United, has joined the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq to train for a month, with a potential full-time contract in prospect. In the Asian Games, the Indian contingent secured their spots in the round of 16 in both men’s and women’s table tennis events.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
David De Gea could retire from football if he doesn’t get suitable offer: Reports
The former Manchester United goalkeeper, who became a free agent after leaving the club this summer, could reportedly retire from the sport, if he doesn’t get suitable offers to continue playing. The 32-year-old is hoping to get the number one role at a major football club, from a manager, who sees him as someone who is in his prime.
Jesse Lingard joins the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq to train for one month
After getting handed a release from Nottingham Forest in June, the free agent Jesse Lingard has joined the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq, to train for a one-month duration. As per the reports, the 30-year-old could join the club as a full-time player, if the head coach Steven Gerrard decides that he can elevate his team in the Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo plans his football retirement at Al-Nassr: Reports
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers of all-time, has reportedly told the bosses at Al-Nassr about his plan to retire at the club. The 38-year-old, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Saudi club this past January, has been in scintillating form in the Saudi Pro League, scoring nine goals in his last five appearances.
Some major results in football are as under:
Bundesliga 2023-24
VFB Stuttgart 3-1 Darmstadt 98
Serie A 2023-24
Lecce 1-0 Genoa
Ligue 1 2023-24
Monaco 0-1 Nice
La Liga 2023-24
Alaves 0-2 Athletic Bilbao
Saudi Pro League 2023-24
Al-Riyadh 1-3 Al-Fayha
Al-Nassr 4-3 Al-Ahli Saudi
Asian Games 2023
India reaches round of 16 in men’s and women’s table tennis events
On September 23, Saturday, Team India secured their spot in the round of 16 in both the men’s and women’s table tennis competition at the Asian Games 2023. The Indian men’s team defeated Tajikistan by 3-0 to win their third straight tie in Group F, while the Indian women’s team brushed aside Nepal by 3-0 to secure their second win in Group F too.
Neha Thakur and Vishnu Sarananwon sit in medal position in their respective sailing events
In the women’s singles dinghy ILCA4 sailing event, Neha Thakur is in bronze medal place in the overall standings after six races. Meanwhile, in the men’s singles dinghy ILCA7 sailing event, Vishnu Sarananwon is in second place in the overall standings, after winning the first race and finishing in fifth place in the second race of the day.
Tennis
Team World wins four straight matches against Team Europe on day 1 of Laver Cup
In Vancouver, Team World swept day 1 of the Laver Cup against Team Europe, winning four matches in a row. In the singles category, Ben Shelton got the ball rolling with a 7-6(4), 6-1 win against Arthur Fils, before Francisco Cerundolo got the better of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by 6-3,, 7-5 and Felix Auger-Aliassime smashed Gael Monfils with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-3, while the doubles match saw Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe grind out a 6-3, 6-4, 10-6 victory against Arthur Fils and Andrey Rublev.
MotoGP
Marco Bezzecchi secures pole position in MotoGP Bharat
The Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi, who races for Team VR46, secured pole position in the inaugural MotoGP Bharat with a lap time of 1:43:947, during the qualifying session at the Buddh International Circuit on September 23, Saturday. The second place on the grid went to the Spainard Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing with a lap time slower by just 0:043 of a second, while the reigning world champion, the Italian, Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati clocked a lap time of 1:44:203 to secure third place on the grid for tomorrow’s race.
