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Australia qualifies for Davis Cup finals ahead of final group game against Spain
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia qualifies for Davis Cup finals ahead of final group game against Spain

ABC  

Australia's Davis Cup team have been able to celebrate reaching the Davis Cup finals — without even having to hit a ball in anger. Davis Cup Finals qualifiers Germany United States Spain Australia Eight teams will compete in the Davis Cup finals in November Lleyton Hewitt's team were thrilled to reach November's eight-team showdown on their day off, their qualification …

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Jack Draper declares he DOES want to play in Davis Cup this week despite gruelling US Open heartbreak which saw him vomit in semi-final defeat
4 months ago

Jack Draper declares he DOES want to play in Davis Cup this week despite gruelling US Open heartbreak which saw him vomit in semi-final defeat

Daily Mail  

The hamster wheel of tennis never stops turning, and the next decision for Jack Draper after his US Open heroics is whether to represent his country in the Davis Cup this week. ‘I'll speak to my team but I want to be there on Wednesday.’ Jack Draper is debating whether he will be able to play for GB in the …

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LeBron James’ and Anthony Davis’ Olympic performance should push Lakers to go all-in
4 months, 3 weeks ago

LeBron James’ and Anthony Davis’ Olympic performance should push Lakers to go all-in

New York Times  

If there were ever a sign the Los Angeles Lakers should do everything in their power to improve their roster for this season, the final minutes of Team USA’s men’s basketball gold-medal victory over France provided the confirmation. In the most important moment of the Olympic tournament, with France still within striking distance, LeBron James and Anthony Davis played critical …

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Anthony Davis’ solid play for Team USA creates a tough question for Steve Kerr
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthony Davis’ solid play for Team USA creates a tough question for Steve Kerr

New York Times  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — USA coach Steve Kerr didn’t commit to Joel Embiid as his starting center for the Olympics when given the chance Monday, saying instead the lineup is “still a work in progress.” Some context is needed. Embiid’s backup in Team USA’s two exhibition games, Anthony Davis, has played like Wilt Chamberlain, including in the Americans’ …

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J.D. Davis released, loses most of his $6.9 million salary after Giants exercise a loophole
9 months, 4 weeks ago

J.D. Davis released, loses most of his $6.9 million salary after Giants exercise a loophole

New York Times  

Major League Baseball players scored what they considered a long-sought victory when the last Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified prior to the 2022 season. Davis said last month that he would have happily accepted the Giants’ filing figure of $6.55 million prior to the hearing. Zaidi said Monday that the Giants “negotiate all our arbitration cases in good faith” and …

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Anthony Davis has big game as Lakers defeat Pistons
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthony Davis has big game as Lakers defeat Pistons

LA Times  

Early in the second half of a mostly lopsided game Tuesday night, Austin Reaves tried to flip the ball behind his back to LeBron James. In the Lakers’ final home game before the All-Star break, Davis dominated all over the court, shooting, scoring, passing and defending as his team beat the lowly Pistons 125-111. Davis downplayed the Defensive Player of …

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Davis Cup: Strong Indian team is firm favourite against Pakistan in historic clash
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup: Strong Indian team is firm favourite against Pakistan in historic clash

The Hindu  

India will be without their top singles players but the visitors, who have come to Pakistan after 60 years, will still start as favourites in the historic Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie, which is being played within a restricted environment due to security concerns. The courts in Islamabad are fast with low bounce, and it made sense that …

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Davis Cup Qualifiers 2024: Eubanks replaces injured Fritz for US against Ukraine
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup Qualifiers 2024: Eubanks replaces injured Fritz for US against Ukraine

The Hindu  

Chris Eubanks is replacing an injured Taylor Fritz, who is the top-ranked American man, in the lineup for the United States against Ukraine in the Davis Cup on Thursday. The 32nd-ranked Eubanks, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, was scheduled to make his first appearance in a Davis Cup match against No. The World Cup of Tennis is …

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Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj

The Hindu  

Former Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj felt India should have had its best players in the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan starting on Saturday. India’s charge will be led by Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri, N. Sriram Balaji, Niki Poonacha and Saketh Myneni, with the country’s top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal making himself unavailable for the tie. Aisam Qureshi and Aqueel …

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McDermott: Davis, Rapp will not be available for Bills’ playoff game against Steelers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

McDermott: Davis, Rapp will not be available for Bills’ playoff game against Steelers

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo wide receiver Gabe Davis and reserve safety Taylor Rapp will not be available for Sunday’s wild-card round playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bills coach Sean McDermott said Friday. Davis, who finished second on the team with 746 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches, sustained a knee injury in Buffalo’s season-ending and AFC East-clinching 21-14 …

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ITF Tribunal Holds Ruling Against AITA Pertaining to Indian Davis Cup Team's Travel to Pakistan
1 year ago

ITF Tribunal Holds Ruling Against AITA Pertaining to Indian Davis Cup Team's Travel to Pakistan

News 18  

The ITF tribunal has rejected AITA’s contention that its Davis Cup team could face security concerns during the World Group I Play-off tie in Islamabad, paving the way for an Indian tennis team’s visit to Pakistan for the first time in 60 years. The last time an Indian Davis Cup team travelled to Pakistan was way back in 1964 when …

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The love of playing Davis Cup is missing, now it’s like just another tournament for players: Bopanna
1 year, 3 months ago

The love of playing Davis Cup is missing, now it’s like just another tournament for players: Bopanna

The Hindu  

Someone who willingly tweaked his own game to adjust to the styles of legendary Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi while playing for the country, Rohan Bopanna often gets baffled to find the love of playing Davis Cup diminishing with the passage of time. I think, in a way, it is just ourselves trying to find each other, you know, understand …

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Rohan Bopanna – the consummate team man who found the sweet spot
1 year, 3 months ago

Rohan Bopanna – the consummate team man who found the sweet spot

The Hindu  

One the biggest dilemmas elite sportspersons face is about the timing of their retirement. The doubles star’s decision to end his Davis Cup journey with the World Group II tie against Morocco here this weekend comes at a time when he is ranked No.7 in the world – his highest since Oct. 2013. “I certainly admire his longevity,” former India …

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Serbia and France off to winning starts in Davis Cup
1 year, 3 months ago

Serbia and France off to winning starts in Davis Cup

The Hindu  

Serbia made a victorious start to their Davis Cup Finals group stage campaign by beating South Korea on Tuesday before 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic arrives for tougher tests ahead. The 36-year-old’s team mates ensured there were no hiccups in their opener as Dusan Lajovic downed Hong Seong-chan 6-4, 7-6 and Laslo Djere battled past Kwon Soon-woo 4-6, 6-2, …

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Mancini’s resignation leaves Italy in blue moment – can they improvise like Miles Davis?
1 year, 4 months ago

Mancini’s resignation leaves Italy in blue moment – can they improvise like Miles Davis?

New York Times  

On Saturday night, the snowy-haired president of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, received a notification. Italy did get to the final of the Under-20 World Cup in Uruguay in early June, fired by the goals of the player of the tournament, Chelsea’s Cesare Casadei. Both would train and play like his senior side to best facilitate the graduation of …

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Mark Davis learning patience and other Raiders takeaways from NFL owners’ meetings
1 year, 9 months ago

Mark Davis learning patience and other Raiders takeaways from NFL owners’ meetings

New York Times  

PHOENIX — You can say a lot of things about Raiders owner Mark Davis, but you can’t question his desire to have a winning team. Davis was in good spirits when he walked the halls of the Arizona Biltmore Resort at the NFL owners’ meetings this week, but he doesn’t like that people are calling his team “Patriots West” as …

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North Carolina’s NCAA Tournament hopes died for very familiar reasons
1 year, 9 months ago

North Carolina’s NCAA Tournament hopes died for very familiar reasons

New York Times  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As Hubert Davis turned the corner towards his locker room, his wife Leslie trailing close behind, North Carolina’s head coach wore a stoic stare. “The story of this year,” Armando Bacot said after UNC’s 68-59 loss to Virginia in the ACC tournament, “was talking about last year.” In that respect, perhaps, North Carolina can lay some external …

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Black Vietnam vet finally honored with Medal of Honor
1 year, 10 months ago

Black Vietnam vet finally honored with Medal of Honor

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When one of his superiors told him to get to safety, Davis …

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No plans to change Davis Cup format, eyeing like-minded sponsors: ITF chief Haggerty
1 year, 10 months ago

No plans to change Davis Cup format, eyeing like-minded sponsors: ITF chief Haggerty

The Hindu  

The International Tennis Federation will stick with the existing Davis Cup format despite ending its partnership with investment group Kosmos, which led to the revamp of the men’s team competition, its chief David Haggerty told Reuters. “Last year we were broadcast in more than 200 countries and territories, so it’s ticking all those boxes and making sure we continue to …

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Lakers’ win over Bucks opens six-game trip with a flash of potential and hope
2 years, 1 month ago

Lakers’ win over Bucks opens six-game trip with a flash of potential and hope

LA Times  

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook dives to the court to beat Bucks forward Khris Middleton to a loose ball Friday night in Milwaukee. Lakers Anthony Davis’ monster game leads Lakers to win over Bucks Lakers forward Anthony Davis has 44 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots in a defeat of Milwaukee to start six-game road trip. James, who …

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Tiafoe, Fritz try to give US 1st Davis Cup title since 2007
2 years, 1 month ago

Tiafoe, Fritz try to give US 1st Davis Cup title since 2007

Associated Press  

Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz spent 2022 achieving milestones for themselves — and for U.S. men’s tennis — and now they’ll try to take another step this week by earning their country’s first Davis Cup title in 15 years. We’re definitely one of the better teams out there.” The closing rounds of the Davis Cup Finals are in Malaga, Spain; …

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Aldridge: Wizards didn’t rise in first round, but Johnny Davis shouldn’t fall flat
2 years, 6 months ago

Aldridge: Wizards didn’t rise in first round, but Johnny Davis shouldn’t fall flat

New York Times  

Johnny Davis did not ditch Thursday’s NBA draft to scarf a toasted cheddar chalupa. Washington’s first-round pick fits the Wizards’ type since Tommy Sheppard’s been in charge: hard worker, big program, high-profile games, high floor. But I didn’t often hear “great.” And as previously opined, the Wizards desperately need to add another star to play with Beal and Kristaps Porzingis, …

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‘I think we’ll go down in history’: The night North Carolina beat Duke, again, to go to the national title game
2 years, 9 months ago

‘I think we’ll go down in history’: The night North Carolina beat Duke, again, to go to the national title game

New York Times  

NEW ORLEANS — A clear path? “Man,” Dennis says, thinking out loud, but also echoing the thoughts of every UNC fan, “he’s just got so much heart.” Love, absolutely, but how about this whole team? “UNC just ended Coach K’s career, in his last game,” Justin Tatum, Love’s high school coach and the father of former Duke star Jayson Tatum, …

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Denmark captain Nielsen: We will make it difficult for India in Davis Cup
2 years, 10 months ago

Denmark captain Nielsen: We will make it difficult for India in Davis Cup

The Hindu  

The Danish team was happy in warm weather and fast grass courts as it opened its preparation for the Davis Cup tie against India at the Gymkhana Club on Sunday afternoon. RELATED | The Danish team does miss its leading player, the 88th ranked Holger Rune, but the captain took the situation in his stride and said that Denmark would …

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