Gnaf 2018 Commonwealth Games: Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu to win gold; Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver
A revived Ash Barty has banished her post-Wimbledon blues and heads to the U.S. Open seeking a third Grand Slam crown to cap a sparkling summer.        Ashleigh Barty USA TODAY Sports     After kubki stanley  the high of winning her first Wimbledon title, which fulfilled a childhood dream, the world number one crashed out of the Tokyo Olympic singles in exhaustion last month.   But the no-nonsense Australian is not one for wallowing. After claiming a mixed doubles bronze for her country, her return to American hardcourts has the competit stanley water bottle ive fires roaring once again.  Post-Wimbledon I was completely depleted,  the 25-year-old said after winning the Western  Southern Open on Sunday.  It was my biggest goal, my biggest dream was to win that one tournament, and it was almost after that I was just a bit numb and I didn t really know what to feel,  she said.  I think I still have a bit of that now, but being able to again refresh and refocus and think we re moving to the hardcourt season, it s a fresh kind of start.  While hardly a wide-eyed tourist in New York, Barty will cast a fresh eye over Flushing Meadows, having taken an 11-month break from the tour last year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across stanley canada  the globe. The hiatus has done wonders for her game, with Sunday s win in Cincinnati giving her a tour-leading fifth WTA title for the season. BOOKMAKERS SPLIT Bookmakers are split over whether she or champion Naomi Osaka deserve to be favourite for the U.S. Open, but Barty s mindset and flaw Tbxu Neymar tricks take centrestage as Brazil shine in friendly
Jose Mourinhos delight at Manchester Uniteds progress to the last 16 of the Europa League has been tempered by the timing of their FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea, with the manager criticising the tie being scheduled for a Monday.         stanley becher Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during their Europa League match against Saint-Etienne on Wednesday. REUTERS     United, who beat St Etienne 1-0 on Wednesday to progress 4-0 on aggregate, now face the prospect of playing the second leg of their next Europa League tie just three days after their FA Cup showdown against former club Chelsea on March 13.    I feel really surprised that the decision is made before our draw in Europe because nobody knows who we play against, nor where the first and second matches are being played,  Mourinho told reporters ahead of Fridays Europa League draw.  We play Chelsea on Monday then weve got a second match in Europe, Russia or Turkey. This is what we have.  The Portuguese also criticised local rivals Manchester City, who fielded a weakened team in the FA Cup last season when faced with a similar problem under former manager Manuel Pellegrini. Chelsea duly ran out 5-1 winners against Pellegrinis second-string selection, and Mourinho said he would not disrespect the competition by packing his side with youngst stanley cup ers.  I cannot play against Chelsea with the second team,  Mourinho added.  I cannot play against Chelsea with the under-21s, like Manchester Cit stanley thermos mug y did -- was it last year  Were Manchester Uni

Gnaf 2018 Commonwealth Games: Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu to win gold; Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver
A revived Ash Barty has banished her post-Wimbledon blues and heads to the U.S. Open seeking a third Grand Slam crown to cap a sparkling summer.        Ashleigh Barty USA TODAY Sports     After kubki stanley  the high of winning her first Wimbledon title, which fulfilled a childhood dream, the world number one crashed out of the Tokyo Olympic singles in exhaustion last month.   But the no-nonsense Australian is not one for wallowing. After claiming a mixed doubles bronze for her country, her return to American hardcourts has the competit stanley water bottle ive fires roaring once again.  Post-Wimbledon I was completely depleted,  the 25-year-old said after winning the Western  Southern Open on Sunday.  It was my biggest goal, my biggest dream was to win that one tournament, and it was almost after that I was just a bit numb and I didn t really know what to feel,  she said.  I think I still have a bit of that now, but being able to again refresh and refocus and think we re moving to the hardcourt season, it s a fresh kind of start.  While hardly a wide-eyed tourist in New York, Barty will cast a fresh eye over Flushing Meadows, having taken an 11-month break from the tour last year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across stanley canada  the globe. The hiatus has done wonders for her game, with Sunday s win in Cincinnati giving her a tour-leading fifth WTA title for the season. BOOKMAKERS SPLIT Bookmakers are split over whether she or champion Naomi Osaka deserve to be favourite for the U.S. Open, but Barty s mindset and flaw Tbxu Neymar tricks take centrestage as Brazil shine in friendly
Jose Mourinhos delight at Manchester Uniteds progress to the last 16 of the Europa League has been tempered by the timing of their FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea, with the manager criticising the tie being scheduled for a Monday.         stanley becher Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during their Europa League match against Saint-Etienne on Wednesday. REUTERS     United, who beat St Etienne 1-0 on Wednesday to progress 4-0 on aggregate, now face the prospect of playing the second leg of their next Europa League tie just three days after their FA Cup showdown against former club Chelsea on March 13.    I feel really surprised that the decision is made before our draw in Europe because nobody knows who we play against, nor where the first and second matches are being played,  Mourinho told reporters ahead of Fridays Europa League draw.  We play Chelsea on Monday then weve got a second match in Europe, Russia or Turkey. This is what we have.  The Portuguese also criticised local rivals Manchester City, who fielded a weakened team in the FA Cup last season when faced with a similar problem under former manager Manuel Pellegrini. Chelsea duly ran out 5-1 winners against Pellegrinis second-string selection, and Mourinho said he would not disrespect the competition by packing his side with youngst stanley cup ers.  I cannot play against Chelsea with the second team,  Mourinho added.  I cannot play against Chelsea with the under-21s, like Manchester Cit stanley thermos mug y did -- was it last year  Were Manchester Uni