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Andy Murray completed a dominant win over Sam Querrey at the Hall of Fame Open. Murray saved two break points in his next service game. The victory achieved in just under 55 minutes set up a last-16 match.

Egypt has named Rui Vitoria, as the Coach for its National Team after Ehab Galal was sacked According to reports, Vitoria who led Benfica to the Primeira Liga title in 2016 and 2017, would earn 2.4 million euros annually under the contract.

South Africa became the third team to qualify for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, quarter-finals. Bayana Bayana on Thursday defeated Burundi 3-1 in Rabat. This saw South Africa consolidate their position at the top of Group C, with six points from two matches.

Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon after failing to recover from an abdominal injury. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam Champion, struggled with the injury in a grueling five-set win against 11th-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Wednesday. Semi-final opponent, Nick Kyrgios will receive a walkover into Sunday’s final, where he will play either top seed and six-time champion Novak Djokovic or Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

Denmark Defender, Andreas Christensen, has claimed that signing for Barcelona is a dream comes true as he supported the Club as a Child. The 26-year-old arrives at the LaLiga club as a free agent. This follows the expiration of his contract at Chelsea in June. He has now signed a deal until June 2026 with Barcelona.

Super Falcons players Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie and Uchenna Kanu have been nominated for the CAF Women’s Player of the Year awards. The four players were named as part of a 30-player list of nominees. Also nominated is Super Falcons youngster Monday Gift, as well as Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt. The CAF Awards will be held on the 21st of July 2022.

Arsenal has put up seven of their players up for sale in a bid to revamp their squad this summer. According to report .Winger, Nicolas Pepe, Hector Bellerin, Bernd Leno, and four more players have been transfer-listed by the Gunners. The Emirates club lost their momentum in the final weeks of the season, ultimately conceding the fourth spot to Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal has confirmed that forward, Charles Sagoe Jr has signed his first professional contract with the Club. Arsenal disclosed this in a statement in its website on Wednesday. According to the statement, the 17-year-old versatile forward joined Arsenal from Fulham in July 2015 and has been an attacking threat through the age groups since joining the Club.

Asisat Oshoala has been ruled out of the ongoing 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco due to injury. Oshoala picked up the injury in the Super Falcons’ 2-1 defeat to the Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Monday The striker was replaced by winger Francisca Ordega. The Super Falcons will take on Botswana in their game on Thursday.