Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Tennis-Wimbledon win was big confidence enhance in powerful yr: Djokovic

Novak Djokovic stated his Wimbledon triumph gave him a much-needed enhance of confidence throughout a troublesome season and that it laid the platform for a robust end to the yr. Djokovic was deported from Australia within the lead-up to the yr’s first Grand Slam in January for not being vaccinated towards COVID-19. The Serb then struggled to hit high type and solely started displaying glimpses of his finest on the finish of the clay season.

Cricket-England face New Zealand with one eye on the skies

England should get previous in-form New Zealand on Tuesday if they’re to get their Twenty20 World Cup marketing campaign again on monitor however their hopes of reaching the semi-finals would additionally undergo a heavy blow if the Brisbane climate refuses to play ball. England are in a precarious place after their rain-hit defeat to Eire and with final week’s eagerly-anticipated encounter with champions Australia deserted with no ball being bowled.

NHL roundup: Geese win in OT to finish 7-game slide

Trevor Zegras scored his second objective of the sport at 2:15 of time beyond regulation and the Anaheim Geese got here again to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Sunday. Zegras completed a rush with a shot from the left circle for his sixth objective of the season, ending Anaheim’s seven-game shedding streak. The Geese trailed 3-1 lower than a minute into the third interval.

Soccer-Belgium striker Lukaku injured once more three weeks earlier than World Cup

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has injured his hamstring once more after making a comeback from two months on the sidelines, the Serie A membership stated on Monday, three weeks earlier than the World Cup kicks off in Qatar. Lukaku, on mortgage at Inter from Chelsea, returned to motion within the Champions League group sport final week towards Viktoria Plzen — wherein he scored — and performed within the weekend Serie A conflict with Sampdoria, getting on the pitch for 29 minutes throughout each matches.

NBA roundup: LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to first win

LeBron James scored 26 factors, Anthony Davis added 23 to go along with 15 rebounds and the host Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 on Sunday evening for his or her first win in six video games this season. Lonnie Walker IV scored 18 factors, as did reserve Russell Westbrook, who additionally had eight rebounds and eight assists for Los Angeles.

Soccer-‘Pumped’ Caicedo needs world to note Ecuador

Already having fun with a breakout season with Brighton & Hove Albion within the Premier League, Ecuador’s 20-year-old midfielder Moises Caicedo is set to burnish his popularity additional with a finest ever World Cup for his nationwide facet. The fast-improving Caicedo, whom British media say is on the radar of elite golf equipment with an 85 million pound ($98 million) price ticket, has change into a lynchpin for Ecuador who face hosts Qatar on Nov. 20 within the first sport of the World Cup.

Tennis-Davis Cup to change into a part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023

The Davis Cup will change into a part of the ATP Tour calendar from subsequent yr beneath a deal signed on Monday between the governing physique of males’s tennis, the Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF), and match promoters Kosmos. The choices replicate a rising cooperation between the lads’s and ladies’s excursions and the ITF which have moved in direction of streamlining the governance of the sport because the COVID disaster disrupted the 2020 season.

NFL roundup: Invoice Belichick makes historical past as Pats overpower Jets

Invoice Belichick grew to become the second-winningest coach in NFL historical past and Nick People kicked 5 subject objectives because the New England Patriots pulled off a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Belichick earned his 325th win (common and postseason) to move George Halas (324) on the all-time checklist. New England (4-4) additionally gained its thirteenth straight sport towards the Jets (5-3).

Soccer-France’s Pogba to overlook World Cup after failing to recuperate from surgical procedure – agent

France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup after failing to recuperate from knee surgical procedure in time for subsequent month’s match in Qatar, his agent stated on Monday. Pogba underwent an operation in September however his agent stated that, following a medical overview, the midfielder wouldn’t but return to the Juventus squad or be part of up with France for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup.

Motor racing-Mexico penalty level leaves Gasly near a race ban

Pierre Gasly should keep out of bother till Could — properly into subsequent season — after Sunday’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix left the AlphaTauri driver simply two penalty factors away from a System One race ban. The Frenchman, who’s becoming a member of Renault-owned Alpine on the finish of the yr as substitute for Fernando Alonso, now has 10 factors on his licence with 12 in a 12 month interval triggering an automated suspension.

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