- In his ATP Finals debut on Monday, Alcaraz lost to Zverev to extend his end-of-year losing streak to three matches.
- The Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Washington Wizards 111-107 thanks to a jump shot by Pascal Siakam.
- A 16-point deficit was overcome by the Raptors in the fourth quarter.
The US Supreme Court has asked for President Joe Biden‘s opinion in response to a lawsuit alleging it colluded with FIFA to prohibit foreign teams from participating in official matches in the US. The justices are deliberating whether to take up U.S. Soccer’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling to support the litigation of Relevent Sports, a company based in New York.
The case, which was brought against FIFA and U.S. Soccer in 2019 and filed in Manhattan federal court, alleged that the ban was illegal under American antitrust law and attempted to prevent the two organizations from carrying it out.
ATP Finals
In his ATP Finals debut on Monday, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, the runner-up in the world, lost to Alexander Zverev 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 to extend his end-of-year losing streak to three matches.
The fast indoor surface at the expansive Pala Alpitour in Turin was the direct cause of his defeat, according to the 20-year-old world number two, who was forced to miss last year’s season-ending championship due to injury.
Elena Micheli is upset that horseback riding won’t be included in the modern pentathlon after the Olympics in Paris next year, but she believes obstacle racing is what the sport should focus on.
At the Tokyo Games in 2021, a coach struck a horse that would not jump a fence, igniting a scandal surrounding the modern pentathlon, which traditionally consists of fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and running.
On Monday night, the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Washington Wizards 111-107 thanks to a jump shot by Pascal Siakam with eight seconds remaining. A 16-point deficit was overcome by the Raptors in the fourth quarter. At this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, Haas Formula One drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will race against the new and the old.
Sports fans and some of the biggest names in the game paid tribute to the legendary Bobby Charlton of Manchester United on Monday, describing him as a “fantastic” and “humble” man in addition to one of the best players in English soccer.
