Surrey were bowled out for 127 in large part because of the efforts of Abbott.
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Novak Djokovic admitted that he is finding it hard to concentrate on tennis after suffering yet another defeat – his sixth of 2024 – at the Geneva Open. In his best form, he would lose that many matches in a whole season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs on Friday to set up an IPL final against Kolkata Knight Riders, as spinner Shahbaz Ahmed starred with three wickets.Kolkata, who thrashed Hyderabad in the first play-off game to reach their fourth final, will meet Pat Cummins' side again in the decider.
Crystal Palace’s co-owner John Textor has confirmed he is attempting to sell his stake in the club and would consider investing in Everton
Toulouse will be aiming to become first club to claim Champions Cup six times when they meet Leinster at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Reading have released details for two pre-season friendlies this summer- including one supporters can watch. With the EFL campaign only just finishing, thoughts have already turned to next season and attempts to get prepared despite off-field issues remaining uncertain. After almost two months of exclusive negotiations, Dai Yongge remains the owner of the club, causing difficulties in planning for next season. However, second tier opponents have been confirmed for July.
The club has thanked Graham for his dedication and service
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said his side would use their pain at the Europa League final loss to Atalanta this week as fuel ahead of Saturday's German Cup final clash with Kaiserslautern.Alonso confirmed captain Lukas Hradecky would be in goal for the match, with Matej Kovar preferred in the German Cup and Europa League this season.
Champions Inter Milan dominated the Serie A end-of-season awards on Friday with Simone Inzaghi voted coach of the year and Lautaro Martinez player of the year.Two other Inter players were honoured as Serie A gave awards to five other players.
Andy Murray arrived at Roland Garros in dubious form, after a pair of straight-sets defeats against players ranked outside the world’s top 80. But he was in a surprisingly upbeat mood, perhaps because he had feared not making it at all.
United face City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Al Ain coach Hernan Crespo warned Harry Kewell's Yokohama F-Marinos to expect "hell" as the hosts bid to come from behind in the Asian Champions League final second leg on Saturday."Now I'm very proud to be here and to reach the final of the Champions League.
Hamilton ended up just 0.188 seconds behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro was quickest in practice for this weekend's Catalunya Grand Prix on Friday, as MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Martin had to settle for sixth on the time-sheet.Two-time defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia was fourth quickest, ahead of Jack Miller and Martin, who was fastest in the opening session.
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Andy Murray has recovered quickly from his ankle injury in March while Novak Djokovic’s poor form continued with a semi-final loss in Geneva
Drivers said the circuit is no longer suited to modern F1 cars while Lewis Hamilton was on top in first practice with Charles Leclerc quickest in P2
Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont has urged his side to keep faith with their attacking game when they face fellow European heavyweights Leinster in Saturday's Champions Cup rugby final.But finals can often be cagey affairs and Leinster -- themselves four-time European champions -- boast a wealth of Ireland international talent in both attack and defence.
Lorena Wiebes won the uphill sprint to the line in Colchester on the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique
Barcelona sacked coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the Catalan giants failed to win a trophy this season but just weeks since he and club president Joan Laporta agreed he would stay in the post."Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told Xavi Hernandez he will not continue as coach for the 2024-25 season," said Barcelona in a statement.
Pep Guardiola says he has "huge respect" for Erik ten Hag after a terrible season for Manchester United as the Manchester City boss eyes more history in Saturday's FA Cup final.Guardiola said despite his team's recent impressive record against United, he would not take them lightly in a repeat of the FA Cup final won 2-1 by City last season.
Andrea Vendrame won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday after slipping away from the other survivors of a long breakaway on a hilly 157 kilometre run from Mortegliano to Sappada."What an amazing victory from Vendrame," said Steinhauser, a 22-year-old German who has already won a stage on his Giro debut.
Lyon coach Sonia Bompastor said her side are "the best team in the world" in terms of success and that will remain true if Barcelona defeat them in the women's Champions League final on Saturday.Lyon have never lost against two-time champions Barcelona in four encounters, including the 2019 and 2022 finals.
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will both bid farewell to Roland Garros