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Former world number one and 12-time major winner Novak Djokovic will face Spains Roberto Bautista Agut in his first match in almost six
stanley cup months at the Mubadala world championships on Friday. Novak Djokovic will launch his competitive campaign as top seed at the Qatar Open next week against Roberto Bautista Agut. Reuters Bautista Agut, the world number 20 from Spain, set up
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stanley quencher ar Open next week. Bautista Agut, 29, took advantage of the hard-hitting Rublevs numerous unforced errors to win in 88 minutes. Rublev was broken twice in each set and even though he saved four match points in the eighth game of the second, his aggression once again cost him as he netted a powerful forehand to end the match. READ | For returning tennis stars Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, fitness comes first Bautista Agut has won just one of seven matches against Djokovic, now ranked at 12 in the world, in his career. South African world number 14 Kevin Anderson provided the first upset of the three-day Abu Dhabi event, defeating the 10th ranked Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the opening match on Thursday. The 31-year-old Anderson has never lost to Carreno Fbap Real Kashmir look to freeze Mohun Bagan in crunch I-League clash
FIFA is investigating Argent
botella stanley inas 4-1 loss in Nigeria on Wednesday after betting patterns suggested it was targeted by match-fixers. Its the highest profile match yet in a wave of suspicious recent international friendlies often with goals scored from penalty-kicks. HT Image The match was one that
stanley cup we had an active interest in and forms part of a wider ongoing FIFA investigation, footballs world governing body said. Referee Ibrahim Chaibou of Niger awarded two penalties 鈥攐ne to each side 鈥?in Wednesdays game between two teams. Nigeria took a 2-0 lead with a 26th minute spot-kick after Chaibou awarded a foul against Argentina defender Federico Fazio. Argentina fielded a below-strength lineup without Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Angel di Maria. Meanwhile, Argentina great Diego Maradona said, match-fixing scandals will continue as long as FIFA is run by dinosaurs . When you have so much power, you can do so many stupid things as is happening in FIFA, Maradona said. Everyday, there is corruption, match-fixing scandals. Catch all the latest... See more Catch all the latest Sports News, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes News / Sports / Friendly under FIFA scanner .freemium-card h4color: fff; padding-bottom:20px; .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxtpadding-bottom:16px; color: fff; .freemium-card .freemium-contentwidth: auto
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