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Injured Nadal out in the second round of Australian Open Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after being defeated in the second round by American Mackenzie McDonald. Nadal’s Australian Open title defence struggled due to the Spanish star being injured. Nadal, 36, was trailing by a set and a break when he appeared to be struggling with a hip problem. He took a medical timeout towards the end of the second set and continued with the match, but ultimately slipped to a 6-4 6-3 7-5 defeat. It’s his earliest Australian Open exit since 2016. Nadal had…

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The Back Pages – Shame is the Spur The Daily Express back page reports on Tottenham’s loss to Arsenal – with the focus of the story on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale being kicked in the back by a fan. Aaron Ramsdale was kicked by a Tottenham fan in an ugly post-match incident that was captured by TV cameras after the north London derby. Arsenal and Tottenham will help the Metropolitan Police with their investigation into the post-match incident which saw Aaron Ramsdale kicked by an irate Spurs fan after Sunday’s north London derby. The Gunners managed to pull eight points…

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The back page of L’Equipe reports on PSG’s 1-0 loss. The paper says When Paris loses two matches in a fortnight in a collective context complicated by the World Cup, it’s not because it’s too big for Ligue 1, it’s because it was too small to win at Lens and reindeer. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/L-analyse-de-vincent-duluc-apres-la-defaite-du-psg-a-rennes-a-double-sens/1374937

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Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid: Supercopa brings first trophy for Xavi era Spanish newspaper SPORT says Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 to win the Spanish Supercopa on Sunday and claim the club’s first trophy under coach Xavi Hernandez. Gavi scored one and set up goals for Robert Lewandowski and Pedri before Madrid scored a late consolation through Karim Benzema. It is Barca’s first piece of silverware since they won the Copa del Rey under Ronald Koeman almost two years ago and their first Supercopa since 2018. Barca hope it will provide a platform for more success this season with Xavi’s side…

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Aaron Ramsdale was kicked by a Tottenham fan after the full time whistle (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Eric Dier condemned the ‘unacceptable’ behaviour of a Tottenham fan who kicked Aaron Ramsdale following the side’s defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.

The Gunners went eight points clear at the top of the table with a comfortable 2-0 win at the home of their closest rivals.

However, the match was overshadowed somewhat when England goalkeeper Ramsdale was kicked by a fan after the full-time whistle.

The former Sheffield United ace was embroiled in a dispute with Richarlison after the final whistle was blown and the pair had to be separated by the officials.

Ramsdale then made his way to collect his belongings behind the goal when a supporter ran down the stairs of the stand and kicked him.

Dier has experience with furious fans (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Ramsdale was understandably furious and tempers flared, with a number of the goalkeeper’s team-mates descending on the scene.

But Dier, who famously climbed into the stands after a defeat to Norwich City in the FA Cup in 2020 to confront angry home fans, says the behaviour is ‘unacceptable’.

‘I didn’t see it but obviously it is unacceptable and it shouldn’t have happened. There’s nothing more I can say,’ said Dier.

Speaking after the game, Ramsdale revealed what happened in the incident.

‘Spurs fans were giving me some crack second half, and I gave them some back,’ said Ramsdale.

‘The few people I did give it to it was probably well greeted, in a sportsmanship way. But then a fan jumped over and gave me a little punch in the back.’

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Emma Raducanu wins on injury return at Australian Open British tennis star Emma Raducanu made an excellent return to court after her injury scare, moving into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win. On the opening day, Raducanu won 6-3 6-2 against Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Raducanu, 20, rolled her ankle in Auckland 11 days ago, leaving the court in tears. But her return ended in smiles as she overcome her first test. She now faces American seventh seed Coco Gauff in round two. Gauff, 18, is among the favourites to win the women’s singles at Melbourne…

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