Mohamed Salah Liverpool exit: Arne Slot blamed in Egypt as fans hope he picks Europe over MLS or Saudi move | The National Egyptian football figures and pundits have their say as speculation mounts over legendary forward's next move

Aboutrika: One of the reasons behind his departure is Arne Slot’s presence. We’ve seen the problems they’ve had recently. He drove Salah away.
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Sinner’s winning streak puts Alcaraz’s No 1 spot under threat as clay-court season gets under way | The National Aryna Sabalenka looks to extend her dominance and Iga Swiatek seeks a reset

It’s clay time!
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WTA initiative aims to reshape coaching landscape for Arab women | The National Coach Inclusion Programme invited five candidates to shadow mentors, including Ons Jabeur's coach Issam Jellali

5 Arab women graduated from the WTA Coach Inclusion Program last month in Dubai, where they wrapped up a four-month course by shadowing WTA coaches at the 1000-level tournament.

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Daniil Medvedev back to where he belongs - Roland-Garros 2026 - The official site Former world No.1 returns to top 10 playing aggressive, big-time tennis

Medvedev: I know when I play my best there aren’t many people who can beat me easy, even less who can almost beat me when I play just good. But whenever you drop your game by 2-3%, 1 double fault here & there, you lose your serve, there are many that can beat you www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/articl...

Iga Swiatek parting ways with Wim Fissette had direct consequences for… French tennis. Why? Well, Iga now on trial with Francisco Roig who was… on trial with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. It’s this time of the year where u need to keep track of the coaching teams!

Japan's Yui Kamiji eyes Wimbledon glory as she continues mission to spread joy of wheelchair tennis | The National World No 1 can complete Golden Slam with victory in London in 2026

Yui Kamiji: “After Paris, I a little bit changed my mind, because until that time I really really wanted to get a medal, gold medal especially, but now I would like to introduce what we are doing, and also thinking about how we can develop wheelchair tennis.”

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To withstand the Siege is a right of WTA passage. May the odds be ever in your favor.

'A puzzle few can solve': Rivals seek answers as Alcaraz and Sinner continue to dominate men's tennis | The National Dubbed 'Sincaraz', the pair have won nine of the 14 big events scheduled in each of the last two seasons

Given Alcaraz and Sinner’s dominance, are players now heading to the practice court fixated on finding ways to beat those two?

I spoke to several players to find out more about their mindset during this era of Sincaraz duopoly.

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'A puzzle few can solve': Rivals seek answers as Alcaraz and Sinner continue to dominate men's tennis | The National Dubbed 'Sincaraz', the pair have won nine of the 14 big events scheduled in each of the last two seasons

“You might still focus 80% of the practice on your game and just doing the things that you do well every day and focusing on that. But you're going to dedicate some time to improving. And improving in today's game means beating those guys in the big matches.”

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Moroccan Olympic hero Soufiane El Bakkali: 'My number one goal is to break world record' | The National Champion runner wants to reach new heights in 3,000m steeplechase and welcomes emergence of new challengers

Had a great chat with Morocco's two-time Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali, who tells me breaking the 3,000m steeplechase world record is his #1 priority this season.

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Iva Jovic’s advice to young aspiring tennis players is to play football (soccer). Says playing football growing up did wonders for her footwork.

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Interview: Ambitious Iva Jovic keen to cement her place among world’s best - Roland-Garros 2026 - The official site American teenager talks about her rapid rise, her relationship with clay, adopting her family values, and her hopes for the future

Iva Jovic: “My parents worked really hard, and I think I knew that nothing was waiting for me, you know? I had to go and earn whatever life I wanted.”

My full chat with Jovic👇🏼

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If you see something, say something In which Amanda Anisimova alleviates all my fears.

This is great from @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social on how Alysa Liu reminded Amanda Anisimova of the mindset that helped her achieve all of those great things last season.

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Mirra Andreeva enjoys Dubai spotlight but happy to play long game: 'I have my whole career ahead of me' | The National Defending champion embraces pressure as she returns to scene of epic 2025 winning run and, while still just 18, is able to reflect on her incredible rise

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Reem Abulleil on Instagram: "Spoke to @_mirraandreeva_ about how she felt after pulling off the Dubai-Indian Wells double last year and how she is approaching those two tournaments as the defending ch... 23 likes, 0 comments - reemabulleil on February 16, 2026: "Spoke to @_mirraandreeva_ about how she felt after pulling off the Dubai-Indian Wells double last year and how she is approaching those two t...

Mirra: You're just going to have to learn how to deal with the pressure when it comes when you defend the title. But if you want to win tournaments, if you want to be a great player or be #1, you're not going to be winning tournaments without defending titles after.
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Daily Bagel: Family matters Thank God it's Friday.

Been Bageling from Indian Wells. Subscribe for free if you fancy.

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How I Became A Target For Right-Wing Freaks At The Australian Open | Defector Before I went to Melbourne in January to cover the Australian Open for Defector and a couple other publications, I spent some time in New Zealand with my family. We lived there for five years when I…

How I became a target for right-wing freaks at the Australian Open:

Explains why so many school children are dead

Alexander Bublik: ‘Why not try to climb as high as I could?’ - Roland-Garros 2026 - The official site Entertaining Kazakh keen to maximise on his latest surge up the rankings

Bublik: They bring coolness to the game. It's cool to see Carlos is like fire, a funny guy, very loud. He’s stylish. He wears this crazy gear. Jannik is more about style & elegance, more of an ice approach on the court. Off the court, I think he's quite nice. www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/articl...

My fave takeaway from the Middle East swing was the nickname UAE fans gave Tjen and Eala when they played dubs together: the SEAsters ❤️

Men’s tennis tour cancels two UAE tournaments, withdraws $5,800 charter flight proposal for players The ATP Tour said it was organizing transport for players at the Fujairah Challenger, before clarifying it was not doing so directly.

An update from @cdeccleshare.bsky.social on the above:

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Update from Heliovaara, who tried to go to Oman by car with his family to catch a flight from there but failed and returned to Dubai, where he is now booked on a repatriation flight to Milan on Wednesday morning.

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Via Ilya Ivashka on Instagram.
Both Fujairah Challengers have been canceled. There might be a charter flight to evacuate the players.

I’m currently in Dubai and there are several loud explosions heard where I am in Um Suqeim 3, which the gov has said are intercepted attacks.

Dubai caps successful Middle East tennis swing but new Saudi Masters poses future challenges | The National DDF tournament director Salah Tahlak says cramped calendar makes it tough to attract top players

How will the Saudi Masters potentially affect the Middle East swing? 🤔

I spoke to the tournament director in Dubai to get his views on the matter.

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Dubai caps successful Middle East tennis swing but future poses new challenge with Saudi Masters | The National DDF tournament director Salah Tahlak says cramped calendar making it tough to attract top players

Arthur Fils: “A tournament like Dubai. It's a 500 and it's a nice tournament. But when you look at the draw, we don't have the best players here because they make a choice and they skip it because it's too much. So you have to make some choices.”

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Have confirmed that Marcos has been added to the team as an additional voice and working with Q on this trip, as Pere Riba is back in Barcelona. Don't get it twisted, Pere still head coach.

Jessica Pegula Lives For the Grind - The Second Serve Jessica Pegula lives for the grind.

Jessica Pegula clears her busy schedule for @reemabulleil.bsky.social

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