Afael Nadal out of incinnati Masters

Rafael Nadal ithdrew from the incinnati Masters on Wednesday, just a day after is withdrawal from the oronto tournament had lready cast doubt on his tness for the US Open. The 5-year-old Spaniard has een suffering from a left oot injury since his seminal exit at the hands of ovak Djokovic at the rench Open in June.

Olympic men’s tennis champion Alexander Zverev said on Wednesday he will not play for Germany in the Davis Cup tournament this November. After knocking out world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-final, Zverev, 24, beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in straight sets to win the men’s Olympic gold in Tokyo earlier this month.

After making two transformative signings in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Manchester United have no excuse for not giving champions Manchester City a proper run for their money in the Premier League title race.

United finally landed England winger Sancho for 73 million pounds ($101 million) in July before making another eye-catching move by signing serial winning defender Raphael Varane from Real Madrid.

Varane should bring muchneeded pace and control to a defence that has relied too much on Harry Maguire in the last two seasons while Sancho can light up a powerful attack and share the team’s creative responsibility with Bruno Fernandes.

United made another big investment this summer in handing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a three-year contract and the much-loved former striker must now turn the 20 times English champions back into the force they were before Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

‘Noisy neighbours’

Champions City, once dismissed by Ferguson as “noisy neighbours”, are undoubtedly the biggest force in Manchester now and are clear favourites to retain their crown after adding Jack Grealish to their squad for a league record 100 million pounds.

Yet Solskjaer has been given more time and money than any of Ferguson’s successors and if he cannot sustain a serious title charge, he will face renewed questions about his suitability to coach England’s biggest and most successful club.