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Spanish Tennis Player Suarez Navarro To Retire After 2020

December 3, 2019 5:00 pm

Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro said on Tuesday that she will retire from the sport at the end of the 2020 season to focus on “other priorities”.

The 31-year-old has slipped to 55th in the WTA rankings, down from a career-high of sixth in 2016.

“I am beginning to have other priorities and tennis is a very demanding sport that requires a lot of sacrifice,” said Suarez Navarro, who has won $11.58 million in career prize money.

“This last year will be a year with the same …

Omeruo, Awaziem Face Messi, Suarez At Barcelona Vs Leganes

November 23, 2019 10:55 am

The duo of Kenneth Omeruo and Chidoziem Awaziem will have their hands full today when Leganes welcome Barcelona at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque in one of the La Liga Santander fixtures for this weekend.

The Super Eagles defensive duo, who were on duty for Nigeria during last international break in the victories over Benin Republic and Lesotho in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, have the unenviable task of stopping the duo of Barcelona’s principalities, Lionel Messi and Luiz Saurez, who are expected to lead the attack for the La Liga reigning champions.

The fixture could be likened …

Messi, Suarez, Griezmann On Target As Barcelona Beat Eibar

October 19, 2019 12:21 pm

Barcelona’s ‘MSG’ is finally up and running as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann all scored in a ruthless 3-0 victory over Eibar on Saturday.

Griezmann’s place in the newly-formed attacking trident has not been secure this season but the Frenchman opened the scoring at Ipurua before teeing up Messi and then playing the crucial pass for Suarez to make it three.

An authoritative Barca display thrusts them to the top of La Liga, for a few hours at least before Real Madrid play Real Mallorca, and dismissed suggestions the players might be affected by Friday’s postponement of the …