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Goffin suffered a knee injury in the run-up to the US Open
8.40 am: Belgian tennis player David Goffin suffered a knee injury in the run-up to the US Open. For this reason, he withdrew from the Winston Salem Preparatory Tournament.
“Unfortunately, I cannot take over at Winston-Salem. I have been experiencing pain in my left knee for a few days and have been undergoing necessary treatments in hopes of being ready to play in the US Open,” wrote Goffin, who was relegated to 30th in the rankings.
Goffin, 30, who will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, is having a disappointing year. In June he sustained an ankle injury at the Halle Turf Championships and missed Wimbledon and the Olympics.
The US Open begins on Monday.
Wheelchair basketball players defeat the US champions
8.37 am: Dutch wheelchair basketball players made a surprise on the first day of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. National coach Gertjan van der Linden’s team defeated the United States Paralympic champion. She was 68-58.
Dutch wheelchair basketball players made the difference in the last quarter. They started that quarter with a 52-50 deficit.
Five years ago, the Rio de Janeiro American basketball players dominated Germany in the final. Then the Netherlands won the bronze medal.
Football fans welcome again in Argentina stadiums next month
07:55 amNext month, the Argentine government announced, for the first time in more than a year, that football matches will be held with an audience in stadiums in Argentina.
For the World Cup qualification match between Argentina and Bolivia, on September 9 at El Monumental in the capital, Buenos Aires, 30 percent of the capacity can be used. By the end of September, fans will be welcomed back to other football matches in the South American country, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus.
Only fans who have been fully vaccinated or can recently submit a negative PCR test are allowed into the stadium. Spectators in Argentina are also being asked to remain in their seats.
Goffin suffered a knee injury in the run-up to the US Open
It’s 07:54Belgian tennis player David Goffin suffers a knee injury in the run-up to the US Open. For this reason, he withdrew from the Winston Salem Preparatory Tournament.
“Unfortunately, I cannot take over at Winston-Salem. I have been experiencing pain in my left knee for a few days and have been undergoing necessary treatments in hopes of being ready to play in the US Open,” wrote Goffin, who was relegated to 30th in the rankings.
Goffin, 30, who will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, is having a disappointing year. In June he sustained an ankle injury at the Halle Turf Championships and missed Wimbledon and the Olympics.
The US Open begins on Monday.
