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Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz won the decisive doubles match. The German pair defeated British teammates Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-6 (10), 7-6 (5) after the best-of-three tie was level following the two singles. Krawietz and Pütz saved four…

Following a h draw with relegation rivals norwich. ciaran clark was sent off for newcastle, before callum wilson put them ahead with a penalty. but any hope of a first victory of the league season was snuffed out, with teemu pukki equalising for norwich, who climb to third bottom. newcastle prop up the table. great britains davis cup captain leon smith says their quarter—final loss to germany was "a tough day to swallow". with the teams tied after the singles, it went to a tense decider in the...

To a quarantine hotel. cardiff are also stranded in south africa after dealing with two positive cases in their squad. great britains davis cup team are playing germany right now for a place in the semifinals. they made a good start in innsbruck, dan evans putting gb one—up in the tie after a straight sets win over peter gojowczyk. nick parrott reports. the great britain captain leon smith that his players were bouncing coming into the quarterfinal and the british number two dan evans kept the...

Defending champions Spain are knocked out of the Davis Cup Finals after the Russian Tennis Federation clinch a dramatic late-night win in Madrid.

Dan Evans surprise 6-2, 7-5 loss to world number 143 Tomas Machac left Britain needing to fight back to secure a second straight win

Tennis now and great britain are through to the last eight of the davis cup, where theyll play either germany or serbia after beating the czech republic 2—1. but they had to do it the hard way — cameron norrie and the doubles pair ofjoe salisbury and neal skupski had to win their matches, after dan evans had lost the opening singles. drew savage watched the action. great britains davis cup spirit is developing nicely. it wasnt easy but leon smiths men got the job done. it hadnt begun well. d...

The visitors went ahead early after this nice finish from scott arfield and they never really looked back from there. joe aribo then doubled their lead before fashion sakala wrapped things up. however, celtic�*s 2—1win over aberdeen ensure theres just the four points between the top two. tennis now and great britain are through to the last eight of the davis cup, where theyll play either germany or serbia, after beating the czech republic 2—1. but they had to do it the hard way — cameron...

Feathered fowls of all varieties were on display in Horncastle last weekend as a poultry show made its post-Covid comeback despite the threat of Avian flu looming large.

Five men accused of conspiring to murder three underworld bosses in north London have gone on trial at the Old Bailey. But the jury has been told the man who... 04.11.2021, Sputnik International

Afghan soldiers who worked side-by-side with SAS troops are now being "hunted by the Taliban" in Kabul.