Sports Digest: Falmouth tennis player wins national doubles title

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Falmouth High School’s Xander Barber won the national doubles title last week in the men’s under-18 division of the USTA Winter National Championships in Orlando, Florida.

Barber, who moved to Maine from North Carolina last summer, won the title alongside his doubles partner, North Carolina’s Nicholas Mangiapane. According to the United States Tennis Association in New England, Barber was the only doubles champion from New England in any age division.

Football

NWSL: The National Women’s Soccer League on Monday permanently banned four coaches as part of disciplinary action taken against several individuals and teams in response to an investigation into allegations of abuse and misconduct in the league. .

Former North Carolina coach Paul Riley, former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames, former Washington Spirits coach Richie Burke and former Racing Louisville coach Christy Holly have all opted for coaching in the league. Banned. Also, former Utah Royals coach Craig Harrington and former Gotham general manager Alice Lahue have been suspended from working with the NWSL for two years until January 9, 2025. rice field.

The NWSL and its players association released the results of an investigation late last month, finding “widespread misconduct” directed at players dating back to the beginning of the league nearly a decade ago.

retirement: After announcing his retirement from football at the age of 33 and winning five Champions League titles and eventually playing in the Wales World Cup, Gareth Bale embarked on the career of one of Britain’s greatest players. I finished it.

Bale was once the world’s most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid in 2013 for $132 million. He was also a devastating forward who, alongside Cristiano He Ronaldo, could soar or score great goals with his powerful left foot.

He was European Champion in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and last year with Madrid, ending his club career by helping Los Angeles FC win the Major League Soccer title.

Affected by recent injuries, he finished his career with one of the best performances in his country, making 111 appearances and scoring 41 times.

Bale was key to Wales’ first World Cup berth in 64 years with a goal in the group stage in Qatar. It was a penalty against the United States, and his last game was against England on 29 November, where he lost 0–3.

• World Cup winner Hugo Lloris retired after 145 caps for France.

Loris was the captain of the 2018 World Cup winners, who lost to Argentina in the final in Qatar last month.

The 36-year-old goalkeeper told L’Equipe newspaper that he will focus on his career with Tottenham club in the English Premier League.

Women’s World Cup: Six female match officials, including Stephanie Frapert, who made history at the Men’s World Cup in Qatar, were also named by FIFA for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

France’s referee Frapart made World Cup history when Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 in the group stage in December.

Frapert’s assistants in that game, Karen Diaz of Mexico and Neuza Back of Brazil, will also compete in the women’s tournament from July 20 to August. 20 in Australia and New Zealand.

Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita and Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga, as well as assistant referee Katherine Nesbitt of the United States, who was in the line in England’s 3-0 victory over Senegal in the 16th round, were also selected by FIFA. is on the list of referees who have

All 33 referees and 55 assistants are women, but only 6 of the 19 video match officials selected for the 64-match tournament are women. VAR Review Her system debuted in the Women’s World Her Cup at her 2019 competition in France.

Portugal: Former Belgian national team coach Roberto Martinez has been hired to lead the Portuguese national team, pledging to honor Cristiano Ronaldo’s history with the team.

The Spaniard replaces Fernando Santos, who resigned in December after Portugal’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Morocco. Santos was sent off amid controversy to bench Ronaldo during his stage knockout of the tournament in Qatar.

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