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Juventus, Atletico Call off Tel Aviv Friendly on Security Fears

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near the Israeli Gaza border, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP)
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near the Israeli Gaza border, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP)
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Juventus, Atletico Call off Tel Aviv Friendly on Security Fears

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near the Israeli Gaza border, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP)
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near the Israeli Gaza border, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP)

Juventus and Atletico Madrid have called off their friendly match in Israel due to the "current security situation" in the country, both clubs said in a joint statement on Saturday.

Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israel on Saturday after an Israeli operation against the militant group Islamic Jihad ended more than a year of relative calm along the border.

The football friendly had been scheduled to be played at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv later on Saturday.

Juventus begin their Serie A campaign on Aug. 15 against Sassuolo while Atletico kick off their LaLiga season on the same day with a trip to Getafe.

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Sinner Withdraws from US Open Mixed Doubles Competition

Jannik Sinner of Italy addresses the crowd after his match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men's final of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
Jannik Sinner of Italy addresses the crowd after his match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men's final of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Sinner Withdraws from US Open Mixed Doubles Competition

Jannik Sinner of Italy addresses the crowd after his match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men's final of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
Jannik Sinner of Italy addresses the crowd after his match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men's final of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open mixed doubles event, where he was going to partner Katerina Siniakova, a day after illness forced the world number one to retire five games into his Cincinnati Open final.

Sinner, the reigning Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open champion, looked uncomfortable in sweltering conditions on Monday at Cincinnati where he retired after falling behind 5-0 to Carlos Alcaraz in the first set.

"Yesterday I didn't feel great and I'm really sorry to disappoint you. Thank you so much to everyone supporting me on-site and from home, your support means the world," world number one Sinner posted on X on Tuesday.

"Congrats to @carlosalcaraz and his team, you're having an incredible season and I wish you all the best for what's ahead. Now it's time to rest a couple of days before getting back to work."

The reimagined mixed doubles competition, a two-day event featuring 16 teams, began on Tuesday but the official draw and order of play no longer featured the Sinner-Siniakova entry.

Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison replaced the Sinner-Siniakova partnership in the draw and will play Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev in the first round.

The main singles draw at the US Open is scheduled to begin on Sunday.