عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Sports

England's Trippier Retires From International Football

Kieran Trippier celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates against Fulham. (FilePhoto/Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Kieran Trippier celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates against Fulham. (FilePhoto/Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
TT
TT

England's Trippier Retires From International Football

Kieran Trippier celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates against Fulham. (FilePhoto/Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Kieran Trippier celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates against Fulham. (FilePhoto/Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier announced his retirement from international football on Thursday after winning 54 caps for England.

The 33-year-old played a major role in helping the Three Lions become a force at major tournaments over the past six years.

Trippier's sole international goal came in a World Cup semi-final defeat by Croatia in 2018.

He was also part of the side that reached back-to-back finals of the European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.

Interim England boss Lee Carsley is set to name his first squad later on Thursday, AFP reported.

Gareth Southgate stepped down as manager in the aftermath of losing the Euro 2024 final to Spain last month.

"It's been one of the biggest honors of my life to represent my country at four major tournaments," Trippier posted on social media.

"I want to say a big thank you to Gareth and all the staff that have worked with the England squad for the trust they have placed in me throughout the years.

"Thank you to all my team-mates - we have had some very special moments reaching two Euro finals, and a World Cup semi-final and I am sure in the future this group of players will win a major tournament."

England begin the post-Southgate era in the Nations League away to the Republic of Ireland on September 7 before hosting Finland at Wembley three days later.

Most Viewed

 
 
Sports

Djokovic Reaches US Open Third Round after Opponent Stops in 3rd Set

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Serbia's Laslo Djere during their men's singles second round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 28, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Serbia's Laslo Djere during their men's singles second round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 28, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
TT
TT

Djokovic Reaches US Open Third Round after Opponent Stops in 3rd Set

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Serbia's Laslo Djere during their men's singles second round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 28, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Serbia's Laslo Djere during their men's singles second round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 28, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A US Open match that Novak Djokovic already expected to be difficult was threatening to become a toss-up as he struggled with his serve.

Missing more than he made, Djokovic couldn't get many quick points Wednesday night. He acknowledged that he should have lost the second set, and if his opponent didn't get injured and have to stop, maybe he wouldn't even have won that match, The Associated Press reported.
Once he had, the defending champion was only looking ahead.
“The matches are only going to get tougher from here. I know that, but I’m fine,” Djokovic said. “I’ll find my way, as I have done many times in my career.”
Djokovic reached the third round when Laslo Djere had to retire with the No. 2 seed leading his Serbian countryman 6-4, 6-4, 2-0.
Djere was leading 4-2 in the second set when he appeared to be troubled by pain near his hip and was visited by a trainer later in the set. He finished that set, which lasted 69 minutes after the first one went 60, but didn't last much longer.
“In the end, not the kind of finish that we players or crowd wants to see, but I think it’s probably due to that physical battle that we had in the opening two sets,” Djokovic said.
It was the 90th win at the US Open for Djokovic, making him the first man to reach that total at all four Grand Slams. The 24-time major champion will play No. 28 seed Alexei Popyrin on Friday.
Djere was the only player to win a set against Djokovic at last year's US Open, grabbing the first two in their third-round encounter before Djokovic rallied.
“So I knew coming into the match that if I don’t serve well, which was the case, I’m going to have to really grind and work for my points a lot,” Djokovic said. “That’s what I guess caused the two sets to be played over two hours.”
Djokovic made only 47% of his first serves and appeared to be struggling physically himself earlier in the match, which was just his second since winning the gold medal in the Olympics.
Djere had two chances to break Djokovic's serve for would have given him a 5-2 lead in the second set. Instead, he wouldn't win another game, with Djokovic breaking to win the set when Djere yanked a forehand out of bounds.
“All in all, of course, I have to be happy with the win,” Djokovic said, “and happy that in important moments I managed to play one ball more than him over the net, I guess find the right shots or anticipate well as I did in the set point in the second set.”