Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Britain drawn to face Serbia in Davis Cup Final 8; Soccer-Man City 'in trouble' after Silva adds to injury list, says Guardiola and more

Newcastle, who are playing in the tournament after a 20-year absence, are in a difficult group which also features Borussia Dortmund and Paris St Germain, and Howe said leaving Milan with a draw could prove key to their chances of advancing. Spain's World Cup-winning rebels report for training under sanctions threat Some of the rebel players from Spain's World Cup-winning women's squad who had threatened to boycott the national team in a push to stamp out sexism at the football federation (RFEF) on Tuesday reported for training under the threat of being sanctioned.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Britain drawn to face Serbia in Davis Cup Final 8

Britain who topped Group B in the Davis Cup after their win over France on Sunday now face Serbia, as the draw for the Final 8 Knockout stage was announced on Tuesday. Serbia finished second behind Czech Republic, but clinched their place in the Final 8 with a win over Spain.

Soccer-Man City 'in trouble' after Silva adds to injury list, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side are now "in trouble" after Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva joined the club's lengthy injury list. Silva, who signed a one-year extension last month which will keep him at City until 2026, was forced off before halftime of City's 3-1 home win over Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

Soccer-Goalkeeper Earps wins England Women's Player of the Year

Goalkeeper Mary Earps was voted England's Women's Player of the Year on Tuesday. The 30-year-old, who won FIFA's Golden Glove award at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, finished ahead of Lucy Bronze and Alex Greenwood in the voting.

Motor racing-Wolff says F1 risks disarray if Massa succeeds in title bid

Formula One risks disarray in the unlikely event of Felipe Massa winning a threatened legal claim for the 2008 world championship, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Former Ferrari driver Massa, now 42, has alleged he was denied the title by a "conspiracy" because the sport's leaders knew the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was manipulated but took no action until a year later.

Golf-Travel mixup leaves Kang without clubs at Solheim Cup

Danielle Kang has had a stressful start to the Solheim Cup week as the American golfer's clubs never made it onto her connecting flight to Spain where the prestigious international tournament begins in three days. A day after Kang and U.S. captain Stacy Lewis made desperate pleas on social media to locate her golf bag and get it on the next flight to Spain, the American was still without her clubs.

Motorcycling-Honda rider Marquez hit by visa delay for inaugural Indian MotoGP

Six-time world champion Marc Marquez is among several riders who have had their travel plans for this week's Indian MotoGP disrupted by visa delays. "Flight delayed due to lack of visa for #IndiaGP. So we're going to pedal for a little while," the Respol Honda rider said on Instagram on Tuesday, posting a photo of him cycling.

Soccer-Wounded Manchester United are a threat to Bayern, warns Kane

Harry Kane's first Champions League game for Bayern Munich will be against familiar opposition on Wednesday when Manchester United visit the Allianz Arena and the England striker has warned against reading too much into their poor form. While Kane has scored four goals already in the Bundesliga and Bayern are level on points with the leaders, United have lost three of their opening five games, including last weekend's 3-1 home reverse against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Soccer-Newcastle's Howe happy to leave Milan with a point

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said the significance of taking a point at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday should not be underestimated after the Premier League side came away with a 0-0 draw at a hostile San Siro. Newcastle, who are playing in the tournament after a 20-year absence, are in a difficult group featuring Borussia Dortmund and Paris St Germain. Howe said leaving Milan with a draw could prove key to their chances of advancing.

Spain's World Cup-winning rebels report for training under sanctions threat

Some of the rebel players from Spain's World Cup-winning women's squad who had threatened to boycott the national team in a push to stamp out sexism at the football federation (RFEF) on Tuesday reported for training under the threat of being sanctioned. Misa Rodriguez, Olga Carmona, Oihane Hernandez, Eva Navarro and Tere Abelleira, who had previously said they would not play for the team until further changes were applied at the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), were escorted by police at Madrid's airport as they headed for a training camp near Valencia.

Baseball-Ohtani has elbow procedure, won't pitch again until 2025

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani underwent a procedure to repair his right elbow on Tuesday and while he is expected to be able to hit on opening day of the 2024 season, he will not pitch again until 2025, his doctor said. The Angels last month said that the 29-year-old had a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and would not pitch again. An oblique injury suffered during batting practice ended his season entirely last weekend.

(With inputs from agencies.)