Sports News Roundup: Soccer-Brazil's Dani Alves to stand trial for sexual assault in Spain; Tennis-Injured Tsitsipas quits against Rune at ATP Finals and more

Seidler, who founded private equity firm Seidler Equity Partners, purchased the team along with his uncle Peter and businessman Ron Fowler in 2012. Soccer-From refugee camp to Munich, Bayern sign Australian Irankunda Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have signed Australian teenager Nestory Irankunda from Adelaide United on a long-term deal starting in July next year after he turns 18.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Soccer-Brazil's Dani Alves to stand trial for sexual assault in Spain

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will face trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, a Spanish court said on Tuesday. Alves was arrested on Jan. 20 and has been held in a prison outside Barcelona. If found guilty he could face a jail sentence of four to 15 years. He has maintained that he had consensual sex with his accuser.

Tennis-Injured Tsitsipas quits against Rune at ATP Finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas retired after just three games of his Green Group clash against Holger Rune at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing the Danish debutant his first victory in the event. Greek world number six Tsitsipas looked stiff and uncomfortable as he trailed 2-1 and after consulting with a doctor at the changeover he decided that he could not continue.

Soccer-Hayes hired in record deal to turn around US women's soccer team

Long-time Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has been named as head coach of the United States women's national soccer team, tasked with righting the ship after the country's most disappointing Women's World Cup campaign. The 47-year-old from London is one of the game's most successful professional coaches, guiding Chelsea to 13 major trophies in her 11 seasons with the Women's Super League club.

NHL-Quebec City to host two NHL preseason games in October 2024

Quebec City, which has been without a National Hockey League (NHL) team since the Nordiques departed for Colorado in 1995, will host two preseason games next October featuring the Los Angeles Kings, the club announced on Tuesday. The Kings will hold the final leg of their training camp in Quebec City where they will face the Boston Bruins on Oct. 3 and the Florida Panthers two days later, more than five years after the NHL's last visit to the provincial capital.

Olympics-Parisians lose enthusiasm ahead of Summer Olympics - poll

Almost one in two Parisians believe hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics is a 'bad thing', with transport and security their biggest concerns, according to a poll eight months before the event. Some 44% of Paris region residents expressed a negative opinion while 65% of French residents said having the Olympics in Paris from July 26-Aug. 11 was a 'good thing', the Odoxa poll for Winamax and RTL showed.

Tennis-Sinner digs deep to down Djokovic in ATP Finals cracker

Novak Djokovic's winning streak was halted at 19 matches as home favourite Jannik Sinner was roared to a superb 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) victory by a partisan ATP Finals crowd in Turin on Tuesday. The earlier Green Group clash was a non-event as Stefanos Tsitsipas retired injured against Holger Rune, but the evening ticket holders were treated to a match of jaw-dropping quality.

Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after UK ice hockey player death

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson who died after suffering serious injuries during a match last month, British police said on Tuesday. Police said the man, whose name was not released, remained in police custody.

Cycling-Tour de France to start in Lille in 2025

The 2025 Tour de France will start in the northern city of Lille, organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) confirmed on Tuesday. The opening stage of the race will return to France for the first time since Brest, a port city in Brittany region, hosted the Grand Depart in 2021.

Baseball-Padres owner and chairman Seidler dies aged 63

San Diego Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler has died at the age of 63, the team said on Tuesday. Seidler, who founded private equity firm Seidler Equity Partners, purchased the team along with his uncle Peter and businessman Ron Fowler in 2012.

Soccer-From refugee camp to Munich, Bayern sign Australian Irankunda

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have signed Australian teenager Nestory Irankunda from Adelaide United on a long-term deal starting in July next year after he turns 18. The pacey 17-year-old winger was born in a Tanzanian refugee camp to Burundian parents before moving to Perth as an infant and then on to Adelaide, where he took up the game.