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Davis Cup – Play-off – Spain does not select Rafael Nadal for the Davis Cup play-off
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Davis Cup – Play-off – Spain does not select Rafael Nadal for the Davis Cup play-off

The Spain team, which is due to face Romania on March 4 and 5 in the Davis Cup play-offs, will play without Rafael Nadal. The young Carlos Alcaraz has been selected. Eliminated in the first round of the Davis Cup, at the end of last November, the Spanish team is forced to play a play-off match, on March 4 and 5 in Marbella against Romania, to be able to participate in the next edition of the event. The composition of the Spanish selection fell on Thursday. Rafael Nadal is not one of them.Young Carlos Alcaraz (18, ranked 31st at ATP) was retained by captain Sergi Bruguera, as were Roberto Bautista, Pablo Carreño, Alejandro Davidovich and Marcel Granollers. Alcaraz has just taken part in the Australian Open. He was eliminated in the third round by the Italian Matteo Berrettini, in fi...
Matthew Stafford as a born playoff machine
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Matthew Stafford as a born playoff machine

Munich – The Los Angeles Rams gave the party crasher in the 30:27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and prevented Tom Brady and Co. from the next historic catch-up race.Halfway through the third quarter, the Rams were already leading 27-3 and looked like the clear winner for a long time. Due to fumble problems, however, they almost gave up the victory they thought was certain. The Buccaneers then fought back and equalized 42 seconds before the end of the game - it smelled like overtime in Tampa. Now Matthew Stafford's hour should come. Despite the vociferous fans against him and the constant pressure on his face from the defense, he put his team within field goal range with two outstanding passes to wide receiver Cooper Kupp. At the end of the season, kicker Matt Gay finally decided...