Sports world daily: Daniil Medvedev beats Jannik Sinner in Miami final; Chelsea sack Graham Potter

Daniil Medvedev wins his 19th career title by clinching the Miami Masters, beating Jannik Sinner in the final on Sunday.

In the Premier League, Newcastle United beat Manchester United to climb to third in the table. Meanwhile, Chelsea sacked coach Graham Potter seven months after appointing him.

Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick within seven minutes to help Real Madrid dominate Valladolid in La Liga.

Here’s a look at the key stories from international sporting events through the day for 3 April, 2023:

Medvedev wins Miami Masters

Russian Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth ATP title of the year with an emphatic victory over Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday.

Sinner had upset world No 1 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in Friday’s semi-final, but the 21-year-old struggled in the heat against the fourth seed Medvedev, who triumphed 7-5, 6-3.

The win was Medvedev’s 19th career ATP title and his fifth in a Masters 1000 event and confirmed his dominance on hard courts in 2023.

Sinner, also beaten in the Miami final two years ago and now with a 0-6 record against the Russian, said he had not been at 100%.

“We woke up this morning not at my best, I felt a little bit sick....unfortunately today I couldn’t play at my best,” said...

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