Algerian officials to travel back to Europe in the hope of securing a move away from Leicester in time for the transfer deadline. Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. He played only eight minutes in Spain’s shambolic 2014 World Cup campaign and did not make the starting line-up in their run to the last 16 at Euro 2016. The match was dragging along and while the 23,000 day session spectators enjoyed the match, there were 23,000 waiting outside in the rain for the night session to start. The former Malaga man put Spain in charge with two ferocious strikes in the first half, one from a f. ildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at Miami OpenYellow or green: Roger Federer’s comment on tennis balls’ colour adds fuel to fireThis was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through to begin the U. raine to the top of Group I with a 2-0 victory over Turkey on Saturday in World Cup qualifying. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. tsmarted the Italian defense with a low shot just before halftime at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. “There was a lot of pressure for that last lap – there could have been a red flag , there could have been a yellow flag.