Sports reports: Jaisle talks about his childhood, Alcarras progresses in Tokyo, and Queiroz's departure from Ghana

Matthias Jaisse, coach of the English football team Newcastle, said that he suffered a serious illness as a child, in addition to a series of setbacks due to injuries, which shaped his character and forced him to end his career as a player at an early age.

British media reported statements by the German Jaesle, in which he said: “I developed a tumor in my neck when I was five years old, to the point that I was no longer able to move my neck. “That was really a period from which I learned a lot.”

He added: “I was five years old, but I had already learned a lot about life, the importance of being healthy, and how grateful you are to be healthy and able to follow your dream. “It was not certain that I would be able to play football when I was a young child.”

He continued: “That was one aspect, and unfortunately I had very bad luck with regard to injuries.” Jaisle (38 years old) said that he missed a year when he was a player in the youth teams, before he suffered a cruciate ligament tear in his knee at the age of 20 while playing for Hoffenheim. He retired from playing five years later.

He explained that all these setbacks “make you the person you are, and give you faith in your ability to overcome every obstacle.” Jaisle headed to the field of coaching through Ralf Rangnick, and began his career with Levering of Austria, then Red Bull Salzburg, and Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, before joining Newcastle.

In another context, Carlos Alcaras overcame some difficulties to make his way to the next round of the “Japan Open Tennis Championship” by defeating American Alex Mikkelsen 7-6, 4-6, 6-1, maintaining his hopes of retaining the title.

The first seed's victory came on a day full of surprises, as Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Tommy Paul and Holger Rone bowed out of the competition.

On the other hand, Portuguese Carlos Queiroz announced his departure from his position as coach of the Ghana national football team, five months after assuming the job and amid disappointing results, the most recent of which was the loss to Gambia 2-4 in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.