In the week after a Grand Slam, most of the ATP‘s top-ranked players prefer to give their bones some much-needed rest, but some opt for immediate accumulation of court time on grass. Neither of the top six players was in action this past week, so there were no significant changes in the Top 10. Jannik…
Liverpool have reportedly offered €50million for the transfer of Lille defender Leny Yoro, but the bid has been rejected as the Ligue 1 club hold out for more like €60m. Yoro is considered an elite young talent and it looks like there’ll be plenty of other clubs in the race for his signature this summer,…
The last time there was a playoff at the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods outlasted Rocco Mediate in a marathon Monday finish in 2008 at Torrey Pines in San Diego. The U.S. Golf Association’s playoff format back then called for a full 18 holes on the day after the final round, and Woods and Mediate needed…
15 women have saved a match point during a run to a major title in Open Era history. Here is a list of all 15… . List last compiled on June 17, 2024 Iga Swiatek: 2024 Roland-Garros, d. Naomi Osaka R2Barbora Krejcikova: 2021 French Open, d. Maria Sakkari, SFNaomi Osaka: 2021 Australian Open, d. Garbine…
Manchester United Gary Neville has launched a defence of Rasmus Hojlund’s first season in England and for his former side. The Danish striker was signed from Atalanta last summer and was tasked with being the club’s main striker, despite only being 20 years old when he put pen to paper. He got off to a…
Spanish side Valencia have submitted an offer worth £25m for Mason Greenwood according to reports, with the striker’s priority to remain in Spain. Greenwood hasn’t played a single game for current United manager Erik ten Hag, with his last appearance for the Red Devils coming in January 2022. The striker spent last season on loan…
Lilia Vu took some extra time returning from a lingering back injury, skipping a second major championship, and it seems to have paid off handsomely. The former No. 1 started the day eight shots back and survived a three-hole playoff at the Meijer LPGA Classic against former champion Lexi Thompson and overnight leader Grace Kim…
Noted coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes that Rafael Nadal‘s decision to skip Wimbledon is confirmation that he’ll play in 2025 as well. The Spaniard isn’t sure whether he will retire at the end of the 2024 season, as he wasn’t particularly pleased with how things went in weeks before the Roland Garros. An early exit from…
Jude Bellingham insisted he just wanted to carry his form into the Euros following his man of the match performance against Serbia. England got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a winning start with Bellingham heading home the only goal of the game after 13 minutes in the 1-0 win. The Three Lions made hard…
A list of every ATP player that won a major from match point down in the Open Era. Noteworthy is the fact that Novak Djokovic is the only player to have achieved the feat more than once, and Roger Federer is the only player who has held match points against an eventual Grand Slam winner…
