The 2023 Riyadh Season has done something unprecedented as part of its annual sporting and entertainment extravaganza. They have instituted a tennis tournament – the Riyadh Tennis Cup, to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital city – featuring two box-office matches featuring four of the most prominent and world-class tennis players from the ATP and…
Halftime Report Colo. State is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 35-27 lead against LMU. If Colo. State keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 10-1 in no time. On the other hand, LMU will have to make due with a 7-6…
6 Chris Lee, the chief architect in Manchester United’s stadium redevelopment project, has called on Sir Jim Ratcliffe to tear down Old Trafford. This is according to The Telegraph, who have claimed, “Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been encouraged to knock down Manchester United’s iconic Old Trafford stadium and build a new one”. After the billionaire’s…
Derrick White is shining in what’s considered the best season of his career, boasting impressive averages of 16.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists in 32.5 minutes per game, prompting All-Star considerations from Boston Celtics teammates and staff. Recently, the 29-year-old point guard received high praise from his teammate Kristaps Porzingis. “I didn’t realize how…
Several players can win the upcoming Australian Open, but for former ATP player Tim Henman, one player stands above the rest, and it’s Novak Djokovic. The Serbian won the event in 2023 and will be the defending champion at the upcoming edition. He’s also the most decorated tennis player ever in Melbourne, winning 10 of…
We’re just days away from the beginning of the January transfer window, and it could be a busy one as big names are linked with Arsenal, while there could also be some major potential departures from Manchester United and Chelsea. You can follow all the latest transfer news right here at CaughtOffside, while we’ll also…
Time flies by when you’re having to talk about golf rules disputes. The professional game was littered with them in 2023 and some of them feel so far, yet so recent. Patrick Reed’s tree-gate? That was this year, believe it or not. But which rules controversy sticks in your memory from the previous 12 months?…
The San Francisco 49ers brought an 11-3 record and Most Valuable Player talk for two of their stars, QB Brock Purdy and RB Christian McCaffrey, to Levi’s Stadium for Christmas. The Baltimore Ravens, however, brought a Christmas Day beatdown to the Bay Area. In the process, they saw QB Lamar Jackson catapult back into the…
Christmas Day games are a staple of the NBA, but Celtics legend Paul Pierce explains why he didn’t like playing in them as his career progressed. The NBA started the Christmas Day tradition in 1947 and special games have been played on that day ever since (with one exception during the 1998-99 lockout season). NBA…
Emma Raducanu is inching ever closer to having her name in the Australian Open main draw without the need to play qualifying. Raducanu, currently ranked outside the world’s Top 200, is slated to play the Australian Open qualifying rounds because her Special Ranking (World No. 103) is not high enough to warrant an automatic main…
