5 Nemanja Matic has been heavily criticised for his recent absence from training by current club Rennes. The former Manchester United man has been embroiled in a spat with the Ligue 1 club. According to The Mirror, the French team have hit out at former Manchester United and Chelsea star Nemanja Matic after he did…
Ireland has been notably missing at global Grand Slam tennis events in recent years. The era of Conor Niland and Louk Sorensen, who reached commendable heights in the world rankings, has given way to a void which needs addressing. Niland graced the main draws at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2011, leaving a mark…
For many players, the 2024 tennis season is a chance for redemption, but for others, it is a season of comebacks. One player returning to the circuit after spending the past 18 months on maternity leave is Angelique Kerber. The German lefty turns 36 next month but has committed to playing next season. She’ll join…
1 Former player, Troy Deeney, has lavished praise on Liverpool and believes that Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, could well face the sack if his side are rolled over at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Writing in The Sun, the former Watford striker claimed that with United being “in disarray — the manager has no…
The Carolina Hurricanes were dealt a potentially significant blow on Tuesday as star forward Andrei Svechnikov will be sidelined “for at least a while” following an MRI. The news was confirmed by head coach Rod Brind’Amour. Nothing further was offered in terms of a potential timeline. Can confirm that Andrei Svechnikov’s upper-body injury that will…
Iga Swiatek missed this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals, and she didn’t feel much when criticism from her home country came because of it. Swiatek is a proud Polish woman who loves her country and wants to play for it anytime she can. The problem is that she can’t really do that because of…
Kei Nishikori won’t play in the 2024 Australian Open as he reckons he won’t be fit ahead of schedule and will target a February or March return. It is tough to pick another player who has juggled an injury crisis quite like Nishikori in the past few years. Since the start of the 2020 season,…
Nick Kyrgios is one of the best players on the ATP Tour when fully healthy and motivated, but he’s still yet to win a Grand Slam. The Australian got very close to winning his first major at the 2022 Wimbledon, losing to Novak Djokovic in the final. His chance came many years after he played…
With the way the game is trending, serving stats are becoming a very interesting talking point, as Stefanos Tsitsipas claims this year’s crown. There are many great servers on the ATP Tour because the game demands it. As the players keep pushing the level higher and higher, more players are opting for a more aggressive…
Andy Murray sent some good wishes to his Davis Cup teammates after a brutal loss to Serbia in the Final Eight stage. Great Britain had high hopes of this year’s Davis Cup competition but bad luck hampered the team in their pursuit to win the trophy. On paper, the country has one of the more…
