Arsenal are reportedly tracking an American wonderkid who once had a trial with Manchester United’s youth team. The Gunners are said to be keeping a close eye on rising Hajduk Split star Rokas Pukstas, who has been compared to Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Muller, according to the Sun. Pukstas looks like he has…
Deborah Jevans, CBE, who took over as Chair of the All England Lawn Tennis Club from Ian Hewitt after The Championships this summer, wrote a letter to local residents about the Wimbledon Park Project expansion plans, approved by Merton Council but currently blocked by Wandsworth Council, and under review by the Mayor of London. The…
by Alex Thomas | AHL On The Beat On July 1, 2023, Alex Belzile did something he had not done in exactly five years: change organizations. On the first day of free agency, Belzile inked a two-year contract with the New York Rangers that ended a five-year stint in the Montreal Canadiens organization. This opened…
Matteo Berrettini is working hard on returning to tennis, but he’s realistic that things won’t be easy due to his ranking. Matteo Berrettini suffered a pretty bad ankle roll at the US Open, which caused him to miss the rest of the year. It was a very unfortunate moment for the Italian, who had struggled…
Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter The Los Angeles Lakers (12-9) brace for a crucial showdown against the Phoenix Suns (12-8) in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals, with the victor advancing to face the New Orleans Pelicans in Las Vegas. Remarkably, both teams have undergone substantial roster overhauls in recent years. For the Lakers, only Anthony Davis and…
USATSI The 2023-24 season debut of the NCAA’s NET rankings — a tool used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to evaluate a team’s résumé — was released Monday with Houston once again starting the season at the top. The Cougars ranked No. 1 in the NET’s debut last season and will start this season…
The year-end UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) rankings have raised many eyebrows, with some surprising inclusions of Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic in the Top 10. The UTR is a critical metric in evaluating a player’s overall skill on a single 16-point scale. Still, it remains a subjective method to assess player’s strengths based on recent…
Nick Kyrgios wrote a heartfelt message to Naomi Osaka ahead of her anticipated comeback in the 2024 season. Nick Kyrgios is currently away from tennis and is working on his own tennis comeback, which doesn’t really have a clear timeline. Things are much clearer for Osaka, who will be making her return in less than…
Carlos Alcaraz has enormous respect for Rafael Nadal – and you would expect nothing less coming from a player who has always been his idol. As the news of Nadal’s comeback in Brisbane began streaming rapidly, tennis purists were already drawing all viable scenarios on how Nadal and Alcaraz might get to share the stage…
It’s a December to remember and we’re only just one day in, following news that Rafael Nadal will mark his tennis return at next month’s Brisbane International. Nadal’s tournament participation at the ATP 250 event comes exactly a year since his last outing which was at the 2023 Australian Open. There, the legendary Spaniard injured…
