Getty Images There will be a new champion at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters after Andrey Rublev’s title defense basically ended right when it started. Rublev lost his opening match on Wednesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Alexei Popyrin. Popyrin was broken only once over the course of one hour and 40 minutes, largely controlling the match…
Rio Ferdinand has criticised Arsenal’s naivety after their 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich at the Emirates in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final. Bukayo Saka had given the hosts the lead before Serge Gnabry and a Harry Kane penalty on his return to north London gave the Germans a 2-1 lead. The…
23 Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has slammed Bruno Fernandes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for their role in the lead-up to Liverpool’s late penalty, which ultimately earned the Mersysiders a late equaliser at Old Trafford on Sunday. United and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw. Jurgen Klopp’s men took the lead via Luis Diaz, who found…
Last year’s Estoril Open champion Casper Ruud was favored to go all the way in Estoril once more, but he was surprisingly stopped in the semi-final. Pedro Martinez hasn’t achieved a significant result for a long time, but he’s doing really well this week in Estoril. The Spaniard came out of nowhere to produce some…
The 2024 Dubai Championships is around the corner, but a pair of big names will not headline this tournament. The Middle East swing will pull the curtain down at the end of next week, with Dubai set to be the center stage for the second WTA 1000 tournament of the calendar, where a slew of…
Facundo Bagnis is chasing his maiden title (Photo by Marina Espeche/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A new name will appear on the register of ATP champions when the Cordoba Open is completed on Sunday with both protagonists chasing their maiden titles. The two finalists are also both qualifiers who have upset the rankings by defeating both…
19-year old Diana Shnaider from Russia will face China’s defending champion Zhu Lin for the Thailand Open title after both secured straight-set wins on Saturday. It feels amazing to reach my second tour final. I have had good matches against amazing opponents this week. Every time you are in the final, it’s a new memory…
No 2 seed and defending champion Zhu Lin dispatched Linda Fruhvirtova in straight sets on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open, the WTA 250 event at Hua Hin, where she will meet Australian No 1 Arina Rodionova, who beat another Chinese, Bai Zhuoxuan, and will break into the Top 100 for the…
If you haven’t been fortunate enough to witness the last year’s British Basketball League Trophy Final between Caledonia Gladiators and Cheshire Phoenix then please … keep scrolling and strap in for the ride! After 20 years of heartache and no titles to show for it, March 26 2023 was the day it all changed for…
World No 1 Iga Swiatek rescued Poland’s hopes in the United Cup in Perth after Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset Hubert Hurkacz in the men’s singles at the RAC Arena in Perth on New Year’s Day, and, later on, in the night session, Australia got past defending champions USA to also reach the quarter-finals. This…
