[ad_1] The tears flowed as Angela Stanford soaked up one last walk off the 18th at the Amundi Evian Championship. Tournament director Jacques Bungert was there with a bouquet of flowers. It’s safe to say that no one will likely ever again have a major championship resume quite like Stanford’s, who played in an LPGA…
[ad_1] Alexander Zverev attempted to outplay Taylor Fritz at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships despite being hindered by an injury, but the American produced a great level to prevent him from doing so. The two met in one of the most exciting fourth-round matches at SW19 this year. The German player is currently second in the…
[ad_1] Emma Raducanu met her match against Kiwi qualifier Lulu Sun on Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Day 7 of the Championships, well-beaten, 6-2 5-7 6-2, by an opponent who is ranked 123 in the world. “It was a great match. I really dug deep to get the win. I really had to fight tooth and…
[ad_1] Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Back in January, I expressed grave concern over the state and direction of the Washington Nationals. They’d followed their World Series title with four straight last-place finishes, jettisoned most of their good players, and watched a series of prospects flame out. It wasn’t just a matter of waiting for Dylan…
[ad_1] When Jude Bellingham opened the scoring 13 minutes into England’s Euro 2024 opener against Serbia, many started tipping him as an early favourite for the Player of the Tournament award. The 20-year-old wonderkid arrived in Germany off the back of a stunning first season with Real Madrid, hitting 23 goals and 13 assists in…
[ad_1] Former Bad Homburg Open finalist Bianca Andreescu lost to Anna Blinkova in her first match back at the WTA 500 event. Unfortunately, the Canadian player has gained a reputation for being extremely streaky in recent years. She doesn’t have that consistency that powered her to the US Open trophy years ago, at least not…
[ad_1] Erling Haaland has shut down contract talks with Manchester City in a recent interview as the striker dreams of playing for Real Madrid one day. The Norway international has been a big hit at the Etihad Stadium ever since moving to Manchester from Borussia Dortmund during the summer of 2022. The 23-year-old spearheaded City’s…
[ad_1] When we last checked in on Aaron Judge on April 24, the big slugger was scuffling, hitting just .180/.315/.348 through the Yankees’ first 24 games. He had homered just three times, and was approximating league-average production thanks mainly to his 15.7% walk rate. A smattering of fans had booed him on his own bobblehead…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn’t won in Rome since 2019, and it’s mostly because she hasn’t played on clay much in the…
