Qinwen Zheng proved too sharp once again for Leylah Annie Fernandez on Friday in Tokyo, defeating the Canadian 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. In a rematch of their meeting just two weeks ago in Wuhan, the contest once again went the distance, with the top seed…
The U.S. men’s national team enjoyed a winning start to the Mauricio Pochettino-era on Saturday night in Austin, Texas. Yunus Musah’s first senior goal paired with an insurance finish from Ricardo Pepi helped the USMNT defeat CONCACAF rivals Panama 2-0 at Q2 Stadium. Christian Pulisic continued his impactful run of form for club and country…
The postseason is at its most fun when both teams have something to prove. The ZiPS projections may have been bullish on the Cleveland Guardians coming into the season, but the computer was in the minority, with most observers thinking the Minnesota Twins were the clear favorites in the division. The Guardians are no longer…
Jannik Sinner is one win away from the second Grand Slam title of his career–and second of the season–after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday afternoon. Sinner, the reigning Australian Open champion, needed three hours and three minutes to advance even though it was straight-set match. The second…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Belleville Senators continue to tick off items on the franchise to-do list. Last Wednesday brought the team’s first-ever Calder Cup Playoff victory, a 3-1 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their first-round North Division clash. Now after a nail-biting Sunday afternoon at CAA Arena, the B-Sens have their…
Coco Gauff played her first match on clay at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and barely avoided losing to her compatriot Sachia Vickery. Gauff was very excited to begin her clay season because she has big ambitions for it. She wants to win the French Open, but her return to the surface…
Novak Djokovic didn’t play at his best in his first match since the Australian Open, and he was quite vocal about it after the match. Djokovic recently played his first match after the Australian Open in Indian Wells. Coincidentally, it was also his first match at that event in 5 years, as a combination of…
The Toronto Maple Leafs had been limping along, winning and losing; however, in a game that head coach Sheldon Keefe believed wasn’t a good game for his team, they still hung in there. Thanks to beleaguered goalie Ilya Samsonov, the team pulled out a much-needed win over a tough Winnipeg Jets team. Here are the…
Cibona was defeated in the 16th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League, with Partizan emerging victorious with a score of 74-87. The hosts put up a significant fight against the EuroLeague team Partizan in the sold-out Dražen Petrović Arena, but it wasn’t enough for a better result. Coaches Dino Repeša and Željko Obradović decided to…
It took some time for Holger Rune to get to his best, but he eventually did, overpowering Max Purcell in his first match at the 2024 Brisbane International. The 2024 ATP season officially started a few days ago, but now, also the calendars have turned, and the top seed at the 2024 Brisbane International needed…
