Novak Djokovic aims to match Roger Federer‘s legendary eight wins at the Wimbledon Championships, and he’ll use that as fuel on Sunday when he faces Carlos Alcaraz. The 37-year-old is up to 7 Wimbledon trophies so far in his tennis career, with last year’s final almost being the eighth one. Many expected that the Serbian…
Ivan Toney scored a crucial penalty for England in their shootout win over Switzerland and the Brentford star’s penalty routine blew away many people across the globe. The striker took the fourth penalty for England as he easily slotted it home to provide Trent Alexander-Arnold with a chance to win it for Gareth Southgate’s men….
Jack Draper recently stated that he was “really motivated” by Carlos Alcaraz‘s Wimbledon success last summer and is determined to become “one of the best players” in the world. Draper watched last year’s Wimbledon from his home as 20-year-old Alcaraz ended Novak Djokovic’s reign at the All England Club in an epic five-set final. The…
The 2023-24 Belgian Pro League is a season that Mark McKenzie and Genk will want to forget, but McKenzie has a new opportunity with the U.S. men’s national team to focus on. McKenzie is with the USMNT ahead of the 2024 Copa America group stage, which starts for the Americans on Sunday night. The former…
This past Wednesday was a dark day for the basketball world, as it was announced that legend Jerry West had died at the age of 86. The Hall of Famer, who inspired the NBA logo, was not only a great athlete, but also a renowned club executive. Today he is best known as “The Logo,”…
The Edmonton Oilers are making strategic changes ahead of their Stanley Cup Final opener, with head coach Kris Knoblauch confirming that both Philip Broberg and Warren Foegele will be in the lineup for Game 1 on Saturday night. Foegele, who had a career-high season with 20 goals and 41 points, is expected to bring speed…
Naomi Osaka is playing solid tennis at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, winning two matches so far, and her inspiration to try and do well on clay came from watching Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. Osaka hadn’t played much clay tennis before this year, but the Japanese player admitted earlier this year that she…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday May 5, 2024 How did Iga Swiatek weather the challenges of an in-form Aryna Sabalenka and beat back the pressure facing three championship points on her way to a dramatic 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) triumph at Madrid? By getting loose and taking a page from the King of Clay’s…
Collin Morikawa has followed the lead of fellow TaylorMade athlete Rory McIlroy in adding a prototype iron to his bag. The club is not currently marketed for sale by TaylorMade, but McIlroy suggested that they look and feel like a replacement for TaylorMade’s P7MC irons. Morikawa has found good touch despite his recent trialling of…
1 The international break means no matchdays for Manchester United after that thrilling 4-3 victory over Liverpool. However, English football fans had a marquee fixture to look forward to on the weekend as England hosted Brazil at Wembley. Kobbie Mainoo made his much-awaited debut in a game where Endrick scored to ensure Brazil left the…
